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Town Officials & Departments

Contact information, office hours, and staff for all town departments and boards.

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Board of Selectmen
Meets every other Wednesday at 6:00pm · (413) 662-2448 ext. 0 · TownAdmin@TownOfFlorida.org
Neil Oleson
Selectmen Chair
Select Board meets every other Wednesday at 6:00pm
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 0
townadmin@townofflorida.org
Michael Bedini
Selectmen
Timothy Zelazo
Selectmen
Current or Emergency Town Notice
For current emergency notices, please contact Town Hall at (413) 662-2448 or check the Announcements page.
Town Administrator
M, T, Th, F: 8:30am–4:00pm · Wednesday: 12:00pm–7:30pm
Joan Lewis
Town Administrator
M, T, Th, F: 8:30am–4:00pm · Wednesday: 12:00pm–7:30pm
Phone: 413-662-2448 ext. 0
TownAdmin@TownOfFlorida.org
Abbott Memorial School
56 North County Road, Florida MA 01247
Griffin Labbance
Principal
56 North County Road, Florida MA 01247
Phone: (413) 664-6023
glabbance@abbottmemorial.org
John Franzoni
Superintendent
Northern Berkshire School Union
26 Union Street, Suite 1A, North Adams MA 01247
Phone: (413) 664-9292
jfranzoni@nbsunion.com
Town Accountant
Rebecca Choquette
Town Accountant
Phone: 413-662-2448 ext. 1
Accountant@TownOfFlorida.org
Animal Agricultural Officer
Diana Worth
Animal Agricultural Officer
Phone: 413-652-4913
Animal Control Officer (Dog/Cat)
Jeremy Dodge
Animal Control Officer
Cell: 413-822-4564
Diana Worth
Animal Control Officer
Cell: 413-652-4913
Board of Assessors
Meets every other Monday Evening at 6:00pm · (413) 662-2448 ext. 2 · Assessors@TownOfFlorida.org
Krista Bishop
Board of Assessor & Clerk
Board meets every other Monday Evening at 6:00pm
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 2
Assessors@TownOfFlorida.org
Lawrence Cote
Board of Assessor
Susan Bedini
Board of Assessors
Board of Health
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 3:30pm · (413) 662-2448 ext. 0
Alfred Bedini, Sr.
Board of Health Chair
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 3:30pm
Phone: (413) 662-2448 extension 0
Neil Oleson
Board of Health
Heidi Dugal
Board of Health
Building Inspector & Zoning Board Inspector
Brenda Jean Church
Building and Zoning Board Inspector
bchurch123@gmail.com
Phone Cell: 413-548-6633
Leave a message with your contact information and phone number.

Permit fee: $10.00 per $1,000.00 of total project cost, with a minimum of $80.00.
Make checks payable to: Town of Florida
Cemetery Commission
James White
Cemetery Commission
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 5
Highway@TownOfFlorida.org
Conservation Commission
Steven Brown
Conservation Commission
Thomas Brulé
Conservation Commission
James White
Conservation Commission
Council on Aging — Senior Center
Wed, Thurs, Friday 9:00am–3:00pm · (413) 662-2448 ext. 4 · CouncilOnAging@TownOfFlorida.org
Sue Oleson
Senior Center Director
Wed, Thurs, Friday 9:00am–3:00pm
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 4
CouncilOnAging@TownOfFlorida.org
Joyce Van Tilborg
Assistant Director
Electrical Wiring Inspector
Permit: Residential $55.00 · Commercial $105.00
Timothy Keating
Electrical Wiring Inspector
Phone: (413) 663-1659
Permit — Residential: $55.00 · Commercial: $105.00
Nickolas C. Keating
Assistant Electrical Wiring Inspector
Phone: 413-281-7672
Permit — Residential: $55.00 · Commercial: $105.00
Finance Committee
Carlo Pellegrini
Finance Committee
Lisa H. Brown
Finance Committee
Clerk@TownOfFlorida.org
Stephanie Pare
Finance Committee
Taxcollector@TownOfFlorida.org
Florida Free Library
56 North County Road, Florida MA 01247 · (413) 664-0153
Heidi Dugal
Director
56 North County Road, Florida MA 01247
Phone: (413) 664-0153
Director@FloridaFreeLibrary.com
Florida Volunteer Fire Department
139 Mohawk Trail, Florida MA 01247 · Burn Permits: Tuesday Nights 6pm–9pm
Michael Gleason
Chief
139 Mohawk Trail, Florida MA 01247
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 6
MikeFVFD@gmail.com

BURN PERMITS available Tuesday Nights 6pm–9pm
Highway Department
Hours: 7:00am–3:30pm · (413) 662-2448 ext. 5 · Cell: 413-664-1691
James White
Highway Supervisor
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 5
Cell: 413-664-1691
Highway@TownOfFlorida.org
Hours: 7:00am–3:30pm
Michael Gleason
Highway
Michael Worth
Highway
Christopher Sahady
Highway
Planning Board
Meets twice a year and as needed · (413) 662-2448
Gabriel Oleson
Planning Board Chair
Planning Board meets twice a year and as needed
Phone: (413) 662-2448
Thomas Brulé
Planning Board
Timothy Zelazo
Planning Board
Hilary Sweeney
Planning Board
Cynthia Bosley
Planning Board
Plumbing Inspector
John Vareschi
Plumbing Inspector
Vareschi Plumbing & Heating
1151 Massachusetts Ave, North Adams MA 01247
Phone: (413) 664-6416
Police Clerk
Gun Permits — New Applications and Renewals
David Burdick
Police Clerk
Gun Permit — call cell: 413-347-0917
New Applications and Renewals
$100.00 fee — make check payable to: Town of Florida
Police Department
For emergencies, always dial 911
Massachusetts State Police — Cheshire Barracks
Police Department
For Emergencies: DIAL 911

Non-Emergencies and Police Reporting:
Call Cheshire Barracks Mass State Police
Phone: 413-743-4700
Public Records Access Officer
Joan Lewis
Primary Records Access Officer
TownAdmin@TownOfFlorida.org
Lisa H. Brown
Records Access Officer
Clerk@TownOfFlorida.org
Town Clerk
Wednesday Evenings 6:00pm–7:30pm · (413) 662-2448 ext. 3
Lisa H. Brown
Town Clerk
Wednesday Evenings 6:00pm–7:30pm
Phone: (413) 662-2448 ext. 3
Clerk@TownOfFlorida.org
Tax Collector
First and Third Wednesday of the month, 4:30pm–6:00pm
Stephanie Pare
Tax Collector
Office Hours: First and Third Wednesday, 4:30pm–6:00pm
Phone: (413) 464-1449
TaxCollector@TownOfFlorida.org

Online Payments: paymybills.link/floridama
Deputy Tax Collection: www.kelleyryan.com
Treasurer
Office Hours: Wednesday evenings 5:30pm–7:30pm
Stacy Abuisi
Treasurer
Office Hours: Wednesday evenings 5:30pm–7:30pm
Treasurer@TownOfFlorida.org
Phone: 413-662-2448 ext. 1
Veterans' Services Officer
District Director of Northern Berkshire County
Kurtis Durocher
Veterans' Services Officer / District Director of Northern Berkshire County
City of North Adams Veterans' Office
10 Main St, Room 101, North Adams, MA 01247
Office: (413) 662-3040
Cell: (413) 672-5163
kdurocher@northadams-ma.gov
Assessors' Pending Preliminary Property Values
Assessors' Pending Preliminary Property Values
For information on pending preliminary property values, please contact the Board of Assessors at Assessors@TownOfFlorida.org or call (413) 662-2448 ext. 2.
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