Town Government
Lanesborough Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Lanesborough voter helps choose all five, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a couple of seats on the ballot each spring. 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 the Administrator accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide and serve staggered three-year terms. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. The town’s current officer listing names Deborah A. Maynard as Chair and Juli A. Baker as Vice Chair, with Michael P. Murphy, Jason A. Breault, and Jeffery M. Walter serving as members.
Deborah A. Maynard
Juli A. Baker
Michael P. Murphy
Jason A. Breault
Jeffery M. Walter
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office at Town Hall, (413) 442-1167. The member listing and each member’s town email are posted at lanesborough-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Community Room, 83 North Main Street. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at lanesborough-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.