Shutesbury, Massachusetts

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?

• 2008 Annual Town Meeting - Minutes and Election Results are available from the Town Clerk's page.
• The Planning Board has produced a number of documents about the proposed zoning bylaws; see them on the Planning Board's Page
• The Planning Board's proposed zoning bylaw - draft #14 with the most recent changes approved by the Planning Board - is now available online; see the bylaws page. Hard copies are available at Town Hall.
• The Leverett-Cooleyville-Prescott Road Reconstruction work has begun. See the Police News page for more information.
• Leverett/Amherst Bridge Closed - More on the Police News page.
• New regulations for Outdoor Wood Burning Boilers; see Board of Health page.
• The town has a new 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 now available — See Tax Collector's page.
• Police Incident Logs now available; click on "Incident Log" link from the Police pages.
• The Shutesbury Master Plan is available online from the Planning Board.