Senior Housing Committee explores utilities assistance funding
Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee · Meeting of April 29, 2026
DEERFIELD — Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee explores utilities-assistance funding options. The committee, led by Chair Lili Dwight, discussed potential Community Preservation Act funding to support utilities assistance for seniors and renters through the Franklin County Regional Housing Authority, pending Select Board approval. Committee members approved the previous meeting's minutes unanimously and reviewed project status, including ongoing brownfields assessment work and requests for proposals awaiting Town Meeting approval.
The panel identified a state grant from the Rural and Small Town Housing Community of Choice program, with applications due June 3.
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Source: the Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee meeting of April 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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