MassVoter.com← Ashland Select BoardAshland Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
June 18, 2025
6 recorded votes, 1 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
Appoint Mead, Talerman and Costa for one-year for 2026
Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to appoint Mead, Talerman and Costa for one-year for 2026. The motion was seconded by Ms. Keegan. a Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to appoint Mead, Talerman and Costa for one-year for 2026. The motion was seconded by Ms. Keegan. a Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Bennett, second: Keegan)
Approve the balance sheets for the year-end transfers
Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to approve the balance sheets for the year-end transfers; the motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to approve the balance sheets for the year-end transfers; the motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Kinsman, second: Bennett)
Approve the Eagle Scout project at Stone Park for the repairs and fixing the wooden tables
Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to approve the Eagle Scout project at Stone Park for the repairs and fixing the wooden tables; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Bennett motioned to approve the Eagle Scout project at Stone Park for the repairs and fixing the wooden tables; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Bennett, second: Kinsman)
Accept the consent agenda without item letter (b), as presented
Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to accept the consent agenda without item letter (b), as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. . Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to accept the consent agenda without item letter (b), as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bennett. . Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Kinsman, second: Bennett)
Appoint Camilo Espitia as the Planning Board representative on the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
Motion: Ms. Keegan motioned to appoint Camilo Espitia as the Planning Board representative on the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee; Ms. Keegan seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved.
The minutes name Makeda Keegan as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Keegan motioned to appoint Camilo Espitia as the Planning Board representative on the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee; Ms. Keegan seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Keegan)
Adjourn
Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to adjourn; which was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0, Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Kinsman motioned to adjourn; which was seconded by Ms. Bennett. Vote: 4-0-0, Motion approved..” (Motion: Kinsman, 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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