MassVoter.com← Acton Select BoardActon Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
February 1, 2021
9 recorded votes, 1 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
1. Citizen Concerns
Approve consent items 12-16
Ms. Gardner moved to approve consent items 12-16, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve consent items 12-16, 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 carries.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Martin)
2. Chair Update/Town Manager Update/Members Minutes
Close the hearing
Ms. Gardner moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. 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 carries.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Snyder-Grant)
Approve the change in manager for Overtime Bar and Grill
Ms. Gardner moved to approve the change in manager for Overtime Bar and Grill, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve the change in manager for Overtime Bar and Grill, 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 carries.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Martin)
6. Approve Revisions to Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) and Emergency Rental
Reallocate $28,349 from the Mortgage Assistance Program to the Emergency Rental Assistance program, and authorize the town to spend all amounts from both programs by the end of 2021
Ms. Gardner moved to reallocate $28,349 from the Mortgage Assistance Program to the Emergency Rental Assistance program, and authorize the town to spend all amounts from both programs by the end of 2021, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to reallocate $28,349 from the Mortgage Assistance Program to the Emergency Rental Assistance program, and authorize the town to spend all amounts from both programs by the end of 2021, 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 carries.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Martin)
7. Update from Climate Coalition
Ask Town Manager to work with town staff and town counsel to bring back to the Board a more formal warrant article for the Home Rule Petition
Mr. Snyder-Grant moved to ask Town Manager to work with town staff and town counsel to bring back to the Board a more formal warrant article for the Home Rule Petition, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
Yes: Benson, Martin, Snyder-GrantNo: Charter, Gardner
From the minutes
“Mr. Snyder-Grant moved to ask Town Manager to work with town staff and town counsel to bring back to the Board a more formal warrant article for the Home Rule Petition, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin called roll: Mr. Snyder-Grant - aye Ms. Gardner - nay Mr. Charter - nay Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 3-2, the motion carries.” (Motion: Snyder-Grant, second: Martin)
8. Discussion of Board Vacancy
Approve a special election on June 29, 2021to fill the vacant seat left by Joan Gardner on the Board of Selectmen effective June 22, 2021
Ms. Gardner moved to approve a special election on June 29, 2021to fill the vacant seat left by Joan Gardner on the Board of Selectmen effective June 22, 2021, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to approve a special election on June 29, 2021to fill the vacant seat left by Joan Gardner on the Board of Selectmen effective June 22, 2021, seconded by Mr. Snyder-Grant. 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 carries.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Snyder-Grant)
9. Open the Town Meeting Warrant and Set Date for Closing Warrant
Open the warrant on February 1, 2021 and close the warrant on March 31, 2021 at close of business
Ms. Gardner moved to open the warrant on February 1, 2021 and close the warrant on March 31, 2021 at close of business, seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Ms. Gardner moved to open the warrant on February 1, 2021 and close the warrant on March 31, 2021 at close of business, 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 carries.” (Motion: Gardner, second: Martin)
10. Consider a Further Modification to the AHA Option Agreement
Approve further modification to the AHA Option Agreement
Mr. Snyder-Grant moved to approve further modification to the AHA Option Agreement, seconded by Ms. Gardner. Mr. Martin
From the minutes
“Mr. Snyder-Grant moved to approve further modification to the AHA Option Agreement, seconded by Ms. Gardner. 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 carries.” (Motion: Snyder-Grant, second: Gardner)
11. Discuss Kmart Parcel
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. Charter - aye Mr. Benson - aye Mr. Martin - aye The Board voted 5-0, the motion carries.” (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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