Deerfield Board of Assessors completes annual reorganization with unanimous votes on new leadership roles. Charles Shattuck was elected chair while Frank Leone was appointed to the Community Preservation Committee and Paul Olszewski to the Capital Improvements Committee. The three-member board also
Deerfield Board of Assessors approved the 2026 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment #3 at its May 19 meeting. Members Skip Sobieski and Frank Leone voted 2-0 to remove Map 96 Lot 1 from Chapter 61 classification. The board also approved motor vehicle excise abatements from the submitted list and
Deerfield Board of Assessors approves routine business at brief meeting. Members Skip Sobieski, Frank Leone, and Charles Shattuck, with Clerk Karen Menard, unanimously approved April 22 minutes on a 3-0 vote. The board held two requests to remove decedent names from properties, Map 151 Lot 71 and
Deerfield Board of Assessors holds brief 25-minute administrative meeting on April 22. The board approved prior meeting minutes by a vote of 2-0, with member Charles Shattuck abstaining due to his absence from the previous meeting. Members Skip Sobieski and Frank Leone reviewed business
Deerfield assessors approve 2 percent increase for preliminary 2027 property tax bills. Board members Skip Sobieski and Frank Leone voted 2 to 0 to apply the increase to 2026 bills as the baseline for 2027 preliminary billing. The board also directed Clerk Karen Menard to address assessment timing
Deerfield Board of Assessors approves 2026 motor vehicle excise levy amid staffing transition. Board members Skip Sobieski and Frank Leone, with Charles Shattuck absent, unanimously approved the excise commitment and reviewed the Principal Assessor job description with Assistant Town Administrator
Deerfield assessors transfer overlay reserves to fire district operations. The Board voted 2-0 to release $12,000 from overlay reserves for the South Deerfield Fire District. Board members Skip Sobieski, Frank Leone, and Charles Shattuck convened in Town Hall, with Sobieski moving the transfer and
Deerfield Board of Assessors hears Sugarloaf Condo residents on tax increases. Five residents addressed the board about 2026 property assessments that jumped 30 to 39 percent, each reading prepared statements expressing dismay and characterizing the increases as unfair given their ages. Board
Board of Assessors handles routine matters and hears assessment concern. The board voted 2-0 to approve January meeting minutes, with member Frank Leone abstaining due to absence. Resident Shirley Howard appeared to contest her condo assessment increase, contending that similar-sized units
Deerfield Board of Assessors approves 2026 mapping contract and routine motor vehicle business. Board members Skip Sobieski and Charles Shattuck voted 2-0 to accept the previous meeting's minutes. In other business, the board approved and signed the 2025 and 2026 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitments
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