The Town of Canton has a collective mission to provide quality services, which efficiently and effectively promote, preserve, and protect its resident population, its environment, and its sense of community. The Town's main goal is to enhance its special character and the quality of life for its residents.
As an organization, The Town of Canton strives for excellence to ensure a progressive and economically sound community which enhances affordability and desirability as a place to live and call home.
The Board of Selectmen is the chief executive branch of government in the Town of Canton. The responsibilities of the Board of Selectmen cover a broad range of important municipal matters. The Board is generally responsible, through its staff, for the oversight and deliverance of all general municipal services. It adopts policies and procedures to facilitate service delivery in the best interest of the citizens of Canton.
The Town government constantly continues its efforts to enhance communications with residents about services and programs provided to the community. This website is just one of many ways in which the Town is trying to reach out to the community. It is the Town's hope that you have found the information contained in this site a practical and useful tool.