MassVoter.com← Acton Select BoardActon Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
April 21, 2020
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Joan Gardner, Jon Benson, Dean A. Charter, Peter J. Berry, David D. Martin
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
2. Review Draft Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
Recommend article 31 related to Strawberry Hill Road as amended
Mr. Benson moved to recommend article 31 related to Strawberry Hill Road as amended, Mr. Martin seconded. Mr. Charter
From the minutes
“Mr. Benson moved to recommend article 31 related to Strawberry Hill Road as amended, Mr. Martin seconded. Mr. Charter called roll: Mr. Berry - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Martin - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Charter - aye The motion carried.” (Motion: Benson, second: Martin)
3. Review Concepts for Small Business Relief Measures
Authorize the Town Manager to work with Town Counsel to investigate suspending enforcement of the town sign bylaw until the end of the COVID emergency
Mr. Charter moved that the Board of Selectmen authorize the Town Manager to work with Town Counsel to investigate suspending enforcement of the town sign bylaw until the end of the COVID emergency, Mr. Berry seconded. Mr. Charter
From the minutes
“Mr. Charter moved that the Board of Selectmen authorize the Town Manager to work with Town Counsel to investigate suspending enforcement of the town sign bylaw until the end of the COVID emergency, Mr. Berry seconded. Mr. Charter called roll: Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Berry - aye Mr. Martin - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Charter - aye The motion carries.” (Motion: Charter, second: Berry)
5. Discuss Acton Boxborough Farmers Market (ABFM)
Approve consent items 8 and 9
Mr. Benson moved to approve consent items 8 and 9, Mr. Martin seconds. Mr. Charter
From the minutes
“Mr. Benson moved to approve consent items 8 and 9, Mr. Martin seconds. Mr. Charter called roll: Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Berry - aye Mr. Martin - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Charter - aye The motion carried.” (Motion: Benson, second: Martin)
Adjourn
Mr. Benson moved to adjourn, Mr. Martin seconded. Mr. Charter
From the minutes
“Mr. Benson moved to adjourn, Mr. Martin seconded. Mr. Charter called roll: Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Berry - aye Mr. Martin - aye Ms. Gardner- aye Mr. charter - aye - aye The motion carried.” (Motion: Benson, second: Martin)
From the Acton Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Archive Center (Select Board Minutes). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Acton Exchange candidate profiles (Francesca Arsenault, April 2024, photo courtesy of Barrett Sotheby’s Realty; David D. Martin, April 2025; Alissa Nicol, April 2026; Pam Nourse, April 2026, photo by Maddie Freeman); Dean A. Charter from the Town of Acton’s Select Board group photo (May 11, 2026).
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