Pittsfield Selectmen met May 12 with an expansive agenda but recorded no formal votes or decisions in available minutes. The board considered two full-time Fire Department appointments, 2026 welfare office budget, and a volunteer reappointment to the Old Home Day Committee, alongside eighteen
Community Development Committee pursues alternative funding after learning no USDA grants available this year. Kim O'Connell reported that the NH USDA office said no Community Development Block Grant funds are available this year, with 2027 prospects uncertain. Funding would only support projects
Pittsfield Community Development Committee targets grants for town infrastructure and development projects. The five-member committee, drawing on Selectman Jim Allard's update on the selectboard's 2026 budget priorities, proposed 10 grant-funded initiatives including a library expansion concept
Pittsfield Community Development Committee explores USDA grant funding to address equipment needs. The committee identified potential applications for expanding the local food pantry, installing a town hall elevator, or establishing a community ride service. Kim O'Connell will seek USDA grant
Pittsfield CDC backs solar net metering extension before legislative deadline. The Community Development Committee unanimously endorsed SB 538, which would extend New Hampshire's current solar net metering system to 20 years of operation, from approximately 14 years. Committee member Louis Houle
Pittsfield Parks Commission plans Easter Egg Hunt bake sale for pool access improvement. The commission set the March 28 Easter Egg Hunt at Dunstin Park, with setup at 9 a.m. for a 10 a.m. start, with proceeds from a bake sale benefiting a universal access swing at the town pool. Commission member
Pittsfield budget panel advances $6.37M spending plan with estimated 19 percent tax increase. The Budget Committee unanimously approved the combined town and sewer operating budget of $6.37 million and recommended $2.66 million in wastewater sludge-removal bonds, along with capital reserves for
Pittsfield Budget Committee hears budgets totaling over $17.8 million combined. Paul Colby, Selectboard Member, presented a $5.6 million municipal budget, a 14.41 percent increase driven by utilities, insurance, and personnel costs; the board seeks $679,000 for capital reserves and voter approval
Pittsfield Budget Committee reviews 2026 town and school budgets projecting 19 percent tax increase. The combined proposals request $14.1 million, up from $11.8 million in the prior year, with the increase driven by baseline operational costs, $680,000 in capital improvements, and $900,000 in