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Deerfield votes down two overrides at Town Meeting

Deerfield votes down two overrides at Town Meeting

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DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Deerfield residents have voted down both override requests at the Annual Town Meeting on Monday.

The rejection of the $103,253 override to fund the relocation of the South County Senior Center has come out of disagreement over where the Senior Center should be – the proposed building at 112 Amherst Road, or the Deerfield Town Hall.

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