Voters pass $16.4 million budget, housing trust
Hatfield's Annual Town Meeting passed a $16,433,397 fiscal 2027 budget and created a path to an affordable housing trust. Voters approved the budget by voice vote after a resident estimated the tax impact at roughly 5 percent to 6 percent, including the existing Community Preservation Act surcharge.
Town Meeting · Meeting of May 12, 2026
Hatfield's Annual Town Meeting passed a $16,433,397 fiscal 2027 budget and created a path to an affordable housing trust. Voters approved the budget by voice vote after a resident estimated the tax impact at roughly 5 percent to 6 percent, including the existing Community Preservation Act surcharge. They also approved $100,000 in housing money for an eight-unit building at 7 Elm Street.
Planning Board Chair Stephanie Slish said a battery storage bylaw was needed to keep a local say before a July 2026 state change. Voters also created a $50,000 special education reserve with School Committee Chair Christy Boudreau citing about $232,000 in unbudgeted costs this year.
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- Hatfield's community access TV: Town Meeting meeting, May 12, 2026
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Source: the Town Meeting meeting of May 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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