Town Government
Blandford Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Blandford voter helps choose all three, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts one seat on the ballot most springs. The board sets town policy, signs the warrants that decide what Town Meeting gets to vote on, appoints residents to many town boards, and hires and supervises the Town Administrator who runs the town day to day. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Administrator and holds that office accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All three members are elected town-wide, and after each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own chair. Jacqueline Coury chairs the board on a term running to 2028. Ted Cousineau holds a seat to 2027, and Corinne Shartrand won the seat that runs to 2029, the most recent to be filled.
Jacqueline Coury
Ted Cousineau
Corinne Shartrand
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at (413) 848-4279, extension 206. Current members and terms are posted at townofblandford.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: on Monday evenings about twice a month at Blandford Town Hall, 1 Russell Stage Road. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at townofblandford.gov.
- Public comment: residents may address the board, and the town publishes a form to ask for a spot on the agenda. Check the agenda for the procedure.
- Town Meeting: for the budget and bylaws, the deciding vote belongs to the registered voters in the hall, which can include you.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.