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Ashland Select Board
How the Ashland Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. On June 6, 2018 the board again chose Rob Scherer as Chair, Steve Mitchell as Vice Chair and Yolanda Greaves as Clerk. Carl Hakansson resigned in the fall of 2018 (his last meeting was October 17, 2018; the December 5, 2018 minutes report his resignation and that the board saw no need for a special election), so four members served until the May 21, 2019 town election. Covers 25 meetings, June 6 to May 15, 2019.
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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 budgetBoard years
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What Town Meeting decided
In Ashland, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Annual Town Meeting · May 6, 2026 10 votes: 8 passed, 1 failed, 1 no action
Sessions: May 6, 2026; adjourned to June 3, 2026 (dissolved, no further votes)
- Art. 1 Hear reports of town committees No action “There was no vote required so the meeting moved on.”
- Art. 2 Transfer $1,640,256 from the General Stabilization Fund to support the FY2027 budget Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 2: Motion passed overwhelmingly by the required two-thirds majority.”
- Art. 3 Transfer $300,000 from the Special Education Stabilization Fund to the General Fund Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 3: Motion passed overwhelmingly by the required two-thirds majority.”
- Art. 4 Adopt FY2027 budget: raise $85,243,865 for the General Fund plus water, sewer, trash and other enterprise budgets Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 4: Passed”
- Art. 5 Transfer $375,000 to the OPEB (retiree health) Trust Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 5: Passed”
- Art. 6 Annual consent article: grants, road contracts, multi-year contracts, lease-purchase, revolving fund limits and more Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 6: The Moderator declared a 2/3 vote”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation Act consent article: FY2027 CPA appropriations Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 7: Passed”
- Art. 8 Buy or take by eminent domain 11.4 acres at 41 Lincoln Road for the Town Forest (up to $845,000 plus $40,000 in CPA funds) Failed “The motion failed to achieve a majority and therefore failed. · Yes: 140 No: 157”
- Art. 9 Add Secondary Suite rules to the Building Construction bylaw (Chapter 98) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 9: Passed”
- Art. 10 Amend zoning section 9.6 Design Plan Review (committee makeup and where review applies) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 10: The Moderator declared a 2/3 majority”
Source: Town Clerk: Annual Town Meeting minutes, May 6, 2026 (Agenda Center PDF).
Special Town Meeting (STM1) · November 19, 2025 17 votes: 12 passed, 5 withdrawn
- Art. 17 Citizen petition: resolution against town business with Musk-owned companies (petitioners asked to withdraw) Withdrawn “VOTE ON ARTICLE 17: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 1 Transfer $3,022,461 from free cash to stabilization, OPEB, special education stabilization and capital accounts Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 1: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 2 Amend FY2026 budget: net increase of $154,236 (schools, conservation, inspections, treasurer; Keefe Tech reduced) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 2: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 3 Set senior property tax exemption (Clause 41C1/2) at 12% for FY2026 Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 3: Passed Unanimously”
- Art. 4 Appropriate CPA funds to create Nature’s Edge at MetroWest YMCA Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN: No action required.”
- Art. 5 Appropriate up to $40,000 in CPA funds for Town Forest survey work and appraisals Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 5: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 6 Appropriate CPA funds to buy 11 acres for the Town Forest Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN: No action required.”
- Art. 7 Appropriate up to $50,000 in CPA funds for invasive plant management at Beaverdam Brook conservation area Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 7: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 8 Appropriate up to $25,000 in CPA funds to replace the high school softball field surface Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 8: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 9 Accept MGL c. 272 s. 73A to allow removal of gravestones for repair by approved teams Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 9: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 10 Accept MGL c. 138 s. 12D to allow trading wine and malt licenses for all-alcohol licenses Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 10: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 11 Update In-law bylaw Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN: No action required.”
- Art. 12 Amend Dog Kennel and animal control bylaw (Chapter 87) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 12: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 13 Add Municipal Tax Payment Agreement bylaw (MGL c. 60 s. 62A) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 13: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 14 Accept Donnelly gift parcel (moved to STM2 because of a drafting error) Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN: No action required.”
