Selectboard approves $6.7 million library bond sale
The Deerfield Selectboard approved the sale of $6,719,100 in bond anticipation notes for the Tilton Library project and transferred a liquor license at Yankee Candle Village.
Selectboard · Meeting of October 28, 2026
DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Selectboard approved the sale of $6,719,100 in bond anticipation notes for the Tilton Library project and transferred a liquor license at Yankee Candle Village. Chair Blake Gilmore, Vice Chair Tim Hilchey and Clerk Trevor McDaniel voted 3-0 on the note sale, priced at 4.75 percent interest with TD Financial Products LLC, plus a premium of $91,984.48. The board also approved a $41,000 contract increase for Kuhn Riddle Architects on the 1888 building, raising its total authorization to $733,150, and approved transferring the all-alcohol and pub brewery license at 25 Greenfield Road to HPBC Incorporated, operator of Amherst Brewing's Hanger Pub and Brew.
In a lengthy joint session, the Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee and board debated narrowing the committee's charge to the RDI project at 8385 North Main Street; McDaniel argued "there's no other organization in town that deals with housing," and members cited more than 420 Deerfield households headed by someone over 75. No formal vote was taken on the revised charge. The board also appointed Sarah Baldock and Hunter Hillock to town positions and tabled Detective Timothy Boland's resignation for a week.
In the full story:
- Meeting Minutes and Public Comment
- Tilton Library Bond Anticipation Note Sale
- Eversource and Verizon Utility License for Landfill Solar
- Kuhn Riddle Architects Contract Amendment, 1888 Building
- Liquor License Transfer Hearing, 25 Greenfield Road
- Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee Charge Discussion
- Select Board Reports, Opioid Settlement Funds and Sewer Rate Planning
- Franklin County Technical School Debt Advocacy Letter
- Open Space: Kestrel Land Trust and Eagle Brook
- Special Town Meeting
- Appointments and Resignations
- South County EMS Staffing
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 3,528 words
Source: the Selectboard meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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