ASHFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — All five articles were approved by voters at Ashfield’s Special Town Meeting Monday. One article appropriates just over $100,000 to finish paying for the new fire truck. Another article sought the purchase of a generator for the Fire Station and Town Hall and was approved.
Following the Special Town Meeting, Ashfield held their annual tax classification hearing and the Selectboard voted to adopt a lower tax rate of $13.44 per $1,000 valuation, due to the installation of new power lines bringing in new growth.