- Art. 15 Allow a conservation restriction with The Trustees of Reservations on up to 27 acres gifted near Pond Street Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 15: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 16 Resolution endorsing the 2025 Comprehensive Plan, Envision Ashland Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 16: Passed unanimously”
Special Town Meeting (STM2) · November 19, 2025 1 votes: 1 passed
Sessions: November 19, 2025 (one-article warrant, held the same night as STM1)
- Art. 1 Acquire 14.26 acres at 0 Oregon Road (Donnelly gift parcel) to expand the Town Forest Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 1: Passed unanimously”
Annual Town Meeting · May 7, 2025 20 votes: 16 passed, 1 failed, 2 withdrawn, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Hear reports of town committees No action “There was no vote required so the meeting moved on.”
- Art. 3 Transfer $300,000 from the Special Education Stabilization Fund to the General Fund Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 3: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 4 Adopt FY2026 budget: raise $79,331,386 for the General Fund plus water, sewer, trash and other enterprise budgets Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 4: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 2 Transfer $2,256,720 from the General Stabilization Fund to support the FY2026 budget Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 2: The Moderator declared a 2/3 vote.”
- Art. 5 Transfer $375,000 to the OPEB (retiree health) Trust Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 5: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 6 Annual consent article: grants, road contracts, multi-year contracts, lease-purchase, revolving fund limits and more Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 6: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation Act consent article: FY2026 CPA appropriations and bond payments Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 7: Passed”
- Art. 8 Appropriate $500,000 in CPA funds to create the Ashland Arboretum Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 8: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 9 Appropriate up to $110,000 in CPA funds to digitize town records for historic preservation Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 9: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 10 Appropriate up to $60,000 in CPA funds for Ashland Bark Park (dog park) improvements Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 10: Passed”
- Art. 11 Accept Sec. 40 of Ch. 653 of the Acts of 1989 to tax new construction finished Jan. 1-June 30 in the current year Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 11: Passed Unanimously”
- Art. 12 Borrow $2,000,000 more for the water treatment plant ozone system replacement Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 12: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 13 Borrow $3,000,000 more for water main replacement projects Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 13: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 14 Borrow $1,214,000 for sewer infiltration and inflow improvements (MWRA program) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 14: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 15 Create a Local Historic District (Ashland Centre) and Historic District Commission bylaw Failed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 15: Failed (111-66) · 111-66”
- Art. 16 Buy or take land at 81 and 0 Pond Street for a multi-modal trail Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN: No action required.”
- Art. 17 Replace zoning section 7.6 with a new Accessory Dwelling Unit bylaw Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 17: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 18 Replace zoning section 8.1 Floodplain Overlay District Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 18: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 19 Amend site plan review procedures (zoning section 9.4.5.3) to require a public hearing Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 19: Passed unanimously.”
- Art. 20 Amend Dog Kennel bylaw (Chapter 87) Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN: No action needed.”
Source: Town Clerk: Annual Town Meeting minutes, May 7, 2025, True Copy Attest (Agenda Center PDF).
Special Town Meeting · November 19, 2024 9 votes: 8 passed, 1 withdrawn
- Art. 1 Transfer $2,792,803 from free cash to stabilization, OPEB, special education stabilization and capital accounts Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 1: Article 1 passed unanimously”
- Art. 2 Raise FY2025 capital outlay budget by $1,033,925 to $3,723,925 Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 2: Article 2 passed unanimously”
- Art. 3 Set senior property tax exemption (Clause 41C1/2) at 12% Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 3: Article 3 passed unanimously”
- Art. 4 Correct a lot number in the May 2024 vote accepting a gift of land (Map 18 to Map 27 Lot 0100) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 4: Article 4 passed unanimously”
- Art. 5 Borrow $1,000,000 for water main replacement projects Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 5: Article 5 passed unanimously”
- Art. 6 Appropriate up to $18,750 in CPA funds for a Waushakum Pond restoration study with Framingham Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 6: Article 6 passed unanimously”
- Art. 7 Add a new Blight bylaw (Chapter 266) Withdrawn “VOTE ON ARTICLE 7: Withdrawn”
- Art. 8 Add MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District to zoning bylaw and map Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 8: Article 8 passed”
- Art. 9 Buy or take about 52 acres at 0 Winter Street for the Town Forest, paid from the capital account Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 9: Article 9 passed unanimously”
Source: Town Clerk: Special Town Meeting minutes, November 19, 2024, True Copy Attest (Agenda Center PDF).
Annual Town Meeting · May 1, 2024 14 votes: 11 passed, 1 passed as amended, 2 no action
- Art. 1 Hear reports of town committees No action “There was no vote required so the meeting moved on to Article 2.”
