Selectboard authorizes one-time payment-plan exception for two properties; flags probate option for Seavers Brook parcel

Sep 14, 2026

The Selectboard agreed 5-0 to allow new owners of 7 School Street and 22 Chester Road a fresh payment plan as a special exception; the board also warned it may initiate probate for 482 Seavers Brook if no legal successor appears by the next meeting.

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The Town of Springfield Selectboard voted unanimously Sept. 14 to allow new owners of two recently transferred properties to enter a new payment plan for delinquent taxes and utilities as a one-time exception. Town Manager Scott Pickup recommended the approach, saying it would help keep properties viable and avoid immediate shutoffs or tax sale if owners cannot pay full arrears at once.

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