MassVoter.com← Ashland Select BoardAshland Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
June 4, 2025
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance list does not include Yolanda Greaves, who is counted absent.
Present: Joseph Magnani, Claudia Bennett, Makeda Keegan, Brandi Kinsman
Absent: Yolanda Greaves
Every vote, in order
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Open the public hearing
Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to open the public hearing, the motion was seconded by Ms, Kinsman. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to open the public hearing, the motion was seconded by Ms, Kinsman. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Bennett, second: Kinsman)
Close the hearing
Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to close the hearing; the motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to close the hearing; the motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Kinsman, second: Bennett)
Approve the request for the work that needs to be done from 30-34 Albert Ray Drive; with a Road Opening Permit needing to be done, with the extension of a 78-foot cable that needs to be repaired...
Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to approve the request for the work that needs to be done from 30-34 Albert Ray Drive; with a Road Opening Permit needing to be done, with the extension of a 78-foot cable that needs to be repaired or replaced. The motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. - i Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to approve the request for the work that needs to be done from 30-34 Albert Ray Drive; with a Road Opening Permit needing to be done, with the extension of a 78-foot cable that needs to be repaired or replaced. The motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. - i Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Bennett, second: Kinsman)
Approve the change to the School Zone area on East Union Street as requested by the Roadway Traffic Safety Committee
Motion: Ms. Keegan motioned to approve the change to the School Zone area on East Union Street as requested by the Roadway Traffic Safety Committee, The motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Keegan motioned to approve the change to the School Zone area on East Union Street as requested by the Roadway Traffic Safety Committee, The motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Keegan, second: Bennett)
Approve the consent agenda
Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to approve the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by Ms. Keegan. Vote: 4-0-0, Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to approve the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by Ms. Keegan. Vote: 4-0-0, Motion approved..” (Motion: Kinsman, second: Keegan)
Important Reminders
Adjourn
Motion: Ms. Keegan motioned to adjourn tonight's meeting, which was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Yote: 4-0-0. Motion approved by rollcall vote.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Keegan motioned to adjourn tonight's meeting, which was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Yote: 4-0-0. Motion approved by rollcall vote..” (Motion: Keegan, second: Bennett)
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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