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October 9, 2025
8 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Present: Charles Bloom, Seth Burdick, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Paul Neary, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash, Kristin Terkelsen, Felicia Penn, Paula Schnepp
Absent: Jeffrey Mendes
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To accept the minutes of September 18, 2025, as presented.
Voted to accept the minutes of September 18, 2025, as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the minutes of September 18, 2025, as presented. VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LUDTKE, NEARY, PENN, SCHNEPP, STARR, TAMASH, TERKELSEN.”
2026-014 2026-014 Amending The Code Of The Town Of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, To Insert A New Chapter 48 Stretch Energy Code
Jim Kupfer Director of Planning and Development gave the rationale. We have already met four of the five criteria to become a green community; the Stretch Energy Code is the last one to accept. Asked Barry Sheingold of the Infrastructure and Energy Committee to address the Council. He listed the benefits of being a green community. Open the Public Hearing Roberta Mauch Green is a scam, work in finance, who are these people (Sky, LLC) that LLC has a lot of corruption, vote no for the stretch code, it's not green. Look it up, they are hiding under the name green. Ella Sampou works with youth climate activists, 39% of the greenhouse gases come from the heating and cooling of our air. We must consume less. We are dealing with tariffs and rising costs, change is hard, we must do our part to go green. Jane Ward of the Infrastructure and Energy committee, my focus is on the medical view, health
Yes: Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Neary, Penn, Schnepp, TamashNo: Bloom, Ludtke, Starr, Terkelsen
From the minutes
“Jim Kupfer Director of Planning and Development gave the rationale. We have already met four of the five criteria to become a green community; the Stretch Energy Code is the last one to accept. Asked Barry Sheingold of the Infrastructure and Energy Committee to address the Council. He listed the benefits of being a green community. Open the Public Hearing Roberta Mauch Green is a scam, work in finance, who are these people (Sky, LLC) … VOTE: PASSES 8 YES, 4 NO (BLOOM, LUDTKE, STARR, TERKELSEN) Roll Call: BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, NEARY, PENN, SCHNEPP, TAMASH,.”
2026-035 2026-035 Appointments To A Board/committee/commission
RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Disability Commission: Christopher Bartley as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Planning Board: Catherine Finkenstaedt as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028 A Motion was made to bifurcate the article to separate Catherine Finkenstaedt from this item, and it was seconded by Neary Discussion: (Levesque) received many phone calls regarding this appointment, we had people apply before for this vacated position, the position was not filled, a quorum issue, always try to get these positions filled, it was left open. In August, Catherine Finkenstaedt applied because Eric Schwaab encouraged her to run. She is a moderator for “Next Door” and “Barnstable Unofficial” when the time came to make this recommendation two members were missing from the Appointments C
Yes: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Ludtke, Penn, Tamash, TerkelsenNo: Neary, StarrAbstained: Levesque, Schnepp
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Disability Commission: Christopher Bartley as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Planning Board: Catherine Finkenstaedt as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028 A Motion was made to bifurcate the article to separate Catherine Finkenstaedt from this item, and … VOTE: PASSES 8 YES, 2 NO (NEARY, STARR) 2 ABSTAIN (LEVESQUE, SCHNEPP) Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LUDTKE, PENN, TAMASH, TERKELSEN.”
2026-036 2026-036 Reappointments To A Board/committee/commission
RESOLVED: That the Town Council reappoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Human Services Committee: Kimberly Crocker-Crowther as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Planning Board: Raymond Sexton as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Waterways Committee: Gary Shramek as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council reappoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Human Services Committee: Kimberly Crocker-Crowther as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Planning Board: Raymond Sexton as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028; Waterways Committee: Gary Shramek as a regular member to a term expiring 6/30/2028 VOTE: PASSES 12 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, PENN, SCHNEPP, STARR, TAMASH, TERKELSEN.”
President Tamash offered a consent agenda to move to a second reading 2026-037 and 2026-038
President Tamash offered a consent agenda to move to a second reading 2026-037 and 2026-038
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, President Tamash offered a consent agenda to move to a second reading 2026-037 and 2026-038 VOTE: PASSES 12 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, PENN, SCHNEPP, STARR, TAMASH, TERKELSEN.”
2026-037 2026-037 Appointments To A Board/committee/commission
RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Council on Aging: Larry Morin as an alternate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Conservation Commission: Rob Demelo, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Recreation Commission: Christina Carrington, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Youth Commission: Nina Wang, as a student member to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Zoning Board of Appeals: Manny Alves from an associate position to a full member position to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Debra Dworkis, as an associate position to a term expiring 06/30/2027
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Council on Aging: Larry Morin as an alternate member to a term expiring 06/30/2027; Conservation Commission: Rob Demelo, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Recreation Commission: Christina Carrington, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Youth … VOTE: TO A 2ND READING-PASSES-12 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, PENN, SCHNEPP, STARR, TAMASH, TERKELSEN.”
2026-038 2026-038 Reappointments To A Board/committee/commission
RESOLVED: That the Town Council reappoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Conservation Commission: F.P. Tom Lee, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Peter Sampou as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Open Space Committee: Catherine Gulliver, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Farley Lewis, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council reappoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Conservation Commission: F.P. Tom Lee, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Peter Sampou as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Open Space Committee: Catherine Gulliver, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028; Farley Lewis, as a regular member to a term expiring 06/30/2028 VOTE: TO A 2ND READING-PASSES-12 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, NEARY, PENN, SCHNEPP, STARR, TAMASH, TERKELSEN.”
2026-039 To a public hearing on 10-23-2025: 2026-039 Amending The Code Of The Town Of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 37, Boards, Committees And Commissions To Revise The Appointments Committee And To Add A New Zoning And Regulatory Commi
To a public hearing on 10-23-2025 (2026-039: ORDERED: That the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 37 Boards, Committees and Commissions, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1. By repealing Article I, Appointments Committee, in its entirety and inserting the following new Article I, Standing Committees of the Council, in its place: “Article I. Standing Committees of the Town Council § 37-1 Standing Committees of the Town Council. The following committees shall be Standing Committees of the Town Council: A. An Appointments Committee of the Town Council B. A Zoning and Regulatory Committee of the Town Council. § 37-2 Membership. Each Standing Committee of the Town Council shall consist of five Town Counci)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 37 Boards, Committees and Commissions, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1. By repealing Article I, Appointments Committee, in its entirety and inserting the following new Article I, Standing Committees of the Council, in its place: “Article I. Standing Committees of the Town Council § 37-1 Standing … VOTE: TO A PUBLIC HEARING ON 10-23-2025-PASSES 12 YES Roll Call:.” 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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