- Art. 2 Adopt the FY2025 balanced budget of $94,027,947 Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 2: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 3 Transfer $350,000 to the OPEB (retiree health) Trust Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 3: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 4 Transfer $250,000 from the Special Education Stabilization Fund to the General Fund Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 4: Passed unanimously.”
- Art. 5 Annual consent article: grants, road contracts, multi-year contracts, lease-purchase, revolving fund limits, easements Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 5: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 6 Community Preservation Act consent article: FY2025 CPA appropriations and CPA bond payments Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 6: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 14 Zoning bylaw for MBTA Communities multi-family housing No action “Town Meeting can’t consider the article and no action will be taken on it.”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $40,000 in CPA funds to paint and preserve the Library interior Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 7: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 8 Accept gift of land from the Hopkinton Land Trust (Map 18 lots) for conservation and municipal use Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 8: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 9 Raise 2022 borrowing for Middle School locker rooms and fire tower truck by $264,092.27 to $1,964,092.27 Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 9: The Moderator declared a 2/3 majority.”
- Art. 10 Reauthorize Public Safety Building borrowing to include land acquisition Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 10: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 11 Borrow $4,000,000 to replace the ozone system at the Howe Street water treatment plant Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 11: Passed unanimously”
- Art. 12 Amend Demolition Delay bylaw for historically or architecturally significant buildings Passed as amended “VOTE ON ARTICLE 12: Passed”
- Art. 13 Adopt the Specialized Energy Code in the General Bylaws (effective January 1, 2025) Passed “VOTE ON ARTICLE 13: Passed”
Source: Town Clerk: Annual Town Meeting minutes, May 1, 2024, True Copy Attest (Agenda Center PDF).
Not here yet: The November 10, 2026 Special Town Meeting has not happened yet.
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
Yolanda GreavesClerk · At-large · at 23 of 25 meetingsCarl HakanssonMember · At-large · at 7 of 8 meetings · until Oct 2018
Joseph MagnaniMember · At-large · at 23 of 25 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: Ashland Select Board minutes from January 3, 2018 through September 23, 2026: 240 meetings and 1,669 votes. The town’s Agenda Center has the board’s minutes from 2008 on; MassVoter loaded 2018 on. The board was the Board of Selectmen until June 5, 2019, when it voted 3-2 to call itself the Select Board; its minutes are headed “Select Board” from June 19, 2019. Nearly all minutes are posted as scanned images, usually together with the meeting packet; MassVoter read the minutes pages with text recognition and checked names and counts against the page images where they were unclear. Not here: executive-session minutes (including released executive-session minutes posted on separate rows); the board’s sub-committees (Scholarship, BAA and community grant review, Valentine Property, Upper Charles Trail); cancelled meetings and public forums where no votes were taken; votes of the Planning Board, Board of Health, School Committee and Finance Committee at joint and Tri-Board meetings (only the Select Board members’ votes are shown, and joint votes with one combined count show the result only); the file posted as the November 28, 2018 minutes, which is another meeting’s minutes; and meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (August 9, 2018; December 10, 2018; June 29, 2020; January 4, 2022; September 23, 2024; the March 1 and April 5, 2025 Tri-Board meetings; September 30, 2025; the October 23, 2025 joint meeting with the Planning Board, whose minutes the board approved on December 3, 2025; November 19, 2025; the February 2, 2026 budget workshop; the March 10, 2026 Tri-Board meeting; May 28, 2026; and the August 5, 2026 budget workshop). Minutes after September 23, 2026 are not posted yet. Ashland’s minutes name the mover and seconder and end each motion with a count (“Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved.”); a count that equals the members present, with no one voting no or abstaining, is shown as each of them voting yes. When members take part remotely, and at every 2020–2021 remote meeting, votes are roll calls naming each member (“Greaves-aye, Kinsman-aye, Magnani-aye ...”), shown by name. Members who vote no or abstain are named: from 2018 to 2022 in brackets after the count (“with a vote of 4-1-0 (Magnani)”, the minority side), and since 2023 with a label (“Vote: 4-1-0. Motion approved (J. Magnani, opposed)”). Members out of the room, recused or not yet arrived are not shown in those votes. Where the count and the members present or named do not match, we show the count only (15 votes); where the minutes give the result alone, we show the result only (6 votes). A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. 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.
