Town Government
Colrain Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Colrain voter helps choose all three members, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule, which puts one seat on the ballot in most years. 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. The same three members also sit as the commissioners of the town-owned Municipal Light Plant that runs Colrain’s broadband. 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 the Town Administrator accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All three members are elected town-wide, each to a three-year term. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. On the town’s current Select Board listing, Katie Korby serves as Chair, Ben Eastman as Vice Chair, and Emily Thurber as Clerk.
Katie Korby
Ben Eastman
Emily Thurber
The town routes Select Board business through the Town Administrator’s office, which can be reached at 413-624-6306. Member listings and term dates are posted at colrain-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Town Highway Garage, 9 Jacksonville Road, and also on Microsoft Teams. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at colrain-ma.gov.
- Public comment: residents may address the board. 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.
MassCivics last checked this page on October 14, 2026.
Sources
- Town records: Town of Colrain, Minutes of the Colrain Select Board, May 26, 2026, as of May 26, 2026.
- Town records: Town of Colrain, Select Board, as of October 13, 2026.