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About the Town Clerk
The Town Clerk is responsible for maintaining records for the Town as well as being the point of dissemination of information to citizens of the town. Vital statistics (birth or marriage or death), licenses, public notices, town meeting information, Zoning Board decisions, business certificates, and fuel storage permits are all issued from this office as well as the issuing of recycling and tag sale permits.
The other chief function is elections. Voting lists, ballot preparation, certification of nomination papers and initiative petitions, voter registrations, and the annual census are all handled in the Clerk's office.
Please note that marriage intentions or filing for your marriage license are done by appointment only.
Board of Registrars
- Joshua Risen, Town Clerk
Term Expires: Indefinite - Linda Coons
Term Expires: 2025 - VACANT
Term Expires: 2026 - Ellen Smith
Term Expires: 2027
Related Documents
- 9.12.25 Meeting Agenda.
- Application for Vital Record (PDF)
- Campaign finance disclosure documents - for the Citizens for the next monumnet
- Census Form Blank 2025 (PDF)
- Citizen Petitions (PDF)
- Citizens Guide to Town Meetings (PDF)
- Community Day Memorial Park Flyer English
- Community Day Memorial Park Flyer Spanish_2025.07.22
- Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) (PDF)
- Filing Intentions in Great Barrington (PDF)
- HHW Aug 2025 Rev 2
- preliminary results 5.13.25
- Public Records Request Form (PDF)
- South County Resource List (PDF)
- Vital Record Request Form (PDF)
- 2026-01-13 Town of GB Media Release - 2026 Dog Licenses
- MASTER dog license application - New Version updated 1.12.26
- Open Positions for ATE - 5.12.26
- Public Hearing Notice - FY27 Budget
- Ramsdell Library Designfor MPLCP grant info
- Town Meeting Election Calendar 2026 - updated
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Joshua Risen
Town Clerk
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Town Clerk
Physical Address
334 Main Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Phone: 413-528-1619, ext. 2,1Fax: 413-528-1026
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
8:30 am to 4 pm
- How do I license my dog?
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Dog licenses are available in January of each year. Proof of rabies vaccination and, if applicable, proof of spaying/neutering is required to obtain a license. Licenses are available at the Town Clerk's office. The fee for an unaltered dog is $15 per dog and for an altered it is $10 per dog. Dog license application (PDF)
- Who may register to vote?
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Only a U.S. citizen, resident of Massachusetts who will be 18 years old on or before an election. You must register 20 days before an election or the annual town meeting and 10 days before a special town meeting. If you live in Precinct A,C or D, your poll location is the Great Barrington Fire Station at 37 State Road. If you live in Precinct B, your polling location is the Housatonic Community Center at the corner of Main Street & Pleasant Street in the Village of Housatonic.
- What must I do if I have changed my address since January 1 or since registering to vote?
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If you have moved within the same town, notify the Town Clerk’s office in person or by calling 413-528-1619, press 2 then 1 or by email at jrisen@townoggbma.gov. If you have moved to a new town or city please notify the officials there and reregister to vote. Your registration does not automatically follow you.