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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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Finance Committee

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 6

Government · Finance Committee

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.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

Government · Finance Committee

Shutesbury Finance Committee advances capital list, eyes $800,000 fire truck borrowing

Shutesbury's Finance Committee cleared a capital project list totaling roughly $300,000 in free cash spending and an $800,000 borrowed fire truck replacement ahead of the May 9 annual town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Finance Committee

Northfield Finance Committee Recommends Eight Capital Items, Rejects Highway Stabilization Fund

NORTHFIELD -- March 16, 2026, Northfield Finance Committee clears eight capital requests and recommends EMS vehicle financed through state house notes. The five-member committee, chaired by Gail Weiss, voted unanimously at its March 16

Townbrief reporting · Mar 16

Government · Finance Committee

Deerfield Finance Committee Approves $4 Million in FY2027 Budget Lines at Joint Meeting

DEERFIELD -- March 16, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee and Select Board jointly approve 15 FY2027 budget lines totaling more than $4 million, with a late reversal on Town Clerk staffing. Meeting on March 16 at

Townbrief reporting · Mar 16

Government · Finance Committee

Deerfield Finance Committee Cuts Library Budget to State-Required Minimum

DEERFIELD -- March 9, 2026, Deerfield Finance Committee sets Tilton Library budget at state minimum, exposing a $180,000 town revenue gap. The committee voted 3-0-2 to recommend $230,232 for the Tilton

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Finance Committee

Shutesbury Finance Committee Approves School HVAC Transfer, Trims Health Insurance Budget

Shutesbury Finance Committee approved an $8,206.55 emergency reserve transfer for school HVAC repairs and revised its FY27 budget draft to project a $490 average single-family tax bill increase.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

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