South County Senior Center Eyes Sunderland Location at Higher Cost
South County Senior Center weighs costly relocation to Sunderland. The Board of Oversight, meeting jointly with Deerfield's Finance and Select boards, reviewed two primary location options: renovating the current 8 Conway Street facility or leasing space at 112 Amherst Road in Sunderland. Director
South County Senior Center Board of Oversight · Meeting of January 12, 2026
DEERFIELD — South County Senior Center weighs costly relocation to Sunderland. The Board of Oversight, meeting jointly with Deerfield's Finance and Select boards, reviewed two primary location options: renovating the current 8 Conway Street facility or leasing space at 112 Amherst Road in Sunderland. Director Jennifer Ferrara presented estimated FY27 costs of $442,912 for the Sunderland option, a 108 percent increase above current budgets.
Deerfield's 54 percent share totals $239,173, a $132,640 increase from the budgeted $106,533, resulting in a projected $50 annual tax increase for the average household. A commercial kitchen installation could add up to $500,000 within two to three years.
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Source: the South County Senior Center Board of Oversight meeting of January 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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