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Selectboard advances fiscal 2027 budget, schedules follow-up meeting.

The Middlefield Select Board and Finance Committee advanced work on fiscal 2027 budget during a joint meeting Wednesday. Town Administrator Evan Kenney presented a revised budget showing a $60,642 decrease from the prior year and said a final version would be ready by April 15, 2026. The boards

Select Board approves $25,000 for town hall surveillance system.

Middlefield Select Board and Finance Committee jointly approved five articles for a March 28 Special Town Meeting totaling $56,000 in free cash. The largest allocation, $25,000, funds installation of cameras and a surveillance system at Town Hall, backed by Chair Ann Marie Visconti on police safety

Council on Aging approves February minutes, schedules events.

Middlefield Council on Aging approves prior minutes, schedules spring events and budget request. Chair Judith Hoag, Director Suzanne Lemieux, and board members finalized programming including monthly watercolor classes (April–July), a May 3 DumpRunCafe outing, and DVD screenings for lunch

Select Board defers playground article; mulls software term length and extra counsel funding.

Select Board advances four articles toward March 28 Special Town Meeting warrant. Chair Ann Marie Visconti and members Curt Robie and Tamarin Laurel-Paine deferred a Mutual Ambulance Aid article pending Town Administrator Evan Kenney's analysis of financial implications, but approved draft language

Finance Committee discusses Patriot software upgrade, camera procurement standards

Finance Committee reviews Patriot software upgrade for Assessor's Office. The Catalis quote totals $41,153.79 over five years, including an $8,000 one-time setup and migration from the existing Tyler system, with 5 percent annual increases. Select Board member Ann Marie Visconti noted the contract