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Capital Improvements Committee advances two facility projects, delays expansion work.

Deerfield Capital Improvements Committee unanimously backs two facility projects totaling $94,000. The panel approved $50,000 for police mobile data terminals in fiscal 2028, a contingency grant placeholder, and $44,000 for elementary school cafeteria flooring as part of an ongoing replacement

CPC approves five preservation grant award agreements for town

Deerfield CPC approves five historic preservation grant award letters for town meeting. The Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously on March 25 to recommend grants for the Tack Painting project, Conservation Fund, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mill River Cemetery, and the 1821 Building, with all

Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee Pursues Senior Housing Grants

Deerfield Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee pursues $500,000 rural housing grant. The committee is pursuing a community of choice grant with a June 1st application deadline to fund septic waste pre-processing or accessory dwelling units, according to Chair Lili Dwight's report. Member Carolyn Shores

Senior Center proposes $451,269 budget for new Sunderland facility

South County Senior Center proposes $451,269 budget for relocation to Sunderland. Jennifer Ferrara, Director, and Joyce Palmer-Fortune, Chair, presented the 2027 budget to the finance committees and select boards of Deerfield, Sunderland, and Whately. The $451,269 budget, a 189 percent increase

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