May 1Approve these recommendationsMotion: Carl Hakansson made a motion to approve these recommendations. Joe Magnani…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
May 1, 2019: Approve these recommendations
Carl Hakansson made a motion to approve these recommendations. Joe Magnani seconded the motion. This passed unanimously.
The minutes name Carl Hakansson, who had resigned from the board in the fall of 2018, as making this motion, so no mover is shown.
From the minutes
“Carl Hakansson made a motion to approve these recommendations. Joe Magnani seconded the motion. This passed unanimously..” (second: Magnani)
Mar 20Approve and join the IEEE regarding supporting the change…Motion: Yolanda Greaves made a motion to approve and join the IEEE…Passed 3–1 · see note
March 20, 2019: Approve and join the IEEE regarding supporting the change to building codes
Yolanda Greaves made a motion to approve and join the IEEE regarding supporting the change to building codes. This motion was seconded by Steve Mitchell with a unanimous vote of 3-1-0 (Magnani).
The minutes say the vote was unanimous but also say Joseph Magnani voted no. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Yolanda Greaves made a motion to approve and join the IEEE regarding supporting the change to building codes. This motion was seconded by Steve Mitchell with a unanimous vote of 3-1-0 (Magnani)..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Mitchell)
Mar 11Approve the sale of $7,930,000 in 2019 municipal purpose…Motion: I, Yolanda Greaves the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen of…Passed · see note
March 11, 2019: Approve the sale of $7,930,000 in 2019 municipal purpose bonds and related bond votes (Clerk’s certificate of the votes)
I, Yolanda Greaves the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts (the "Town"), certify that at a meeting of the board held March 11, 2019, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that we hereby determine, in accordance with G.L. c. 70B, that the amount of the cost of the $1,000,000 school feasibility study project authorized by a vote of the Town passed on May 2, 2018 (Article 6) and May 15, 2018 (Question 1), not being paid by the school facilities grant is $477,400 and we hereby approve of the issuance of notes and bonds not to exceed such amount under said G.L. c. 70B. Further Voted: that the sale of the $7,930,000 General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2019 Bonds of the Town dated March 21, 2019 (the "Bonds"), to SWBC Investment Services, LLC at the price of $8,547,603.33 and accrued interest, if any, is hereby approved and confirmed. The Bonds shall be payable on June of the years and in the principal amounts and bear interest at the respective rates, as follows: Interest Interest Year Amount Rate Year Amount Rate 2020 $410,000 5.00% 2030 $350,000 4.00% 2021 490,000 5.00 2031 365,000 3.00 2022 510,000 5.00 2032 375,000 3.00 2023 545,000 5.00 2033 380,000 3.00 2024 390,000 5.00 2034 380,000 3.00 2025 295,000 5.00 2035 390,000 3.00 2026 325,000 5.00 2036 410,000
The minutes of this short meeting are the Clerk’s certificate that the bond votes “were unanimously passed” at a meeting “at which a quorum was present”; they do not say which members attended, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“I, Yolanda Greaves the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts (the "Town"), certify that at a meeting of the board held March 11, 2019, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that we hereby determine, in accordance with G.L. c. 70B, that the amount of the cost of the $1,000,000 school feasibility study project authorized by a vote of the Town passed on May 2, 2018 (Article 6) and May 15, 2018 (Question 1), not being paid by the school facilities grant is $477,400 and we hereby approve of the issuance of notes and bonds not to exceed such amount under said G.L. c. 70B. Further Voted: that the sale of the $7,930,000 General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2019 Bonds of the Town dated March 21, 2019 (the "Bonds"), to SWBC Investment Services, LLC at the price of $8,547,603.33 and accrued interest, if any, is hereby approved and confirmed. The Bonds shall be payable on June of the years and in the principal amounts and bear interest at the respective rates, as follows: Interest Interest Year Amount Rate Year Amount Rate 2020 $410,000 5.00% 2030 $350,000 4.00% 2021 490,000 5.00 2031 365,000 3.00 2022 510,000 5.00 2032 375,000 3.00 2023 545,000 5.00 2033 380,000 3.00 2024 390,000 5.00 2034 380,000 3.00 2025 295,000 5.00 2035 390,000 3.00 2026 325,000 5.00 2036 410,000 3.00 2027 335,000 5.00 2037 415,000 3.00 2028 345,000 5.00 2038 430,000 3.125 2029 355,000 5.00 2039 435,000 3.125. Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Bonds, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated March 1, 2019, and a final Official Statement dated March 11, 2019 (the "Official Statement"), each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: that the Bonds shall be subject to redemption, at the option of the Town, upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Official Statement. Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Board of Sclectmen be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a continuing disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Bonds for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds from time to time. Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the Treasurer to review and update the Town's post-issuance tax compliance procedures with such changes, if any, as the Treasurer and bond counsel deem necessary to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. Further Voted: that each member of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing votes. I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public, that no vote was taken by secret ballot, that a notice stating the place, date, time and agenda for the meeting (which agenda included the adoption of the above votes) was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended..”
