Chesterfield Select Board reviews FY27 budgets; school costs expected to spike sharply. Chair Roger Fuller, alongside Select Board members Trish Colson-Montgomery and Don Willard, examined the administrative and executive budgets line by line on February 13, approving support for the highway budget
Chesterfield MLP Board raises manager salary and seeks new financial expertise. The board voted unanimously to increase Operations Manager Justin West's compensation to $9,000 effective March 15, 2026, pending a consultant's comparable-salary analysis by June 30. Financial Manager Jack Henry, who
Chesterfield Historical Commission postpones $25,000 survey funding decision to early March. The commission voted to table action on the state grant request, with Trish Colson-Montgomery citing a still-pending submission deadline and proposing a March meeting for finalization. Dee Cinner reviewed
Select Board approves $1.25M FY26 CDBG grant with housing and social service allocations. Chair Roger Fuller, Vice Chair Trish Colson-Montgomery, and member Don Willard unanimously backed the application at a public hearing, allocating $769,545 for housing rehabilitation of eleven owner-occupied
Chesterfield Board of Health expands transfer station recycling. The board agreed to expand electronic waste recycling through East Coast Electronics Recycling, with member Peg Whalen to verify acceptance of refrigerated equipment and assign disposal costs. The board discussed potential replacement
Recreation Committee approves three spring programs. Chesterfield's Recreation Committee unanimously backed spending for a Pokémon card trading day, a matchbox rally on March 15, and an Easter egg hunt on March 29. Committee member Megan Willard motioned for each, with Don Willard seconding. The
Chesterfield MVP Committee unanimously backs water testing and building analysis RFPs. The panel approved a draft Request for Proposals for water testing and authorized structural analysis on two municipal buildings, with the Task Force empowered to finalize and distribute both documents. An
The Chesterfield Cemetery Commission unanimously approved its fiscal year 2026 operating budget and adopted new pricing for cemetery lots, grave openings, and perpetual-care services, effective immediately. The commission also ratified prior meeting minutes. All three matters passed without
Chesterfield Capital Planning Committee approves updates to the town capital plan through 2044. Chair Roger Fuller presented revisions that increase backhoe pricing from $125,000 to $150,000 and extend the broadband debt schedule two additional years at direction of the Municipal Light Plant Board.
Historical Commission approves Wyman Tavern preservation and compliance spending. Chair Sarah See led the vote to unanimously authorize preservation work on the Tavern's roof, structural beams, and masonry, along with a $5,000 expenditure for State Insurance Commission compliance documentation of