Greenfield School Subcommittee Questions $51,000 HVAC Contract, Plans Rebid
Greenfield school budget subcommittee scrutinizes $51,000 HVAC contract and plans rebid.
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Finance Committee
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Greenfield school facilities subcommittee launches year-long planning process
Greenfield's Long-Term Facilities Use Advisory Committee held its first working session May 4, beginning a roughly year-long process to examine what the city should do with its aging school buildings.
Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs Elm Street easement article for Town Meeting
DEERFIELD — May 4, 2026 — Deerfield Finance Committee votes 5-0 to recommend Elm Street easement article ahead of May 11 Town Meeting. The committee and the Select Board both unanimously backed Article 16, which authorizes up to $10,000 to acquire small easements on private property along Elm Street if
Deerfield Finance Committee Recommends $20.3M Budget, Rejects Senior Center Override
DEERFIELD — April 27, 2026 — Deerfield's Finance Committee recommended a $20,332,069 omnibus budget for fiscal year 2027 at an April 27 joint session with the Select Board, while advancing two Proposition 2½ override articles and rejecting a third. The six-member committee, chaired by Julie Chalfant, voted
Shutesbury Finance Committee sets April 30 deadline for FY27 budget documents
Shutesbury's Finance Committee finalized its FY27 budget package and scheduled a May 7 public information session as the town faces a proposed average tax bill of $7,248, a $477 increase over FY26.
Deerfield Select Board Places Two Prop 2½ Override Questions on May Ballot
DEERFIELD — April 13, 2026 — Deerfield Select Board votes to put two Prop 2½ override questions before voters on May 19. The board voted unanimously 3-0 Monday to place both questions on the annual town election ballot: one seeking $103,253 to fund renovations and a lease at 112 Amherst
Shutesbury Finance Committee Zeros Out Assistant Treasurer Line, Approves Cash Reserve Move
Shutesbury Finance Committee approves cash reserve strategy and zeros dormant treasurer line in FY27 budget work session.
Deerfield Boards Approve EMS and Senior Center Budgets, Eyes Override Vote
DEERFIELD — April 6, 2026 — Deerfield Finance Committee and Select Board approve South County EMS and Senior Center budgets totaling over $2.5 million in joint votes, with the town landing within $1,000 of its Proposition 2 1/2 levy ceiling. Both bodies voted 6-0-0 and 3-0-
Shutesbury Finance Committee Approves FY27 Budget, Recommends 19 Warrant Articles
Shutesbury's Finance Committee approved a fiscal year 2027 budget and recommended 19 town warrant articles at its March 24 meeting, with projected average single-family tax increases of $535 to $600 dominating the night's deliberations.
Three Towns Review 189 Percent Senior Center Budget Hike, No Vote Taken
DEERFIELD — March 23, 2026 — Three Franklin County towns review proposed Senior Center budget nearly doubling in cost. Representatives from Deerfield, Sunderland, and Whately met jointly Monday to examine fiscal year 2027 budgets for South County EMS and the South County Senior Center, with no votes taken at the session. The