On August 19th the Facilities Coordinator Booking Calendar went live. There are updated Policies and Procedures, along with a Release of Claims, Indemnity & Hold Harmless Agreement form that must be signed by anyone renting or booking any Town of Cummington facility. The link to the Booking Calendar (with all of the updated ...
read more...The Cummington Highway Department and Selectboard would like to inform the citizens of Cummington that the eastern part of stage Road (from Marcoux's large culvert. Access from house number 489 to 615 will be via Shaw Rd.) will be closed for a significant amount of time. The Mass DOT bridge ...
read more...Member | Title | Phone | Term Start | Term End |
Sarah Fournier-Scanlon Loredana Holmes Tomasz Jaracz Dan Loux Paul Streeter Seva Water H. Sidney Williston | Member Member Member Member Member Member Member | 413-320-9232 413-634-2104 413-634-2142 413-634-2238 | 2021 2023 2023 2022 2021 2023 2022 | 2024 2026 2026 2025 2024 2026 2025 |
Meeting times: Quarterly or as needed |
Term: Appointed by the Selectboard for 3 years |
Compensation: None |
Mission Statement
The mission of the Cummington Agricultural Commission is to: encourage the pursuit of agriculture in the Town both as a business and as a community resource; promote the protection and preservation of farms and farmland; promote agricultural-based economic opportunities; articulate agriculture-related planning needs; advise other Town Boards on activities pertaining to agricultural lands in Town; and promote the visibuility and vitality of farming in Cummington.
Activities/Actions, Ongoing:
Prepare Right to Farm Bylaw for Town Meeting 2006
Survey of Cummington Agriculture planned for 2006
Creating Stakeholders Database
Investigating Chapter 61A questions at Selectboard's request
Opposed MA Senate Bill 1840 banning exotic animals in fairs and shows