Government

Government · Select Board

Select Board Hears School Merger Cost Update

Buckland Select Board heard an update on a proposed Mohawk Trail-Hawlemont school merger expected to cost the town about $17,700 a year in feasibility fees.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Select Board

Board Withholds Parade Permit Pending Safety Plan

Buckland Select Board withholds festival parade permit pending a safety plan.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 22

Government · Select Board

Board Clears Wells Near Landfill of PFAS

Buckland well tests near closed landfill come back clean of PFAS.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Spectrum broadband deal for Hawley

Buckland Select Board clears Spectrum's broadband deal for Hawley over one last legal snag.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board Plans Forum on Tech School Price Tag

Buckland Select Board warned that a $236.6 million Franklin County Technical School building project could cost the town about $211,000 a year for 30 years.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 28

Government · Town Meeting

Buckland OKs Select Board to Negotiate Hydro Tax Deals

Buckland's Special Town Meeting authorized the Select Board to negotiate payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deals with hydroelectric facility owners. Town official Ms.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves climate planning contract, hour changes

Buckland Select Board shortens transfer station and early voting hours, signs climate planning contract. The board unanimously approved six fiscal 2026 budget transfers, including $4,955 for added PFAS testing at the closed landfill and $4,700 for a solid waste hauling overage.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board closes warrant, backs hydro tax deal

Buckland Select Board closed the warrant for a July 21 special town meeting and backed a plan to let the board negotiate tax deals with the town's hydroelectric plants.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Scaled-Back Route 112 Design

Buckland Select Board approved a scaled-back Route 112 design and elected a new chair amid warnings that a regional tech school's building costs could strain town budgets.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 9

Government · Select Board

Buckland Select Board Recommends Narrower Bike Lanes, Shifted Sidewalk on Route 112

Buckland Select Board unanimously recommends Route 112 design changes and advances a $250,000 park grant application.

Townbrief reporting · May 26