Essex County > Chesterfield (town) > Government
Chesterfield town budget expenditures, 2024
Transpn — $1,130,255 (33.6%) Transpn $1,130,255 • 33.6% Emp benefits — $777,346 (23.1%) Emp benefits $777,346 • 23.1% Utilities — $486,920 (14.5%) Utilities $486,920 • 14.5% Gen govt — $386,585 (11.5%) Gen govt $386,585 • 11.5% Debt svc — $288,450 (8.6%) Debt svc $288,450 • 8.6% Culture & rec — $84,290 (2.5%) Culture & rec Econ dev — $82,292 (2.4%) Sanitation — $62,739 (1.9%) Sanitation Pub safety — $36,917 (1.1%) Other — $27,852 (0.8%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Essex County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Chesterfield (town)3.97Crown Point (town)4.91Elizabethtown (town)4.92Essex (town)4.56Jay (town)4.70Keene (town)2.52Lake Placid (village)4.40Lewis (town)3.06Minerva (town)5.26Moriah (town)6.15 Newcomb (town)11.93North Elba (town)1.56North Hudson (town)5.89Schroon (town)3.13St. Armand (town)3.89Ticonderoga (town)7.70Westport (town)3.38Willsboro (town)3.52Wilmington (town)3.04
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Chesterfield
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $520,000 Water Quality Improvement Projects Program
2024 Community Development Block Grant $377,600 Housing Rehabilitation
2024 NYS Homes and Community Renewal $377,600 Housing Rehabilitation
2024 NYS Department of State $63,000 Smart Growth Comprehensive Planning Program
2023 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $520,000 Town of Chesterfield Salt Storage Facility
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving