The Chesterfield Recreation Committee approved prior minutes and reviewed spring programming on April 2. Committee members Megan Willard, Don Willard, and Kim Messeck reported successful runs of the March 15 Matchbox Rally (45 participants) and an Easter egg hunt (75 attendees). The monthly Drop in
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
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
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
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
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
Public Safety Building Committee weighs three properties for new complex and town offices. The committee, chaired by Larry Holmberg, discussed potential use of an existing barn at 25 North Road--the most recently available site--for public safety and town operations. The site evaluation process,
Finance Committee addresses FY 2027 budget pressures, health care costs. Treasurer Meg McWherter projected employee health insurance expenses of $80,000 to $100,000 and warned that a proposed $1,000,000 Free Cash transfer to stabilization could reduce earned interest and limit cash-flow
Chesterfield Capital Planning Committee approves updates to FY 2027-2044 capital plan. Chair Roger Fuller reviewed revisions including adjusted timelines for vehicle purchases and a unanimous vote to rename the Future Fire Trucks Stabilization Fund to the Future Fire Trucks and Equipment
Select Board increases HCDC funding commitment to $1.35 million for FY26. Trish Colson-Montgomery moved the budget amendment, unanimously approved, raising the grant from $1.25 million to reflect the full amount eligible under the Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities program. The HCDC
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