Whately Select Board signals likely override vote to close $650,000 budget gap
Whately Select Board and Finance Committee agree a Proposition 2½ override is likely unavoidable to close a roughly $650,000 budget gap.
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Conway Board Approves Dam Boundary Deal With Great River Hydro
Conway Select Board backs dam boundary deal and hears $330,000 capital request.
Deerfield Planning Board Endorses South Main Street Lot Split, Reviews Housing Study
DEERFIELD -- March 2, 2026, Deerfield Planning Board endorses South Main Street lot split and receives housing study update from Conway School graduate students. The board voted 5-0 to endorse an Approval Not Required plan splitting a single lot at 27 South Main Street into two parcels, one with an
Deerfield Finance Committee Approves 18-Hour Conservation Agent Position at $31,769
DEERFIELD -- March 2, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee approves 18-hour conservation agent position after debate over benefits threshold. The committee voted 6-0 Monday to recommend $31,769 for a new part-time Conservation Agent, account 171-5110, trimmed from a departmental request of $42,357 for 24 hours per
Whately Giving Garden Committee names first treasurer, plans April seed workshop
Whately's Giving Garden Committee appointed its first treasurer and finalized an April 12 seed-starting workshop capped at 16 participants.
Whately boards review school, senior center budgets ahead of town meeting vote
Whately's joint Finance Committee and Select Board session tackled competing budget pressures totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars ahead of annual town meeting.
Whately Planning Board sets April 7 public hearing on battery storage bylaw
Whately Planning Board schedules April 7 public hearing on a draft battery energy storage bylaw.
Deerfield Energy Committee Votes to Pursue Solar Proposals, Eyes June Federal Deadline
DEERFIELD -- February 24, 2026, Deerfield Energy Conservation Committee hears solar pitch, votes to pursue site proposals before June federal incentive deadline. At the February 24 meeting, Chair David Gilbert Keith convened the committee to hear a presentation from Power Options, a Massachusetts nonprofit serving more than 830 municipal and nonprofit
Whately Energy Committee Backs Feasibility Study for Town Building Upgrades
Whately's Energy Committee agreed to pursue a state Green Communities technical assistance grant to fund a decarbonization feasibility study for the town offices and Whately Elementary School.
Shutesbury Finance Committee projects $543 average tax-bill increase for FY27
Shutesbury's Finance Committee warned Monday that the average single-family tax bill could rise by $543 in fiscal year 2027, down from a baseline projection of $851.