Deerfield Board of Assessors approved the 2026 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment #3 at its May 19 meeting. Members Skip Sobieski and Frank Leone voted 2-0 to remove Map 96 Lot 1 from Chapter 61 classification. The board also approved motor vehicle excise abatements from the submitted list and
Personnel Board unanimously approves new Performance Management Program and recommends it to Selectboard. Town Administrator Christopher Dunne presented the draft program, which the board approved unanimously and recommended for Selectboard adoption. The board reached consensus to remove matron
South County EMS Board of Oversight recommends Drumgool for the chief position. BOO Chair Tom Fydenkevez and board members voted 4-0-1 to recommend that the Deerfield Selectboard enter into contract negotiations with Tim Drumgool for the position of Chief of South County EMS, following finalist
Deerfield Selectboard approves poles for Eaglebrook solar project. The board unanimously approved a petition to install eight new utility poles and four push braces on Keets Road to extend 3-phase power for the school's solar installation, with members Tim Hilchey, Trevor McDaniel, and Blake
Deerfield approves $20.3M budget, defeats tax overrides. The annual meeting on May 11 approved the FY2027 omnibus budget of $20,332,069 and rejected two Proposition 2½ overrides totaling $503,253 for Senior Center operations and emergency medical services. Moderator Daniel Graves presided over 631
South County EMS Chief Screening Committee interviews candidates in closed session. The committee, comprised of Deerfield Police Chief John Paciorek Jr., Whately Fire Chief J.P. Kennedy, Sunderland Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos, and Deerfield Town Administrator Christopher Dunne in a non-voting
Tri-Town Beach Commission approves 2026 fees, holding annual passes flat. Commission Chair Patriciaann Telega led the 4-0 approval of the new rate schedule, keeping annual passes at $50 for Deerfield and Sunderland residents and $100 for Sunderland and Hatfield, while raising day passes to $25 and
The Deerfield Planning Board advanced revisions to town zoning bylaws governing accessory dwelling units and agreed to pursue grant funding for a comprehensive master plan update. The board reached consensus on permitting one ADU per lot with a maximum size of 1,200 square feet by special permit,
The Deerfield Open Space Committee prepared presentations for a May 11 Town Meeting vote on a $100,000 Conservation Fund. Chair Julie Caswell reported that the Finance Committee voted to recommend the articles April 27, noting the fund would enable rapid response to open space acquisitions and
Finance Committee unanimously advances Elm Street sidewalk project. The committee voted 5-0-0 to recommend Article 16 to Town Meeting, authorizing the town to acquire space occupied by utility poles along a sidewalk at an estimated cost of $10,000, to be funded through Chapter 90 funds or a
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