Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee meets remotely for routine status updates on ongoing initiatives. All four members attended the Zoom meeting to review prior minutes and hear updates on St. James archival work, a beginning farmer program with over 30 participants seeking additional funding (the
Deerfield senior housing panel logs 34-unit RFP, notes lawsuit threat from abutter.
Deerfield moves toward a yearlong kratom ban and endorses new accessory dwelling unit rules.
Municipal 1888 Building project on track for November completion with strong reserves. The Building Advisory Committee reviewed July 21 progress on the renovation, finding the existing building substantially complete and the addition 99.5% drywalled. Approved change orders total $606,880; the
Deerfield Historical Commission advances alternate Rocky Foley to commission full member status. The commission unanimously approved the recommendation for the Selectboard to appoint Foley, with Chair Ben Bensen assigned to convey the recommendation. The commission also reported level funding for
Deerfield Energy Conservation Committee advanced solar projects while exploring restructuring as a decarbonization-focused body. Chair David Gilbert-Keith will push Deerfield Elementary School and Frontier Regional School to adopt zero-emission vehicle-first policies, a requirement for Climate
Deerfield Energy Conservation Committee defers wastewater solar project and plans August goal-setting session.
The Deerfield Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee reviewed status on multiple initiatives. All four members were present at the July 15 meeting: Chair Lili Dwight, Carolyn Shores Ness, Pam Predmore, and C. Blake Gilmore. The committee unanimously approved minutes from two prior meetings, discussed the
Deerfield senior housing panel debates tapping CPC money for a first-time homebuyer fund.
Planning Board unanimously approves final ADU zoning revisions for August public hearing. Chair Denise Mason and the board voted 7-0 to accept the changes to accessory dwelling unit regulations and other zoning bylaws, reviewed by Town Counsel Lisa Mead. The revisions address parking requirements,
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