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Government · Select Board

Select Board, Finance Committee approve free cash transfers; budget vote delayed to April 15

Middlefield Select Board and Finance Committee approved $120,000 in free cash transfers to stabilization accounts on April 1. Ann Marie Visconti, Chair, and Finance Committee Chair Brent LeBeau oversaw transfer of $15,000 to the School Stabilization account and $45,000 each to Highway, Fire, and

Townbrief news summary · Apr 1

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · Mar 18

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · Mar 11

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · Mar 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board and Finance Committee advance articles for March town meeting.

Middlefield Select Board and Finance Committee advanced four articles for a March 28 Special Town Meeting. Ann Marie Visconti, Select Board Chair, and Finance Committee Chair Brent LaBeau guided review of $15,000 for Town Counsel, $8,000 for Assessor Software conversion, and $6,000 for a prior-year

Townbrief news summary · Feb 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board hires architect firm, fills School Committee vacancy

Select Board unanimously retains Springfield architect firm, appoints School Committee member. Chair Ann Marie Visconti, Members Curt Robie and Tamarin Laurel-Paine approved Jablonski/Devriese of Springfield as On Call Architect for five years and appointed Stephanie Simonowicz to fill a School

Townbrief news summary · Feb 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Fire Department Mutual Aid Agreement

Select Board approves Fire Department Mutual Aid Agreement, directs administrator review. Ann Marie Visconti, Chair, led the five-member board (two in-person members present) through a lengthy discussion on ambulance services prompted by Hilltown Ambulance's direct calls from residents outside the

Townbrief news summary · Feb 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board sets fiscal 2027 budget process, addresses grants and capital planning.

Select Board opens fiscal 2027 budget process as department worksheets exclude raises. Town Administrator Evan Kenney announced worksheets are being distributed and follow-up meeting dates will be posted on the town website. Chair Ann Marie Visconti reported the town may be eligible for a $10,000

Townbrief news summary · Jan 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves prior meeting minutes, charts budget and bylaw updates.

Select Board approves three sets of prior meeting minutes and hears report on fiscal 2027 budget process. Town Administrator Evan Kenney announced that the Capital Planning Committee, comprising Kirsten Henshaw, Jay Swift, Judith Hoag, Crystal Kruszyna, Mark Lipton, and Ann Marie Visconti, will

Townbrief news summary · Jan 7