Town of
MIDDLEFIELD
Massachusetts
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Bid Results: Senior Center Crawlspace Structural Repairs
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​ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCING
Selectboard Meetings will be providing Zoom capabilities for those Town residents who want to attend, but can't physically make the meeting. Here are the instructions for users:
1. Install the Zoom Workplace app from: https://zoom.us/download
2. Start the app and click on Join a Meeting
Enter the meeting number:
4136232079
passcode: mfzoom
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Any group or committee that wishes to use the Senior Center for their meeting place needs to contact Suzanne Lemieux at middlefieldma.coa@gmail.com in order that there are no conflicts​
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​​Please take note: The Selectboard is announcing that the Agriculture Commission has one open position. If you are interested in this position, please send a letter of interest to the Selectboard at: middlefield.assistant@gmail.com.
Appointments are for the beginning of the FY 2025
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The following elected positions are expiring this year. If you are interested in the position(s), please fill out a letter of intent and submit to the Town Clerk
Positions: Selectboard: 3 year term
Assessor: 3 year term
Cemetery Commission: 3 year term
Constable: 3 year term
Library Trustee: 3 year term
Library Trustee: 1 year
2 Finance Committee: 3 year term
Finance Committee: 1 year
2 Planning Board: 3 year term
Moderator: 1 year term
Send letter of intent, by March 24, 2025, to:
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EVENTS
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Rural Resiliency Presentation
Sunday, March 23, 2025, 2:00 PM
Middlefield Town Hall
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Annual Town Caucus
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Middlefield Town Hall
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Conservation Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 6:30 PM
Middlefield Town Hall
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Westfield River Wild & Scenic Committee
Thursday, Mark 27, 2025 6:30 PM
Middlefield Town Hall
All Are Welcome!
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Special Town Meeting
Saturday, March 29, 2025 10:00 AM
Middlefield Town Hall
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Town of Middlefield
Special Town Meeting Warrant
Hampshire, ss:
To either of the Constables of the Town of Middlefield in the County of Hampshire,
GREETINGS: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hearby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet on March 29, 2025, at 10:00 am at the Middlefield Town Hall, 188 Skyline Trail in said Middlefield, and there to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1: Town Hall Asbestos Flooring
To see if the Town will vote to revise the vote taken under Article 6 of the April 13, 2024 Special Town Meeting, at which the Town voted to appropriate $208,809 for removal of asbestos flooring from Town Hall and the purchase and installation of replacement flooring using previously appropriated funds, Federal ARPA funding, and FY2024 Free Cash, by reducing the total appropriation, clarifying the transfer of previously appropriated funds, and eliminating reference to ARPA funding, so that it provides as follows:
Moved to appropriate the total sum of $129,000 for the removal of asbestos flooring at Town Hall, and the purchase and installation of replacement flooring, including all incidental and related expenses, with $49,000 to come from that appropriated under Article 3 of the March 25, 2023 Special Town Meeting, and $80,000 to come from Free Cash.
or take any other action relative thereto
Selectboard Note: Please refer to previous article as noted below:
ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to spend up to $208,809 to remove and replace all asbestos flooring in the Town Hall dependent on competitive bidding. Funding to come from $49,000 previously appropriated at the 2023 annual town meeting, $79,809 in Federal ARPA funding, $80,000 from Free Cash, with any balance of funding remaining at the completion of the project to go into the General Stabilization account; or take any other action relative thereto” (emphasis added).
However, that $49,000 was not previously appropriated at the 2023 Annual Town Meeting as indicated, but rather at the March 2023 Special Town Meeting (under Article 3).
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: recommends, provided remaining funding goes into general stabilization as originally voted
ARTICLE 2: Senior Center Free Cash Transfer
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $80,000 from Free Cash to make repairs to the Senior Center, including all incidental and related expenses, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard Note: Money that was previously slated from ARPA funds for the Senior Center needed to be obligated by December 31,2024 pursuant to federal law. As such, all funds were used on the Town Hall Replacement Floors Project, as that project was ready to pay invoices.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Does not recommend, as the town currently has enough funds allocated for contracted crawlspace structural repairs and related work
ARTICLE 3: Grapple Free Cash Transfer
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $25500 from Free Cash for a Grapple for the Loader, including any incidental or related expenses, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Recommends
ARTICLE 4: Pressure Washer Free Cash Transfer
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $12,000 from Free Cash for a pressure washer, including any incidental and related expenses, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Recommends
ARTICLE 5: Senior Property Tax Work-Off Program Increase of Maximum Reduction
To see if the Town will vote to increase the maximum real estate tax reduction allowed under the Senior Property Tax Work-Off Program, established under Article 24 of the 2016 Annual Town Meeting pursuant to G.L. c.59 §5K, to $1,000 per tax year, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Recommends
ARTICLE 6: Establishment of Veterans Property Tax Work-Off Program
To see if the Town will vote to accept G.L. c.59, §5N, which authorizes the Selectboard to create a Veteran Property Tax Work-Off Program; provided, however, that the maximum real estate tax reduction shall not exceed $1,000 per tax year, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Recommends
ARTICLE 7: Payment of Professional Services Bill
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $5,000 from Free Cash to pay invoice number 4201 from Eric Kinsherf, CPA, relative to completion of the FY24 Schedule A, or take any action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Recommends
ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of $1504.20
to pay a prior year bill for post office rent broker, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: No opinion, as the Finance Committee has not seen the contract
ARTICLE 9: To see of the Town will vote to transfer from General Stabilization the sum of $128,500.00 for the purpose of purchasing a 2025 Freightliner MM2 Plow Truck for the Highway Dept, or take any other action relative thereto.
(Commentary ): the total cost of the Plow truck is $256,514.00; the balance of the truck will be paid from Chapter 90 funds. The funds were previously allocated as $100,000 from Chapter 90 and $160,000 as a borrowing authorization. The borrowing authorization will be rescinded if this article passes.)
#2 - To see of the Town will vote to rescind the borrowing authorization voted at the 5/4/24, FY2025 Annual Town Meeting, Article 25, authorizing the borrowing in the amount of $160,000 for the purpose of purchasing a 2025 Freightliner MM2 Plow Truck, or take any other action relative thereto.
Selectboard: Sponsor
Finance Committee: Recommends
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies of the same in the Middlefield Post Office, on the bulletin board at the Town Hall, a designated place in the Bancroft section of the Town and a designated place in Smith Hollow, at least seven days before time of holding said meeting. Hereof, fail not and make do return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Middlefield the 14th day of March in the year two thousand twenty-five.
Ann Marie Visconti, Chair:__________________________________________________
Curt Robie, Member:______________________________________________________
Tamarin Laurel-Paine, Member:_____________________________________________
I have this day posted copies of the above warrant.
_________________________ __3/14/2025_______________________
Constable, Attest Date
Medicare Supplement Plans versus Advantage Plans
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 12:00 PM
Senior Center
Speaker: Brian Guagnini
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