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Select Board hosts annual all-boards meeting with department updates.

Select Board conducts annual all-boards meeting with department updates. Chair Roger Fuller and members Trish Colson-Montgomery and Don Willard III heard reports from 24 town departments. The Finance Committee flagged a difficult budget year with Hampshire Regional High School's budget up $131,000

Finance Committee approves school budget contingent on town funding.

Chesterfield Finance Committee unanimously approves schools budget pending town funding. The committee recommended the Chesterfield Public Schools' $6,238,000 budget proposal for appropriation, conditional on the town making the necessary funds available at town meeting. The vote clears the budget

Select Board approves Verizon poles on Pynchon Road for new development.

Select Board approves utility poles for Verizon development on Pynchon Road. Chair Roger Fuller, with members Trish Colson-Montgomery and Don Willard, unanimously voted to permit installation of poles along Pynchon Road after review by the Highway Superintendent. The board appointed Jennifer

Board of Health plans FY27 budget with expanded transfer station staffing

The Board of Health discussed FY27 budget requests, seeking a $7,000 appropriation to increase the second transfer station attendant's hours from 5 to 7 per week. Chair John Chandler's board also is requesting funds for professional memberships in MAHB and MHOA, plus additional money for

Finance Committee approves stabilization fund transfers from Free Cash.

Chesterfield Finance Committee approves stabilization fund transfers from Free Cash for fiscal 2027. The committee voted unanimously to fund the School Maintenance Stabilization Fund ($20,000) and Fire Truck Stabilization Fund ($40,000) from Free Cash rather than the operating budget, and set the