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April 30, 2026
5 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Seth Burdick, Kristine Clark, William Crocker, Jr., Thomas Keane, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Barry Sheingold, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash, Charles Bloom, John Crow, Lisa DaLuz, Felicia Penn
Absent: None
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To accept the minutes of April 16, 2026, as presented.
Voted to accept the minutes of April 16, 2026, as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the minutes of April 16, 2026, as presented. VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROCKER, CROW, DALUZ, KEANE, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, PENN, SHEINGOLD, STARR, TAMASH COMMUNICATIONS - from elected officials, boards, committees and staff, commission reports, correspondence, and announcements:.”
2026-164 2026-164 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $400,000 For The Hyannis West Elementary School Heating, Ventilation, And Air Conditioning (hvac) Design Project
ORDERED: That the amount of $400,000 be appropriated from the General Fund reserves for the Hyannis West Elementary School Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Design Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto, and that the School Committee is authorized to contract for and expend the funds made available for these purposes and be authorized to accept any gifts or grants in relation thereto.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $400,000 be appropriated from the General Fund reserves for the Hyannis West Elementary School Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Design Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto, and that the School Committee is authorized to contract for and expend the funds made available for these purposes and be authorized to accept any gifts or grants in relation thereto. VOTE: PASSES 13 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROCKER, CROW, DALUZ, KEANE, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, PENN, SHEINGOLD, STARR, TAMASH.”
2026-165 2026-165 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $200,000 For The Barnstable United Elementary School Pipe Wrapping Project
ORDERED: That the amount of $200,000 be appropriated from the General Fund Reserves for the Barnstable United Elementary Pipe Wrapping Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto, and that the School Committee is authorized to contract for and expend the funds made available for these purposes and be authorized to accept any gifts or grants in relation thereto
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $200,000 be appropriated from the General Fund Reserves for the Barnstable United Elementary Pipe Wrapping Project, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto, and that the School Committee is authorized to contract for and expend the funds made available for these purposes and be authorized to accept any gifts or grants in relation thereto VOTE: PASSES 13 YES.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2026-166 2026-166 Authorization To Contract For And Expend A Fiscal Year 2026 And (infrastructure Office In The Amount Of $75,000 For The Upper Marstons Mills Fish Passage Improvement Project
RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office in the amount of $75,000 for the purpose of offsetting permitting costs for the Upper Marstons Mills Fish Passage Improvement Project.
Yes: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crocker, Crow, Keane, Levesque, Ludtke, Penn, Sheingold, Starr, TamashNo: DaLuz
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to contract for and expend a Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office in the amount of $75,000 for the purpose of offsetting permitting costs for the Upper Marstons Mills Fish Passage Improvement Project. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES, 1 NO (DALUZ) Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROCKER, CROW, KEANE, LEVESQUE, LUDTKE, PENN, SHEINGOLD, STARR, TAMASH President Tamash made a motion to move Items 2026-167 and 2026-168 to individual public hearings on 5-14-2026 and 2026-169 to a 2nd reading on 5-14-2026.”
The Town Council will enter Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, sec. 21(a)(6) to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, specif
The Town Council will enter Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, sec. 21(a)(6) to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, specifically, the property located at 0, 167 and 177 Pleasant Street in Hyannis, since a discussion in open session may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town and Town Council. (Crocker and Levesque recused)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was The Town Council will enter Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, sec. 21(a)(6) to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, specifically, the property located at 0, 167 and 177 Pleasant Street in Hyannis, since a discussion in open session may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town and Town Council. (Crocker and Levesque recused) VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: BLOOM, BURDICK, CLARK, CROW, DALUZ, KEANE, LUDTKE, PENN, SHEINGOLD, STARR, TAMASH.”
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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