Robertj Chatfield News Today

BY ANDREAS YILMA Citizens News PROSPECT - Town officials presented a $10.3 million budget for 2024-2025, which includes a $554,189 or 5.5% spending increase over the current budget. The Town Council held a hearing on Tuesday at Town Hall where Mayor Robert J. Chatfield said he started working o

PROSPECT - Town officials are deliberating a name change to one of the town's buildings to honor longtime Mayor Robert J. Chatfield. Region 16 Board of Education member Nazih Noujaim said he would like to have the 24-tern mayor honored for all his years of service by changing the name of the communi

PROSPECT - Robert J. Chatfield is the longest current serving mayor and is getting ready to run for election once again as he nears half a century in office. Chatfield, who lead the Republican town ticket during the party's caucus on July 20, is looking to earn his 24 term in the town's highest p

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — Town officials are looking into more speed humps after a family testified that speeders on their street has affected them. Dominic Laudate III, whose family lives on Morris Road, showed the Town Council on July 18 three videos of crashes t

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — The Town Council set the tax rate at 31.92 mills at a June 8 meeting. The rateis a small reduction of 0.03 mills. One mill equals $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed property value. Town residents previously approved at a May 3 town meet

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — Town officials have proposed a budget with an increase of 4.5% in municipal spending over this current fiscal year after making some reductions. The Town Council worked to reduce the 2023-24 initial proposed budget increase of about $1 million

BY MATT TOBIN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — A fire destroyed a barn and shed Feb. 3 at 9 Spring Road, killing about 60 animals that nonprofit Kelly’s Kids had used as therapy for children and seniors. The cause of the 11:20 p.m. fire is under investigaation by the local fire marshal’s offi

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — Town officials are considering upgrades to the Community Center and to the town garage. The Town Council approved Jan. 17 a motion to have Mayor Robert J. Chatfield send out a request for proposal for renovations and an addition to the public

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — Town officials approved two transfers of funds totaling more than $40,000 with the majority of funds directed toward upgrade of the municipal phone services for 911 dispatches. The Prospect Town Council on Jan. 17 approved the transfer of $39,

By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News PROSPECT -- For the 84th time in two years, they gathered again last Sunday, a blue-jean clad group of about 24 people waving their political concerns to the drivers passing by the corner of routes 68 and 69. Their issues shout from their signs, a walk-through o