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Select Board
The Select Board monitors the activities of the municipal government and Town Manager. It reviews and approves warrant articles for Town Meetings. The Select Board also performs a variety of statutory functions related to water, sewer, alcoholic beverage licenses, fuel storage permits, cemeteries, parks, and roads.
selectboard@williamstownma.gov
Anne O’Connor, Chair
Hugh Daley
Andrew Hogeland
Jane Patton
Jeffrey Thomas
Moderator
The Town Moderator chairs Annual and Special Town Meetings. The Moderator also appoints members to the Finance Committee.
afilson@williamstownma.gov
Adam Filson
Planning Board
The Planning Board is responsible for overseeing the long term land use patterns of Williamstown through the Zoning Bylaw, Subdivision Rules, and Master Planning process. The Board meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 7 PM. All members of the public are welcome to join the Board’s discussions on the development patterns in our community. For the Board’s current activities click here.
planningboard@williamstownma.gov
Amy Jeschawitz, chair
Chris Winters
Susan Puddester
Stephanie Boyd
Alex Carlisle
Bruce McDonald, alt
Library Trustees at Milne Public Library
The Library Trustees oversee the activities and operations of the Milne Public Library.
413-458-5369
Karen Kowitz
Charles Boneti
Pat Wilk
Deb Dimassimo
Peter Mehlin
Bridget Spann
Mary Alcott Ferger
Housing Authority
The Williamstown Housing Authority is responsible for providing fair and safe housing to eligible families and individuals regardless of age considerations in accordance with Massachusetts Chapter 667 Public Housing guidelines.
413-458-8282
David Mangun
Nancy LaValley
Judith BomBardier
Peter Mehlin
APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee considers the relative need, impact, timing, of town expenditures and the effect each will have on the financial position of the Town. It reviews the annual budget prepared by the Town Manager and recommends a final budget for approval at the Annual Town Meeting. For the Committee’s current activities, click here.
Beth Goodman, Chair
Elaine Neely
Melissa Cragg
Stephen Sheppard
Doris Karampatsos
Michael Sussman
Charles Fox
Paula Consolini
Susan Stetson Clarke
APPOINTED BY THE SELECT BOARD
Affordable Housing Committee
Van Ellet
Leigh Short
Alison O’Grady
Vivienne Jaffe
Joan Rubel
Affordable Housing Trust
Stan Parese
Thomas Sheldon
Anne O’Connor
Patrick Quinn
Liz Costley
Ruth Harrison
Van Ellet
Agricultural Commission
agcom@williamstownma.gov
Sarah Gardner, chair
Bridget Spann
Bill Galusha
Brian Cole
Darryl Lapinski
Chris Sabot, alt.
Leslie Reed Evans, alt.
Community Preservation Committee
For the Committee’s current activities click here.
jhoch@williamstownma.gov
Jane Patton, Chair
Joe Finnegan
Phil McKnight
Bill Barkin
Chris Winters
Susan Stetson Clarke
Peter Mehlin
Jason Hoch
Constables
Paul Yarter
Andrew Bernardy
Cultural Council of Northern Berkshires
Jane Hudson
Holly Edwards
Fence Viewers
Richard Ally
Hoosac Water Quality District
Elaine Neely
Don Clark
Mobile Home Rent Control Board
Jack Nogueira
David Levine
John Luczynski
Municipal Scholarship Committee
Kim Grady
Kris Kirby
Linda Brown
Donna Denelli-Hess
Jeanne Delisio, chair
Registrars of Voters
mkennedy@williamstownma.gov
Mary Kennedy (D)
Kurt Gabel ®
Mark Windover (D)
Robert A. Jones ®
Sign Commission
Anne Singleton
Kathy Thompson
Alexander Davis
Spruces Land Use Committee
Andy Hogeland, chair
Libby Bartels
Leslie Reed-Evans
Tom Hyde
Nick Wright
Dick Schlesinger
Peter Wells
David Rempell
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
bogrady@williamstownma.gov
Brian O’Grady
Zoning Board of Appeals
For the Board’s current activities click here.
Andrew Hoar, chair
David Levine
Keith Davis
Leigh Short
Ryan Neathawk
Vince Pesce, alt.
Lindsay Errichetto, alt.
APPOINTED BY THE TOWN MANAGER
1753 House Committee
Andrus Burr
Marilyn Faulkner
Lauren Stevens
Keith Davis
Sarah Currie
Henry Art
David Loomis
Keith Davis
Board of Assessors
bbarkin@williamstownma.gov
David Westall Thomas Elder
William Barkin, Chair
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
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Amy Jeschawitz, appointed by the planning board
Roger Bolton
Council on Aging
bogrady@williamstownma.gov
Brian O’Grady, Director
Martin Greenstein
Judith BomBardier
Alice Gagnier
Anne Jones
Susan Puddester
Patricia Picard
Elaine Keyes
Jody Green
Pam Burger, Chair
Emergency Management
jhoch@williamstownma.gov
Jason Hoch
Conservation Commission
For the Commission’s current activities click here.
concom@williamstownma.gov
Lauren Stevens, Chair
Phil McKnight
Tim Carr
Stephanie Boyd
Michael Evans
Katherine Wolfgang
Henry Art
Forest Warden
rdaniels@williamstownma.gov
Richard Daniels
Tree Warden
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Bob McCarthy
Health Inspector
jkennedy@williamstownma.gov
Jeffrey Kennedy
Board of Health
jkennedy@williamstownma.gov
Jeffrey Kennedy
Edwin Stuebner, MD
James Parkinson, MD
Ruth Harrison
Marcia Tessier
Ronald Stant, Chair
Historical Commission
bbarkin@williamstownma.gov
William Barkin, Chair
Sarah Currie
Linda Conway
Andrus Burr
Patricia Leach
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