Deerfield Selectboard adopts a senior and veteran property tax workoff program. The board voted unanimously to implement the policy, born from a citizens' petition passed nearly unanimously at annual town meeting, capping abatements at $1,500 per participant with up to 10 spots available a year.
Deerfield evaluators begin vetting the town's only senior housing bid for 8385 North Main Street.
The 1888 Building Advisory Committee unanimously approved its July 21 minutes and reviewed construction and design updates on the renovation project.
Deerfield's Community Preservation Committee found it may have missed a deadline tied to senior housing funding. Town Accountant Holly Drake reported a $1.8 million fund balance as of June 30, with about $1.3 million undesignated.
Deerfield energy panel maps a two-grant path for its Frontier school project.
The Connecting Community Initiative Committee received updates on multiple town projects.
Deerfield committee grills developer on 34-unit senior housing plan for 120 North Main Street.
Historical Commission reviews preservation projects. The four-member Historical Commission met August 10 with Chair Ben Bensen, members Henrietta Kocot, Rocky Foley, and Jennie McAvoy present. With a current budget balance of $1,175, the commission approved a request for a memorial bench honoring
Deerfield Senior Housing Committee reports on housing proposals and farmland mapping. The Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee met remotely August 5 with all four members present: Chair Lili Dwight, C. Blake Gilmore, Pam Predmore, and Carolyn Shores Ness. The committee reviewed technical questions from
Deerfield Selectboard fills town planner and ZBA seats in one sitting. Chair Trevor McDaniel and members Tim Hilchey and Blake Gilmore voted 3-0 to appoint Clara Ingersoll as town planner and John Cunningham to the Zoning Board of Appeals, filling the unexpired term of Tia Christiansen.
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