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Welcome to Shutesbury, a rural town in Franklin County, MA, established as Roadtown in 1735 and incorporated as Shutesbury in 1761, named for Governor Samuel Shute. This is the official town Web site, maintained by the town’s Web Committee.
What’s New?
- Results of the January 25, 2012 Recount of the ballots cast at the January 10, 2012 Special debt Excluded Override Referendum Election: Yes - 522, No - 522. One challenged ballot was not counted. Complete results are available on the Town Clerk's page under "Election Results."
- The School Committee and Union #28 request that all community members fill out a short survey. It's intended for everybody, whether you have school-aged children or not.
- The Board of Health has used their entire supply and can no longer offer flu vaccinations for the 2011-2012 season.
- The Community Preservation Plan has been newly revised by the Community Preservation Committee.
- The latest Town Newsletter is available from the "Our Town" page.
Did You Know?
- Shutesbury celebrated its 250th birthday in 2011. There were many activities planned throughout the year; see the 250th Anniversary Committee's page for details.
- Please help make public meetings accessible to all, attend fragrance-free. For more information, please see this message from the town ADA Committee.
- All Town and School Employees and Volunteers are mandated by statute to complete an online ethics test. For more information, go to the Town Clerk’s page, or call 259-1204.
- The Shutesbury Zoning Map is available from the Planning Board.
- The Town Administrator’s Weekly Reports are available online.
- The town has a system for automatically contacting residents in case of emergencies. To read more and enter your contact information, see the Fire Department page.
- Online Tax Payments are available — See Tax Collector’s page.
- Police Incident Logs are available online; click on “Incident Log” link from the Police pages.
- The Shutesbury Master Plan is available online from the Planning Board.
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