Cost of Living & Taxes
How local spending, assessments, fees, and state policy affect Dudley households.
Learn More →People Who Show Up
Shape the Future
Decisions about our taxes, schools, roads, public safety, businesses and quality of life are made by the people who participate.
Help shape what comes next.
You Can Make a Difference
I Have 15 Minutes
- Share an upcoming event
- Contact an elected official
- Review a Town Meeting article
- Invite one friend
- Register for updates
I Have One Hour
- Help at an event
- Deliver signs
- Photograph a community activity
- Research a local issue
- Help create a short video
I Want to Get More Involved
- Join the committee
- Work on a campaign
- Help recruit candidates
- Serve on a town board
- Learn how to run for local office
What Do You Care About?
Choose an issue to understand what is happening, who has authority, and how residents can participate.
Schools & Education
Budgets, student outcomes, facilities, governance, and regional school decisions.
Learn More →Roads & Infrastructure
Road maintenance, utilities, capital planning, and long-term investment.
Learn More →Public Safety
Police, fire, emergency response, staffing, equipment, and community preparedness.
Learn More →Housing & Development
Growth, zoning, housing supply, land use, and neighborhood character.
Learn More →Small Businesses
The local business climate, permitting, taxes, workforce, and town-center vitality.
Learn More →Government Transparency
Budgets, meeting access, records, accountability, and understandable public information.
Learn More →Protecting Dudley’s Character
Open space, responsible growth, history, neighborhoods, and the qualities that make Dudley distinct.
Learn More →Dudley Government Should Not Be a Mystery
Learn how decisions are made in Dudley and how you can be part of the process.
Learn How Dudley WorksWhat Does the Planning Board Do?
How planning, subdivisions, zoning, and public hearings affect the town.
Watch & Learn →How to Run for Local Office
The basic steps from nomination papers through Election Day.
Watch & Learn →Who Decides Your Property Tax Rate?
A plain-English explanation of assessments, budgets, levies, and tax rates.
Watch & Learn →Meetings, service and civic action
Upcoming Opportunities
Aug4
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Dudley RTC Monthly Meeting
Dudley Senior Center - 1st Floor
71 West Main Street, Dudley, MA 01571
Sep1
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Monthly Dudley RTC Meeting
Dudley Senior Center - Town Hall
71 West Main Street, Dudley, MA 01571
Oct6
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Monthly Dudley RTC Meeting
Dudley Senior Center - Town Hall
71 West Main Street, Dudley, MA 01571
Meet Your Neighbors
John Briare
Committee MemberChairman
Current positions held
- Former Planning Board Chairman, Former Planning Board Member, Former Chairman Economic Development Committee, Former Board of Assessors, Former West Main Street School Building Committee, Former Masterplan Committee, Former Cannabis Committee, Former Volunteer Webmaster Town of Dudley, Former US Congressional Candidate (1994), Former Board of Directors Urban League of Eastern MA, Former Dudley Agricultural Advisory Commission
Pamela Humphrey
Committee MemberSecretary
Current positions held
- Current: Planning Board
- Former: Planning Board Member
Richard Clark
Committee MemberVice Chairman
Current positions held
- Current Library Trustee
- Current Bay Path Regional School Committee
- Former Chairman Planning Board, Former Central MA Regional Planning Delegate
Mike Mayotte
Committee MemberTreasurer
Current positions held
- Current: Chairman FAA - Finance Appropriation & Advisory Committee