Select Board approves $9,046 weekly EMS contract

Select Board · Meeting of October 27, 2026

HATFIELD — The Hatfield Select Board voted unanimously to approve a $9,046.22-per-week ambulance contract with South County EMS, locking in about $38,000 a month in paramedic coverage. Board members said they had "no other option" after Northampton declined and private providers quoted comparable rates. Separately, the board reviewed without voting a Whately proposal to bill Hatfield $500 each time Whately's fire department responds as the primary engine, retroactive to July 1.

Officials reported the fiscal 2027 budget gap has narrowed to $200,000-$220,000 from an earlier $350,000 estimate after the state certified $144,000 in unused levy capacity. The board also adopted updated HAZMAT 21E fire response fees and ordered a Pine Edge Way resident to remove an unauthorized second water meter before any billing abatement is approved.

In the full story:

• Open Space Acquisition on Old Stage Road
• Shared Police Chief Agreement With Whately
• South County EMS Ambulance Contract
• Whately Fire Mutual-Aid Billing Proposal
• HAZMAT/21E Rate and Fee Schedule
• Water and Sewer Abatement, 18 Pine Edge Way
• Part-Time Employee Sick Time Policy, CPA Applications, Mayors for Peace, and Election Worker Appointment
• Department and Town Administrator Reports
• Executive Session
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,157 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.