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Finance Committee

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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 meeting to recommend a $150,000 EMS response vehicle built on a Chevrolet Tahoe chassis, to

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 the municipal offices on Conway Street, the two boards unanimously approved fixed-cost appropriations ranging from

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 Library (account 610-5400), the lowest appropriation permitted under the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Municipal

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.

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