Chesterfield voters approve $4.29M general fund budget, authorize $150K borrowing for highway backhoe. At the May 11 Annual Town Meeting, the town also voted unanimously to commit $400,000 to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund and approved a $200,000 Free Cash transfer for an ADA bathroom
Chesterfield held its annual town election on May 4 with 151 ballots cast. Patricia Colson-Montgomery won the Select Board seat with 97 votes; Margaret "Peg" Whalen was re-elected to the Board of Health with 130 votes; and Jennifer B. Peotter won the Library Trustee race with 141 votes. Write-in
Select Board approves remote meeting identification policy and health insurance cost shift. The board unanimously backed a new policy requiring Zoom participants to display full names and removed a participant identified only as "Michael" for non-compliance. In a second unanimous vote, the town
Chesterfield Select Board voted unanimously to establish a Commission on Disability under M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 8J. Co-Chairs Roger Fuller and Trish Colson-Montgomery, along with Clerk Donald Willard, approved Article 26 and its companion bylaw Article 27 for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting
The Chesterfield Board of Health approved a septic plan application from Damon Reeves and paid a $75 fee. Chair John Chandler presided with members Kirke Henshaw and Peg Whalen present. The board reviewed transfer station fee schedules from other towns and tasked Whalen with preparing a comparison
The Chesterfield MVP Committee unanimously approved the town's Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness action plan, establishing protocols for climate adaptation and emergency response across municipal operations. The plan identifies supply chain vulnerabilities and revises contingency procedures tied
Select Board approves HCDC payment plan and appoints new COA director. Chair Roger Fuller and member Trish Colson-Montgomery voted unanimously to accept a five-year payment agreement with Hilltown Community Development Corporation for the $11,250 owed to the town, with annual payments of $2,250 due
Chesterfield Select Board unanimously approves final Annual Town Meeting warrant after removing five cemetery-related articles and adjusting funding sources. Chair Roger Fuller, Vice Chair Trish Colson-Montgomery, and member Don Willard approved Articles 1 through 26 covering winter expenses,
Chesterfield Library Trustees unanimously back $200,000 transfer from free cash for ADA bathroom construction. Librarian Cindy Squier reported that March circulation declined from the prior year; the library has hired new employee Deborah Kozlowski, training to begin in May. Select Board co-chair
The Chesterfield Board of Health approved sanitation provisions for two July special events after confirming portable toilet and sanitary station plans met standards. Chair John Chandler signed the event permits and a follow-up enforcement letter to a Mount Road property owner regarding a prior
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