Deerfield Finance Committee approves nearly $349,000 in miscellaneous fiscal 2027 budget line items. Committee members, meeting jointly with the Selectboard via Zoom, unanimously approved $271,597 for contracted services, $51,176 for other post-employment benefits (approved 4-1), $14,000 for town
Deerfield Finance Committee approves seven municipal budget lines and hears $238 million Franklin Tech construction pitch.
Deerfield Finance Committee approves six-million-dollar budget slate for FY 2027 with increases in police and sewer costs. The committee recommended Police Payroll at $1,304,769, up 4.87 percent for union contract increases, and General Highway Payroll at $763,165, up 1.56 percent with normal step
Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously approves fourteen FY2027 budget lines at joint session, flagging a $1.2 million structural deficit.
Finance Committee opens budget season with $627,128 revenue surplus. Chair Julie Chalfant presented revenue analysis showing a 3.2 percent margin available for non-debt spending. The committee approved initial departmental appropriations including $372,279 for Selectboard Staff Salaries (a 1.64
Deerfield Finance Committee approves more than 20 budget line items at joint session, tables three.
Deerfield Finance Committee endorses property tax workoff program for seniors and veterans. The proposal, presented by Chris Goudreau of Mass in Motion, would allow qualifying residents to volunteer at $15 per hour to offset property taxes, with a maximum abatement of $1,500 per household and about
Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously endorses senior and veteran tax work-off program, asks Selectboard to take it to town meeting.
Finance Committee hears presentation on Senior Center relocation options and costs. South County Senior Center Director Jennifer Ferrara presented two sites under primary consideration: renovations to 8 Conway Street in South Deerfield or a 20-year lease at 112 Amherst Road in Sunderland. The
Deerfield's Finance Committee unanimously backed Stillwater Bridge access articles but rejected the specialized energy code and deadlocked on a fossil fuel pledge ahead of the October 29 town meeting.
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