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Town Government
Cummington’s town government is located at the Community House.
33 Main Street
Cummington, MA 01026
413-634-5354
The Town of Cummington
was established in 1762 as Township #5 and incorporated on June 23,
1779. Cummington is 23.06 square miles in area with 49.2 miles of
town roads and 9 miles of state highways. In 2001 there were 1016
people living in Cummington with 605 of them being registered voters.
Cummington’s legislative body is the open Town Meeting
requiring a quorum of 15 registered voters. Annual Town
Meeting is scheduled for the first Friday in May at 7:00 p.m. A special
Town Meeting is usually scheduled for the last
business day of June to pay any final outstanding bills. Special Town
Meetings may be scheduled from time to time by the Selectboard as the
need arises.
Cummington’s executive body is the Board of Selectmen
consisting of 3 individuals elected to staggered 3-year terms. At
the first meeting of the Board of Selectmen, the Selectmen appoint
individuals to 31 committees, boards and positions
There are 18 elected boards and commissions consisting
of a total of 56 individuals. These individuals
are nominated at the annual Town Caucus in March and elected by secret
ballot on the day of the Annual Town Meeting.
The Town's budget is determined by income from taxes on real and personal
property, local receipts from licenses and fees, and from state revenue
sharing as reported on the annual
cherry sheets. The Finance Committee prepares
a budget from these receipts in the spring and presents the budget to the
voters of Cummington at the Annual Town Meeting
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