Help Wanted - Town Administrator
HELP WANTED
Town Administrator
Town of Chesterfield
Chesterfield, Massachusetts is seeking applicants for a Town Administrator. Chesterfield has a population of 1,235 and an annual budget of $3.8 million.
The Town Administrator will report directly to the three-member Select Board, will coordinate most activities in the Town, and carry out policies and actions of the Select Board. A bachelor’s degree in public administration, business, or related field is preferred with experience in an administrative and/or management position with some supervisory responsibility, preferably in a municipal setting. Position is 40 hours per week with a minimum of two evenings per month required. Salary range is commensurate with experience. A job description is attached below. Resume and cover letter should be sent to the Chesterfield Select Board, PO Box 299, 422 Main Road Chesterfield, MA 01012 by 3 p.m. on April 15, 2021.
 Town Administrator Job Description | [ ] | 148 kB |
Planning Board Public Hearing to Amend Zoning Bylaw
UPDATE: PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON MARCH 30, 2021
The Planning Board held a public hearing regarding the petition submitted by the Chesterfield Historical Commission for a Zoning Bylaw amendment on the Annual Town Meeting warrant. The amendment would change Zoning Bylaw 4.2 Wireless Communications Overlay District Section 4.261 b so that no wireless communications facility could be located within 750 feet of the district designated as Chesterfield Center Historic District by the National Park Service.
The full request is attached below. The Planning Board voted to table the request for a Bylaw change pending the submission of additional information. Their report on the proposal is due April 20.
| Proposed Zoning Bylaw Change for Wireless Communications Facilities | [ ] | 2454 kB |
Update - Cannabis Bylaw
At their April 5, 2021 meeting, the Planning Board voted to ask a small group of people who had previously expressed interest to prepare a Town-wide survey on a cannabis bylaw. After the survey is completed, a committee will be formed to prepare a Bylaw that is based on the results of the survey.
Community Outreach Meeting Held:
The 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
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 15th.
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 31st. 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..
General Election 2020 - Unofficial Results
Chesterfield had 85% of its registered voters vote in this election. See the attachment below for the unofficial Election results.
| Unofficial Election Results | [ ] | 32 kB |
Micro-Enterprise Program and Hilltown Food Bucks Program
Micro-enterprise business grant funding and assistance with food purchases now available!
The Hilltown CDC, on behalf of the Town of Chesterfield, currently has two new programs of interest for residents: the Micro-Enterprise Relief Program which offers grants to business owners with 5 or less employees that have been negatively affected by COVID-19 and the Hilltown Food Bucks Program which offers coupons or “bucks” for low to moderate income families to use while shopping at select locations. Please click here for the Micro-enterprise Relief Program description and click here for the Micro-enterprise application or email Bea at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For the Hilltown Food Bucks Program, you can find information here or email Kate at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
2020 Primary and State Election Information
Results of the State Primary Election are attached below.
Town Clerk’s Report on Polling Location Change
The locations for the September 1, 2020 Primary and the November 3, 2020 State election have been moved to the Community Center at 400 Main Road in Chesterfield.
The Select Board decided this site shall be used for the September 1, 2020 Primary and the November 3, 2020 State election. It meets the requirements for site access, voting equipment, parking, entrance, ramps, and building interior. It is a public Community Center in the Town of Chesterfield, is ADA compliant, and will not have a disparate adverse impact on access to the polls on the basis of race, national origin, disability, income, or age. The Community Center provides adequate space for voters to be able to maintain social distance from each other and Election Officials upon entering, exiting, waiting in line, and while voting. Further, the Community Center has adequate space for Election Officials to perform their duties while maintaining social distance from each other to the greatest extent possible.
| State Primary Election Results September 1, 2020 | [ ] | 548 kB |
Tree Hearing
There will be a Public Tree Hearing at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the Highway Garage at 164 Main Road in Chesterfield. The Hearing is to discuss the removal of 734 trees on East Street identified by Eversource as potential hazards to the utility lines. Trees have been marked with orange tags and are trees 4" diameter or larger within 15 feet of the utility lines. Trees marked with blue tags have been considered hazardous trees and do not require a Hearing. This tree clearing by Eversource is in an effort to reduce power outages.