MassVoter.com← Ashland Select BoardAshland Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
January 7, 2026
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Joseph Magnani, Claudia Bennett, Yolanda Greaves, Makeda Keegan, Brandi Kinsman
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Open the Annual Town Meeting based on the current guidelines, this will be for the Annual Town Meeting happening on May 6, 2026
Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to open the Annual Town Meeting based on the current guidelines, this will be for the Annual Town Meeting happening on May 6, 2026; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to open the Annual Town Meeting based on the current guidelines, this will be for the Annual Town Meeting happening on May 6, 2026; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Kinsman)
Approve the Consent Agenda as presented
Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Kinsman)
Go past 10:00 PM
Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to go past 10:00 PM; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote; 5-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to go past 10:00 PM; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote; 5-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Kinsman)
Adjourn
Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Greaves motioned to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Ms. Kinsman. Vote: 5-0-0. Motion approved..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Kinsman)
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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