MassVoter.com← Ashby SelectboardAshby Selectboard · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting
November 8, 2023
10 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: David Nadeau, Doug Leab, Jessica Kallin
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Open the Class I] Motor Vehicle License Hearing for the applicant Cars for Less, LLC. At 6:30 PM
Dough moved to open the Class I] Motor Vehicle License Hearing for the applicant Cars for Less, LLC. At 6:30 PM. Seconded by Jessica. David voted yes. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Dough moved to open the Class I] Motor Vehicle License Hearing for the applicant Cars for Less, LLC. At 6:30 PM. Seconded by Jessica. David voted yes. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Table the application hearing to November 22, 2023, for class II motor vehicle license to Cars for Less, Inc. at 804 Fitchburg State Road
Doug moved to table the application hearing to November 22, 2023, for class II motor vehicle license to Cars for Less, Inc. at 804 Fitchburg State Road. Seconded by Jessica. David voted yes. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to table the application hearing to November 22, 2023, for class II motor vehicle license to Cars for Less, Inc. at 804 Fitchburg State Road. Seconded by Jessica. David voted yes. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Open the Tax Classification Hearing at 7:56 PM
Tax Classification Hearing with Mike Saltsman Doug moved to open the Tax Classification Hearing at 7:56 PM. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Tax Classification Hearing with Mike Saltsman Doug moved to open the Tax Classification Hearing at 7:56 PM. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Vote in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 40 Sec. 56 as amended, the percentage of local tax levy which shall be borne by each class of real & personal property relative to setting the fiscal year 2024...
Doug moved to vote in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 40 Sec. 56 as amended, the percentage of local tax levy which shall be borne by each class of real & personal property relative to setting the fiscal year 2024 tax rate & sets the Residential factor at 1.0 with a corresponding CIP shift of 1.0 pending the approval of the Town's Annual Tax Recap by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to vote in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 40 Sec. 56 as amended, the percentage of local tax levy which shall be borne by each class of real & personal property relative to setting the fiscal year 2024 tax rate & sets the Residential factor at 1.0 with a corresponding CIP shift of 1.0 pending the approval of the Town's Annual Tax Recap by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Close the Tax Classification Hearing at 8:10pm
Doug moved to close the Tax Classification Hearing at 8:10pm. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to close the Tax Classification Hearing at 8:10pm. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Approve Payroll Warrant W24-09P in the amount of $72,588.58
Doug moved to approve Payroll Warrant W24-09P in the amount of $72,588.58. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to approve Payroll Warrant W24-09P in the amount of $72,588.58. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Approve Vendor Warrant W24-09 in the amount of $1,281,676.51, of which $1,191,230.25 for North Middlesex Regional School District Assessment
Doug moved to approve Vendor Warrant W24-09 in the amount of $1,281,676.51, of which $1,191,230.25 for North Middlesex Regional School District Assessment. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to approve Vendor Warrant W24-09 in the amount of $1,281,676.51, of which $1,191,230.25 for North Middlesex Regional School District Assessment. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Sign the MHP MBTA Communities Technical Assistant Program ("3A- TA") Grant
Doug moved to sign the MHP MBTA Communities Technical Assistant Program ("3A- TA") Grant. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to sign the MHP MBTA Communities Technical Assistant Program ("3A- TA") Grant. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Extend the Interim Highway Superintendent contract from November 8, 2023 to April 30, 2024 at current rate
Doug moved to extend the Interim Highway Superintendent contract from November 8, 2023 to April 30, 2024 at current rate. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Doug moved to extend the Interim Highway Superintendent contract from November 8, 2023 to April 30, 2024 at current rate. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. Jessica voted yes. David voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
Adjourn
Motion made by Doug to adjourn at 8:46PM. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. David voted yes. Jessica voted yes. Motion passes
From the minutes
“Motion made by Doug to adjourn at 8:46PM. Seconded by Jessica. Doug voted yes. David voted yes. Jessica voted yes. Motion passes.” (Motion: Leab, second: Kallin)
From the Ashby Selectboard’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Selectboard Meeting Agendas and Minutes page. We check every vote against the Selectboard members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Selectboard photos): Ashby MA Studio “Knowing Your Town” interviews — David Nadeau and Jessica Kallin (2026). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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