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Arlington Select Board
How the Arlington Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Joseph Curro served as Chair and Kevin Greeley as Vice Chair. The board was then called the Board of Selectmen. Clarissa Rowe served as an interim member (appointed after Steven Byrne resigned in 2017) until the April 7, 2018 town election. MassVoter has loaded this board’s minutes from January 8, 2018 on; the start date is a placeholder. Covers 8 meetings, January 8 to March 26, 2018.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Arlington ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
John HurdMember · At-large · at 0 of 0 meetings
Diane MahonMember · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetingsClarissa RoweMember · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Arlington Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2018; the minutes use the new name from September 2018) from January 8, 2018 through September 14, 2026: 249 meetings and 2,454 votes. The town’s PrimeGov portal holds the board’s minutes back to January 2014 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). All the minutes are typed documents with searchable text; the March 30, 2026 minutes were posted as a web page instead of a PDF. Where the only minutes posted for a date are released executive-session minutes, the meeting is listed as Special. Emergency-addendum minutes for October 19, 2020, January 25, 2021 and January 23, 2023 are shown with that night’s meeting. Not here: 2018–2025 meetings that have an agenda but no posted minutes (August 7 and November 26, 2018; August 1 and November 4, 2019; September 10, 2020; June 7, November 1, December 9 and December 15, 2021; June 15, 2022; August 21, 2025), the September 10, 2026 goal-setting session, and meetings after September 14, 2026 (the September 28 and October 5, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). How votes were read: since 2026 the minutes list every member’s vote by name; from 2018 to 2025 they give the mover and a count (“SO VOTED (5-0)”), naming any member who voted no or abstained, and during remote meetings (2020–2022) a roll call by name. A count that equals the members present is shown as each member voting yes; a split where the minutes name who voted which way is shown by name. Where the count does not add up to the members present, a roll call leaves out or adds a member, or a split gives no names, we show the count only, with a note (25 votes); 5 votes give no count and show the result only. Where the Town Manager or members of another board voted with the Select Board (joint meetings and a few items the Town Manager votes on by law), only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Mar 19Approval of 2.26.18 minutesMotion: Mrs. Mahon moved approval of 2.26.18 minutes.Passed 4–1 · see note
March 19, 2018: Approval of 2.26.18 minutes
Mrs. Mahon moved approval of 2.26.18 minutes.
The minutes give the count as 4-1 and name Kevin Greeley (not voting), which does not add up to the 5 members present. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mrs. Mahon moved approval of 2.26.18 minutes. SO VOTED (4-1) Mr. Greeley was absent.” (Motion: Mahon)
Mar 19Make one spot handicap and the other spots one…Motion: Mrs. Mahon moved to make one spot handicap and the other…Passed 3–1 · No: Dunn · Abstained: Greeley
March 19, 2018: Make one spot handicap and the other spots one hour parking barring objection from the Arlington Police Department Traffic Division
Mrs. Mahon moved to make one spot handicap and the other spots one hour parking barring objection from the Arlington Police Department Traffic Division.
Yes: Curro, Mahon, RoweNo: DunnAbstained: Greeley
From the minutes
“Mrs. Mahon moved to make one spot handicap and the other spots one hour parking barring objection from the Arlington Police Department Traffic Division. SO VOTED (3-1-1) Mr. Dunn voted in the negative and Mr. Greeley abstained..” (Motion: Mahon)
Mar 19Approval of these Community Development Block Grants as recommendedMotion: Mr. Dunn moved approval of these Community Development Block Grants as…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 19, 2018: Approval of these Community Development Block Grants as recommended
Mr. Dunn moved approval of these Community Development Block Grants as recommended.
The minutes say the Town Manager also voted on this item, so the count (6-0) includes the Town Manager. Only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Dunn moved approval of these Community Development Block Grants as recommended. SO VOTED (6-0).” (Motion: Dunn)
Feb 26Many applicants spoke on behalf of why their requests…Motion: Many applicants spoke on behalf of why their requests are important.Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
February 26, 2018: Many applicants spoke on behalf of why their requests are important
Many applicants spoke on behalf of why their requests are important.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Many applicants spoke on behalf of why their requests are important. SO VOTED (4-0).”
Feb 26WARRANT ARTICLE HEARINGS Articles for Review: Article 6 Bylaw…Motion: WARRANT ARTICLE HEARINGS Articles for Review: Article 6 Bylaw Amendment/Capital Planning…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
February 26, 2018: WARRANT ARTICLE HEARINGS Articles for Review: Article 6 Bylaw Amendment/Capital Planning Committee Article 7 Bylaw Amendment/Town Meeting Warrant Delivery The Board tabled the discussion and...
WARRANT ARTICLE HEARINGS Articles for Review: Article 6 Bylaw Amendment/Capital Planning Committee Article 7 Bylaw Amendment/Town Meeting Warrant Delivery The Board tabled the discussion and stated they would like the Town Meeting Procedures Committee to vote on this article.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“WARRANT ARTICLE HEARINGS Articles for Review: Article 6 Bylaw Amendment/Capital Planning Committee Article 7 Bylaw Amendment/Town Meeting Warrant Delivery The Board tabled the discussion and stated they would like the Town Meeting Procedures Committee to vote on this article. SO VOTED (4-0).”
Feb 26CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Request for Traffic Calming on Kensington Park…Motion: CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Request for Traffic Calming on Kensington Park Kevin Cottrell,…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
February 26, 2018: CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Request for Traffic Calming on Kensington Park Kevin Cottrell, 86 Kensington Park Ms. Rowe referred Mr. Cottrell request to the Town Manager for review and recommendation
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Request for Traffic Calming on Kensington Park Kevin Cottrell, 86 Kensington Park Ms. Rowe referred Mr. Cottrell request to the Town Manager for review and recommendation.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Request for Traffic Calming on Kensington Park Kevin Cottrell, 86 Kensington Park Ms. Rowe referred Mr. Cottrell request to the Town Manager for review and recommendation. SO VOTED (4-0).”
Jan 8Approval to remove said treeMotion: Mrs. Mahon moved approval to remove said tree.Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Dunn
January 8, 2018: Approval to remove said tree
Mrs. Mahon moved approval to remove said tree.
Yes: Curro, Greeley, Mahon, RoweAbstained: Dunn
From the minutes
“Mrs. Mahon moved approval to remove said tree. SO VOTED (4-0-1) Mr. Dunn abstained from voting due to his late arrival..” (Motion: Mahon)
Jan 8Approve: Minutes of Meetings: December 18, 2017Motion: Mrs. Mahon moved approval.Passed 4–0 · see note
January 8, 2018: Approve: Minutes of Meetings: December 18, 2017
Mrs. Mahon moved approval.
Yes: Curro, Dunn, Greeley, MahonThe minutes say: “Ms. Rowe was not on the Board at said meeting.”, so Clarissa Rowe is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Mrs. Mahon moved approval. SO VOTED (4-0)* *Ms. Rowe was not on the Board at said meeting..” (Motion: Mahon)
From the Arlington Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s PrimeGov meeting portal (linked from the town’s Agendas and Minutes page). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Arlington Community Media (ACMi) candidate profile and news videos (John Hurd, 2018; Stephen DeCourcey, 2019); Arlington Patch candidate profile (Eric Helmuth, 2021, courtesy of the candidate); YourArlington (Joseph Solomon, June 2026, photo by Marjorie Howard; Diane Mahon, March 2026 candidate profile, photo submitted by the candidate).
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