MassVoter.com← Acton Select BoardActon Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
November 2, 2020
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Jon Benson, Dean A. Charter, David D. Martin, Joan Gardner, Jim Snyder-Grant
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
2. Chair Update/Town Manager Update/ Member Minutes
Continue the hearing to November 16, 2020 at 7:10 PM
Mr. Snyder Grant moved to continue the hearing to November 16, 2020 at 7:10 PM, Ms. Gardner seconded. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Mr. Snyder Grant moved to continue the hearing to November 16, 2020 at 7:10 PM, Ms. Gardner seconded. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Snyder-Grant, second: Gardner)
Close the hearing
Mr. Snyder-Grant moved to close the hearing, Ms. Gardner seconded. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Mr. Snyder-Grant moved to close the hearing, Ms. Gardner seconded. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Snyder-Grant, second: Gardner)
Approve the Class I Auto Dealer License
Ms. Gardner moved to approve the Class I Auto Dealer License, Mr. Charter seconded. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve the Class I Auto Dealer License, Mr. Charter seconded. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Charter)
6. Review and Approve a Mortgage Assistance Program Funded through CARES Act
Approve an allocation of $60,000 from CARES Act Funds to administer to the Mortgage Assistance Program which assists 20 applicants with $3000 each towards mortgage relief through December 31, 2020
Ms. Gardner moved to approve an allocation of $60,000 from CARES Act Funds to administer to the Mortgage Assistance Program which assists 20 applicants with $3000 each towards mortgage relief through December 31, 2020, Mr. Charter seconded. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve an allocation of $60,000 from CARES Act Funds to administer to the Mortgage Assistance Program which assists 20 applicants with $3000 each towards mortgage relief through December 31, 2020, Mr. Charter seconded. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Charter)
9. Board to Vote to Assign Nina Pickering-Cook of Acton & Krieger as Primary Town
Appoint Nina Pickering-Cook as Town Counsel
Ms. Gardner moved to appoint Nina Pickering-Cook as Town Counsel, Mr. Charter seconded. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to appoint Nina Pickering-Cook as Town Counsel, Mr. Charter seconded. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Charter)
11. Tree Policy Discussion
Accept consent items 12-14
Ms. Gardner moved to accept consent items 12-14, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to accept consent items 12-14, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Snyder-Grant)
Adjourn
Ms. Gardner moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Snyder-Grant)
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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