MassVoter.com← Bedford Select BoardBedford Select Board · 2026–2027 Board · Regular meeting
April 6, 2026
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Daniel Brosgol, Shawn Hanegan, Bopha Malone, Paul Mortenson, Terrence Parker
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
1. Public Comment
Approve the discharge of agreement for 23 Lido Lane as presented
Mr. Mortenson moved the Board to approve the discharge of agreement for 23 Lido Lane as presented. Mr. Hanegan seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved the Board to approve the discharge of agreement for 23 Lido Lane as presented. Mr. Hanegan seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Hanegan)
3. Board and Committee Interview
Appoint Thomas Flannery to the Council on Aging Board for a 2-year term and authorize the Town Manager to sign letters on behalf of the Select Board to this effect
Mr. Mortenson moved that the Select Board appoint Thomas Flannery to the Council on Aging Board for a 2-year term and authorize the Town Manager to sign letters on behalf of the Select Board to this effect. Mr. Parker seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved that the Select Board appoint Thomas Flannery to the Council on Aging Board for a 2-year term and authorize the Town Manager to sign letters on behalf of the Select Board to this effect. Mr. Parker seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Parker)
4. Approve Bond Anticipation Note - Christine Wedge, Treasurer/ Collector
Approve the bond anticipation note (BAN) votes of April 6, 2026 ($27,410,241 note sale)
Mr. Parker, the Chair of the Select Board of the Town of Bedford, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the Board held April 6, 2026, of which meeting all members of the Board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the Board in my custody. Mr. Hanegan seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Parker, the Chair of the Select Board of the Town of Bedford, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the Board held April 6, 2026, of which meeting all members of the Board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the Board in my custody. Mr. Hanegan seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Parker, second: Hanegan)
5. DPW Contract - Mike Sprague, Town Engineer
Approve the contract with Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc in the amount of $359,250 as described in the public works memo dated April 2, 2026, and that the Select Board authorize the Town Manager...
Mr. Mortenson moved that the Select Board approve the contract with Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc in the amount of $359,250 as described in the public works memo dated April 2, 2026, and that the Select Board authorize the Town Manager to sign on their behalf. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved that the Select Board approve the contract with Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc in the amount of $359,250 as described in the public works memo dated April 2, 2026, and that the Select Board authorize the Town Manager to sign on their behalf. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Malone)
2 Commercial sewer units at $5,000 each $10,000
Approve deferral of sewer connection and sewer I/I fees for 1 Railroad Avenue in accordance with the memo from Public Works dated March 31, 2026, with all fees to be paid prior to any issuance of...
Mr. Hanegan moved that the Select Board approve deferral of sewer connection and sewer I/I fees for 1 Railroad Avenue in accordance with the memo from Public Works dated March 31, 2026, with all fees to be paid prior to any issuance of certificates of occupancy. Mr. Mortenson seconded. The motion passed 4-0-1.
The minutes give the count as 4-0-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Hanegan moved that the Select Board approve deferral of sewer connection and sewer I/I fees for 1 Railroad Avenue in accordance with the memo from Public Works dated March 31, 2026, with all fees to be paid prior to any issuance of certificates of occupancy. Mr. Mortenson seconded. The motion passed 4-0-1..” (Motion: Hanegan, second: Mortenson)
6. Consent
Approve the consent agenda
Ms. Malone moved to approve the consent agenda. Mr. Mortenson seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Ms. Malone moved to approve the consent agenda. Mr. Mortenson seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Malone, second: Mortenson)
10. Adjournment
Adjourn
Mr. Mortenson moved to adjourn. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved to adjourn. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 5-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, 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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