MassVoter.com← Acton Select BoardActon Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
January 4, 2021
5 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/Members Minutes
Close the hearing
Ms. Gardner moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - aye Mr. Charter - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carried.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Martin)
Approve that the traffic rules and orders adopted by the Board of Selectmen under date of September 22, 2014, are hereby amended by adding to Article VII, Section 7-11 (Stop Signs, Yield Signs,...
Ms. Gardner moved seconded by Mr. Martin to approve that the traffic rules and orders adopted by the Board of Selectmen under date of September 22, 2014, are hereby amended by adding to Article VII, Section 7-11 (Stop Signs, Yield Signs, Through Ways) the following new stop sign locations: Liberty Street northbound at Stow Street, Martin Street both approaches at Stow Street, Stow Street eastbound at Liberty Street, and Stow Street westbound at Martin Street. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved seconded by Mr. Martin to approve that the traffic rules and orders adopted by the Board of Selectmen under date of September 22, 2014, are hereby amended by adding to Article VII, Section 7-11 (Stop Signs, Yield Signs, Through Ways) the following new stop sign locations: Liberty Street northbound at Stow Street, Martin Street both approaches at Stow Street, Stow Street eastbound at Liberty Street, and Stow Street westbound at Martin Street. 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: Martin)
5. Board to Approve Request for 50% Reduction in Automated Amusement Devices
Approve request for 50% reduction in automated amusement devices from 50 to 25
Ms. Gardner moved to approve request for 50% reduction in automated amusement devices from 50 to 25, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve request for 50% reduction in automated amusement devices from 50 to 25, seconded by Mr. Martin. 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: Martin)
8. Discussion on the Proposed Request for Proposal to Dispose of the Property Located
Approve consent items 9-12
Ms. Gardner moved to approve consent items 9-12, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve consent items 9-12, seconded by Mr. Martin. 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: Martin)
Adjourn
Ms. Gardner moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Martin. 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: 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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