Connecting Community Initiative

CCI hears wide-ranging updates on infrastructure, school, and municipal projects. The Connecting Community Initiative received reports from multiple town departments on the Elm Street Complete Streets project set to begin in July with a four-to-six-month construction window, school enrollment

The Connecting Community Initiative received extensive subcommittee updates at its March meeting on budget pressures and capital projects. Finance reported a $175,000 current deficit with confidence the town can proceed without a Proposition 2½ override, although the Southern Berkshire Career and

Deerfield committee receives reports on budget crisis and infrastructure project progress. The Connecting Community Initiative Committee unanimously approved January 15 meeting minutes and heard reports describing a town-wide budget crisis driven by 40 percent healthcare cost increases. All

Connecting Community Initiative coordinates updates on renewable energy and housing development. The Town Planner's office signed a contract with Conway School of Landscape Design to establish Deerfield as a Rural Housing Community of Choice through March and secured a Brownfields grant for a