MassVoter.com← Bedford Select BoardBedford Select Board · 2022–2023 Board · Regular meeting
October 24, 2022
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Emily Mitchell, Shawn Hanegan, Edward Pierce, Margot Fleischman, Bopha Malone
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the one-year lease with extensions between the Town of Bedford and the Bedford Historical Society, effective October 31, 2022, at the rate of $35,000 a year per the terms and conditions of...
Ms. Fleischman moved the board to approve the one-year lease with extensions between the Town of Bedford and the Bedford Historical Society, effective October 31, 2022, at the rate of $35,000 a year per the terms and conditions of the attached lease, and to authorize the Town Manager to sign the lease. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Ms. Fleischman moved the board to approve the one-year lease with extensions between the Town of Bedford and the Bedford Historical Society, effective October 31, 2022, at the rate of $35,000 a year per the terms and conditions of the attached lease, and to authorize the Town Manager to sign the lease. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Fleischman, second: Malone)
Approve the sale of the Sewer Bond with Massachusetts Water Resource Authority in the amount of $66,389.50 per the memo referenced
Ms. Malone moved that the Select Board approve the sale of the Sewer Bond with Massachusetts Water Resource Authority in the amount of $66,389.50 per the memo referenced. Mr. Hanegan seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Ms. Malone moved that the Select Board approve the sale of the Sewer Bond with Massachusetts Water Resource Authority in the amount of $66,389.50 per the memo referenced. Mr. Hanegan seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Malone, second: Hanegan)
Approve the emergency sewer force main work on Middlesex Turnpike and authorize the Town Manager to execute on the Board's behalf
Ms. Fleischman moved that the Select Board approve the emergency sewer force main work on Middlesex Turnpike and authorize the Town Manager to execute on the Board's behalf. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Ms. Fleischman moved that the Select Board approve the emergency sewer force main work on Middlesex Turnpike and authorize the Town Manager to execute on the Board's behalf. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Fleischman, second: Malone)
Approve the Consent Agenda
Mr. Hanegan moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Pierce seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Hanegan moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Pierce seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Hanegan, second: Pierce)
Accept the donation of two trees by Prashanta and Smriti Shrestha as outlined in the memo from Public Works dated October 19, 2022
Mr. Hanegan moved that the Select Board accept the donation of two trees by Prashanta and Smriti Shrestha as outlined in the memo from Public Works dated October 19, 2022. Ms. Fleischman seconded. Page | 4 The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Hanegan moved that the Select Board accept the donation of two trees by Prashanta and Smriti Shrestha as outlined in the memo from Public Works dated October 19, 2022. Ms. Fleischman seconded. Page | 4 The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Hanegan, second: Fleischman)
Adjourn to Executive session for the purposes of conducting strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or litigation, not to return to open session
Mr. Hanegan moved to adjourn to Executive session for the purposes of conducting strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or litigation, not to return to open session. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Hanegan moved to adjourn to Executive session for the purposes of conducting strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or litigation, not to return to open session. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Hanegan, second: Malone)
From the Bedford 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): The Bedford Citizen — Paul Mortenson and Bopha Malone (Piper Pavelich, February 2026), Terrence Parker and Shawn Hanegan (Wayne Braverman, January 2025), Daniel Brosgol (December 2023). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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