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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Deerfield, Massachusetts · Change town
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Finance Committee

Members: Beth Brown, Julie Chalfant, Margaret Nartowicz, John Paresky, Tim Hilchey

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee, Selectboard approve FY2027 school budgets

Deerfield school budgets approved for fiscal 2027. Finance Committee Chair Julie Chalfant and Selectboard Chair Trevor McDaniel led approval of the FY2027 school budgets in a joint meeting. The Deerfield Elementary School budget rose 3.81 percent to $5,711,097 due to increased special needs

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Government · Finance Committee

Senior Center relocation plan drives 189 percent budget jump

Three towns jointly reviewed EMS and Senior Center 2027 budgets. South County EMS assessments jumped 20 percent, with expenses up roughly $90,000 and revenue down approximately $100,000, driven by payroll and cost-of-living adjustments. The South County Senior Center's proposed 2027 budget hit

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves FY2027 budget line items

Deerfield Finance Committee approves $557,000 in FY2027 budget items. Finance Committee Chair Julie Chalfant and members voted unanimously on Summer Swim Program at $3,338 (down 44.4 percent) and Tri-Town Beach at $39,078 (up 3.29 percent). The committee amended Tilton Library from $291,474 to

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves budget for two new positions

Finance Committee recommends 2027 budgets for two new positions. Julie Chalfant's committee voted unanimously to approve $108,899 for Assessors Office administrative salary, a 25.22 percent increase to fund a new Principal Assessor replacing the retiring Administrative Assistant, with Christopher

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