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
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.