Mar 5Appoint Leah Lester and Brian McGrattan to the Stormwater…Motion: The Board then appointed Leah Lester and Brian McGrattan to SWAC…Passed · see note
March 5, 2019 (Joint meeting): Appoint Leah Lester and Brian McGrattan to the Stormwater Advisory Committee (terms to August 31, 2020)
The Board then appointed Leah Lester and Brian McGrattan to SWAC with their term of office running to August 31, 2020
These minutes of the joint meeting were written by the Stormwater Advisory Committee; they record that the board appointed the two members but give no motion, count or names, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“The Board then appointed Leah Lester and Brian McGrattan to SWAC with their term of office running to August 31, 2020.”
Mar 5Approve the Stormwater Advisory Committee’s new mission statement and…Motion: Rob StG introduced the new mission statement/charter previously approved by SWAC…Passed · see note
March 5, 2019 (Joint meeting): Approve the Stormwater Advisory Committee’s new mission statement and charter
Rob StG introduced the new mission statement/charter previously approved by SWAC saying that SWAC had fulfilled its prior mission. After a short discussion the Board approved the new charter.
The minutes say only that “the Board approved the new charter”; no motion, count or names, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“Rob StG introduced the new mission statement/charter previously approved by SWAC saying that SWAC had fulfilled its prior mission. After a short discussion the Board approved the new charter..”
Feb 20Open the BAA Spring Grant Round with a deadline…Motion: Yolanda Greaves made a motion open the BAA Spring Grant Round…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
February 20, 2019: Open the BAA Spring Grant Round with a deadline for submissions is Friday March 31, 2019 to appoint Rob Scherer and Steve Mitchell to the BAA Grant Subcommittee which will…
Yolanda Greaves made a motion open the BAA Spring Grant Round with a deadline for submissions is Friday March 31, 2019 to appoint Rob Scherer and Steve Mitchell to the BAA Grant Subcommittee which will review the submission and make recommendation on the awards. This motion was seconded by Yolanda Greaves with a unanimous vote of 4-0-0.
The minutes name Yolanda Greaves as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Yolanda Greaves made a motion open the BAA Spring Grant Round with a deadline for submissions is Friday March 31, 2019 to appoint Rob Scherer and Steve Mitchell to the BAA Grant Subcommittee which will review the submission and make recommendation on the awards. This motion was seconded by Yolanda Greaves with a unanimous vote of 4-0-0..” (Motion: Greaves)
Jan 16The pursuant to Article 6 of the November 28,…Motion: Motion: I hereby move that the pursuant to Article 6 of…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 16, 2019: The pursuant to Article 6 of the November 28, 2018 Special Town Meeting, the Town of Ashland will purchase that certain parcel of land, as shown on a plan entitled…
Motion: I hereby move that the pursuant to Article 6 of the November 28, 2018 Special Town Meeting, the Town of Ashland will purchase that certain parcel of land, as shown on a plan entitled 0 MBTA Access Road drawn by Hancock Associates, including 78.37 acres +/- pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated November 27, 2018 by and between the Town of Ashland Board of Selectmen and Megunko Transit District, LLC and Ashland RTD Apartments, LLC and accept the restriction on the property shown as Lot 2A on a plan entitled "Ashland RTD Apartments LLC, MBTA Access Road, Ashland Massachusetts, Approval Not Required Plan" by Kelly Engineering Group, dated March 4, 2016 and recorded in the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds Plan 345 of 2016 for a purchase price of $4,800,000.00. This motion was seconded by Joe Magnani with a unanimous vote of 4-0-0.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: I hereby move that the pursuant to Article 6 of the November 28, 2018 Special Town Meeting, the Town of Ashland will purchase that certain parcel of land, as shown on a plan entitled 0 MBTA Access Road drawn by Hancock Associates, including 78.37 acres +/- pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated November 27, 2018 by and between the Town of Ashland Board of Selectmen and Megunko Transit District, LLC and Ashland RTD Apartments, LLC and accept the restriction on the property shown as Lot 2A on a plan entitled "Ashland RTD Apartments LLC, MBTA Access Road, Ashland Massachusetts, Approval Not Required Plan" by Kelly Engineering Group, dated March 4, 2016 and recorded in the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds Plan 345 of 2016 for a purchase price of $4,800,000.00. This motion was seconded by Joe Magnani with a unanimous vote of 4-0-0..” (second: Magnani)
