Ember Gardens Not Moving Forward in Chesterfield

Ember Gardens Community Outreach Meeting was held on February 24th and lasted over 4 hours.  The Ember Gardens team sent the following letter to the Town in response to that meeting:

Chesterfield Select Board and Residents,

Thank you for your participation in yesterday evening's Community Outreach Meeting. We heard quite a bit of thoughtful feedback and appreciated all of the public testimony.

At Ember Gardens, one of our core missions is our community values. As such, we have heard the community and will not be moving forward with our proposed cultivation site in Chesterfield on Willcutt Rd. The quality of life will be more affected by this proposal than we expected and that was never our goal or intention.

We hope that the discussion up to this point will serve as a useful steppingstone for Chesterfield to move forward into incorporating regulated cannabis into the community. In the meantime, Ember Gardens will continue to look for the right community and location to host our organic cannabis farm.

Sincerely, The Ember Gardens Team Shane, George, & Dan 

CDBG Public Hearing March 15, 2021

When: Monday, March 15th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

Where: Virtually – Select Board Meeting Room,

Zoom meeting access info is available on the Select Board Agenda posted on the Town’s website.  Click the CALENDAR tab, the Select Board Meeting, and more info.  (Agenda will be available 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Items regarding Chesterfield CDBG grants including the towns of Cummington, Goshen, Peru, Plainfield and Worthington (plus Ashfield, Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Middlefield and Montgomery for the CDBG-CV grant) will be discussed:

• CDBG-19: A review of the Housing Rehabilitation, HEN, HOPE, Food Pantry, It Takes A Village and Food Bucks programs.
• CDBG FY20 Budget Amendment: Shift of Program Income funds to the FY20 Housing Rehab. Program.
• CDBG–CV: A review of the Micro-enterprise Relief and Food Bucks programs.

Anyone interested in sharing ideas or comments regarding these programs is welcome and encouraged to attend.  If you are unable to attend but would like to provide feedback, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mail your comments to Hilltown CDC, PO Box 17, Chesterfield, 01012.

May 3, 2021 Town Election Info

The following are positions that will be on the May 3, 2021 Election Ballot:

These are all 3-year terms unless noted differently.

Nomination papers are now available from the Town Clerk for the following positions listed below, the name shown is the current official in that position:

Roger A Fuller – Select Board

*Crystal Ames - Assessor

Russell Peotter – Moderator

*John Chandler – Board of Health

Geoff Gougeon – Chesterfield-Goshen  Sch Comm

*Carole Bergeron  - Hamp Reg Sch Comm (is not seeking re-election)

*Vacancy on Hampshire Regional School Committee – 1 year seat (Patricia Colson-Montgomery was appointed until May 2021)

*Constable – vacancy

Library Trustee – Linda Urban-Lyon

*2 year seat for Planning Board – vacancy from resignation of Maureen Borg 9/29/2020

Mark Klitzke – Planning Board

George Sturtevant – Planning Board

Any registered voter in Chesterfield is able to run for elected office.  They must contact the Town Clerk to get a nomination paper for that position.  They must collect actual signatures from at least 23 registered voters from Chesterfield and return the signed papers to the Town Clerk’s office by 5:00 pm on March 15^th. 

An *next to that position means that no one is running for that position as of February 22, 2021.

Contact the Town Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions or call (413) 296-4741 extension 4# for the Clerk’s direct line.

Dog licenses are due by March 31^st.  All dogs must have a current rabies vaccination.  We do not know if there will be a rabies clinic this year so check with your vet to make an appointment.  Contact the Town Clerk if you have any questions or check the Town’s website, www.townofchesterfieldma.com.

Reminder:  Please return the annual Street Listing if you have not done so.  It is an important source of information for the Town as we receive funding for federal and state programs for many programs based on the total population numbers.  Also, we need the updated #’s of school children, seniors and veterans, which is collected from the Street Listing.  If you did not receive the Street Listing form, please contact the Town Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Public Outreach Meeting by Ember Gardens

Attachments:

Ember Gardens Community Outreach Meeting Presentation Materials

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Certified Flagger Course

The Chesterfield Highway Department will be sponsoring a Flagger Certification course in January and hiring additional flaggers to work for the Town.  If you are interested in more information, please contact Highway Superintendent Matt Smith at (413) 296-4727.