New Brochure - 2011-12 Fuel Assistance & Cold Relief
The Mass. Dept. of Housing & Community Development has released a Fuel Assistance Cold Relief brochure that explains the three low-income energy programs that they offer. View the brochure: CLICK HERE (187Kb).

Open Space & Recreation Plan - DRAFT Documents
The nearly final draft of the updated Open Space & Recreation Plan has been submitted to the Mass. Department of Energy & Environmental Affairs, Division of Conservation Resources for review and preliminary approval. The complete document is posted below, along with the 12 individual sections that make up the plan (in case your internet speed can't handle a 5.47 Mb file). Residents and Town boards, committees, and commissions are encouraged to read, review, react, and respond. Feedback can be emailed to Ray Purington.

Presentation from Nov 16th Public Forum (836 Kb pdf)
Open Space & Recreation Plan (5.47 Mb pdf)
Section 1 Summary (67 Kb pdf)
Section 2 Introduction (71 Kb pdf)
Section 3 Community Setting (1.51 Mb pdf)
Section 4 Environmental Inventory (1.76 Mb pdf)
Section 5 Open Space (583 Kb pdf)
Section 6 Goals Statement (113 Kb pdf)
Section 7 Community Needs (373 Kb pdf)
Section 8 Goals & Objectives (145 Kb pdf)
Section 9 Action Plan (444 Kb pdf)
Section 10 Public Comment (79 Kb pdf)
Section 11 References (54 Kb pdf)
Section 12 Appendices (2.2 Mb pdf)

Selectboard Meetings on TV
Gill Selectboard meetings are now taped by Montague Community Television and aired at various times throughout the week on Channel 17. Click here to see when.

Potassium Iodide Pills Available
If there is a radiological emergency from a nuclear plant, large amounts of something called radioiodine could be put into the air, and this could hurt your thyroid gland, or even cause thyroid cancer later on. You could breathe in the radioiodine or eat food that has some radioiodine in it. When you take the potassium iodide (KI) pill, it protects your thyroid gland from being harmed. These pills are available through the Selectboard's office at Town Hall. For more information on the pills, please read the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Fact Sheet.

Volunteers Sought
There are frequently openings on Town boards and committees, so we are always interested in hearing from citizens who may have an interest in serving the Town. Currently, the Town has openings on the Cable Access Committee, Recreation Committee, and Zoning Board of Appeals. No experience is necessary. Meetings are generally held once a month. For more information, contact Ray at 863-9347 or administrator@gillmass.org.