Jan 2Have Johnny Ng come back before the Board in…Motion: Yolanda Greaves made a motion to have Johnny Ng come back…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mitchell
January 2, 2019: Have Johnny Ng come back before the Board in March and provide an update on the progress and apply the 6-months' notice at that time if no progress had been…
Yolanda Greaves made a motion to have Johnny Ng come back before the Board in March and provide an update on the progress and apply the 6-months' notice at that time if no progress had been made. This motion was seconded by Joe Magnani with a vote of 3-0-1 (Mitchell) Appointment of Robert DiBenedetto Robert DiBenedetto, 130 Cordaville Rd., said he has lived in Ashland for 2 years and he feels that his profession in Civil Engineering will be beneficial to the Zoning Board of Appeals and he looks forward to giving back to the town.
Yes: Greaves, Magnani, SchererAbstained: MitchellThe minutes give the count followed by the minority in brackets (“3-0-1 (Mitchell)”); Steve Mitchell is shown as abstaining and the other members present as voting yes.
From the minutes
“Yolanda Greaves made a motion to have Johnny Ng come back before the Board in March and provide an update on the progress and apply the 6-months' notice at that time if no progress had been made. This motion was seconded by Joe Magnani with a vote of 3-0-1 (Mitchell) Appointment of Robert DiBenedetto Robert DiBenedetto, 130 Cordaville Rd., said he has lived in Ashland for 2 years and he feels that his profession in Civil Engineering will be beneficial to the Zoning Board of Appeals and he looks forward to giving back to the town..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Magnani)
Jan 2Approve ARA home rule language change for the dissolution…Motion: Steve Mitchell made a motion to approve ARA home rule language…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Greaves
January 2, 2019: Approve ARA home rule language change for the dissolution of the ARA which includes the property owned by the ARA located at 125 Front St. in the town of Ashland…
Steve Mitchell made a motion to approve ARA home rule language change for the dissolution of the ARA which includes the property owned by the ARA located at 125 Front St. in the town of Ashland which shall be permanently restricted for affordable housing or open space purposes. This motion was seconded by Joe Magnani with a vote of 3-0- 1(Greaves) Sign Policy Steve Mitchell provided the Board with a draft sign policy.
Yes: Magnani, Mitchell, SchererAbstained: GreavesThe minutes give the count followed by the minority in brackets (“3-0- 1(Greaves)”); Yolanda Greaves is shown as abstaining and the other members present as voting yes.
From the minutes
“Steve Mitchell made a motion to approve ARA home rule language change for the dissolution of the ARA which includes the property owned by the ARA located at 125 Front St. in the town of Ashland which shall be permanently restricted for affordable housing or open space purposes. This motion was seconded by Joe Magnani with a vote of 3-0- 1(Greaves) Sign Policy Steve Mitchell provided the Board with a draft sign policy..” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Magnani)
Nov 7Purchase of Rail Transit DistrictMotion: Steve Mitchell suggested that Rob Scherer be appointed as the Board…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
November 7, 2018: Purchase of Rail Transit District
Steve Mitchell suggested that Rob Scherer be appointed as the Board member to work with Counsel on the required information. This motion was seconded by Yolanda Greaves with a unanimous vote of 4-0-0.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Steve Mitchell suggested that Rob Scherer be appointed as the Board member to work with Counsel on the required information. This motion was seconded by Yolanda Greaves with a unanimous vote of 4-0-0..” (second: Greaves)
From the Ashland Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): WACA-TV Ashland videos — Brandi Kinsman (July 2026), Makeda Keegan (September 2026), Joseph Magnani (May 2026), Yolanda Greaves (May 2025) and Claudia Bennett (March 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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