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January 19, 2023
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Nikolas Atsalis, Kristine Clark, Jennifer Cullum, Paul Cusack, Jessica Rapp Grassetti, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Jeffrey Mendes, Paula Schnepp, Tracy Shaughnessy, Gordon Starr, Eric Steinhilber
Absent: Paul Neary
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To accept the minutes of December 15, 2022 as presented.
To accept the minutes of December 15, 2022 as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of December 15, 2022 as presented. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS COMMUNICATIONS from elected officials, boards committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements:.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2023-070 2023-070 Approving The Conservation Restriction Between Barnstable Land Trust (grantor) And The Compact Of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts (grantee)
RESOLVED: That, pursuant to G.L. c.184, §§ 31-33, the Town Council hereby approves and authorizes the Town Council President and the Town Manager to sign on behalf of the Town the Conservation Restriction (CR) between Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) (grantor), and The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc. (grantee), over approximately 22.41 acres of vacant land in Centerville, as shown on the Town Assessors' Maps as: Map 187, Parcel 079, Lot 002 (0 Beech Leaf Island Road); 0.61 acres Map 187, Parcel 080, Lot 002 (0 Beech Leaf Island Road); 0.53 acres Map 187, Parcel 034 (0 South Main Street); 2.0 acres Map 186, Parcel 092, Lot 0 (0 Beech Leaf Island Road); 17.2 acres Map 186, Parcel 086, Lot 0 (0 Bay Lane); 1.16 acres and Map 186, Parcel 088, Lot 002 (0 Thornberry Road); 0.91 acres Said parcels were donated to the BLT for the purposes of preserving open space, water quality, environm
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That, pursuant to G.L. c.184, §§ 31-33, the Town Council hereby approves and authorizes the Town Council President and the Town Manager to sign on behalf of the Town the Conservation Restriction (CR) between Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) (grantor), and The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc. (grantee), over approximately 22.41 acres of vacant land in Centerville, as shown on … VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
TO ADJOURN:
VOTED TO ADJOURN:
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED TO ADJOURN: VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS Adjourned at 9:55 PM Respectfully submitted,.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
From the Barnstable Town Council’s official minutes, posted on the town’s website. We check every roll call against the recorded count and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Cape Cod Times (Charles Bloom, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Felicia Penn, Barry Sheingold, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash); the members’ own websites (William Crocker, Thomas Keane, Betty Ludtke); Seth Burdick from the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association. Matthew Levesque from his Commercial Realty Advisors bio. Lisa DaLuz from Barnstable Government Access video of the October 1, 2026 Town Council meeting (identified by the nameplate in front of each member).
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