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Finance Committee defers Collins Center salary overhaul, approves 3% COLA for town staff

Chesterfield Finance Committee deferred a new Collins Center salary structure for fiscal 2027 and approved a three percent COLA for all town employees. Chair Larry Cervelli and members Lee Manchester, Sarah Hamilton, John Follet, and Darlene McVeigh cited the need for further analysis of how to

Select Board approves water system and cemetery work; backs grant and new commissioner.

Chesterfield Select Board backs water system project and cemetery improvements. The board unanimously awarded a Community Center water system upgrade to KleenWater and approved $25,700 in Free Cash for cemetery work across four cemeteries, declining only a gravestone conservation project pending

MVP Committee approves climate action plan for Chesterfield

The Chesterfield MVP Committee unanimously approved a completed Climate Action Plan and voted to submit it to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The plan, developed through the state's Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program, identifies climate risks to the

Finance Committee approves Hampshire Regional assessment increase to $626,939.

Chesterfield Finance Committee absorbs $5,594 Hampshire Regional School District assessment hike in working budget. Chair Lee Manchester and members Sarah Hamilton, Noah Berman, Carol Jolly, and John Follet incorporated the increase, raising the total to $626,939--a 28 percent jump over FY

Town Office Building Committee evaluates potential sites for public safety complex and offices.

The Town Office Building Committee reviewed potential locations for a Public Safety Complex and Town Offices, with discussion centered on three properties: 11 Main Road, 3 North Road, and 25 North Road. Committee Chair Larry Holmberg outlined the formal process underway since 2003, while Bent Hicks