Chesterfield council approves financing, management deal to buy Main Circle building over resident objections

Chesterfield City Council on second reading authorized financing to acquire the Main Circle (MassMutual) building and separately approved a management and leasing agreement for the property after a 6–2 roll‑call vote on both measures.

The votes came after an extended public‑comment period in which residents offered sharply divided views. Mary Brown, a resident of Chesterfield Lakes Road, said she supported bill 3566 and argued the building would expand parking and give the city space for future growth: “I’m speaking in support of bill 3 5 6 6,” she said. Charlie Foxman, chairman of the Parks, Recreation and Arts Advisory Committee, told the council the property includes “422, I believe, extra additional parking spaces,” and said that acquiring the site would avoid the expense of building a new parking garage.

Opponents urged caution about price, market risk and deferred maintenance. Larry Balsman of…