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June 17, 2019
20 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Edward Giroux, Andrew Deslaurier, Kimberly Conway, Michael Rosa, Daniel Burns
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Open the Public Hearing
PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:10 p.m. Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions; permission to erect utility pole at or near 148 Rangeway Road Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to open the Public Hearing. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:10 p.m. Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions; permission to erect utility pole at or near 148 Rangeway Road Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to open the Public Hearing. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Close the Public Hearing
Selectman Rosa asked that when the motion is made that language be included saying the double pole will not be there for more than 48 hours Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to close the Public Hearing. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Rosa asked that when the motion is made that language be included saying the double pole will not be there for more than 48 hours Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to close the Public Hearing. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Grant permission for Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions; permission to erect utility pole at or near 148 Rangeway Road with the caveat that a double pole will not be allowed for...
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen grant permission for Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions; permission to erect utility pole at or near 148 Rangeway Road with the caveat that a double pole will not be allowed for more than 48 hours. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen grant permission for Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions; permission to erect utility pole at or near 148 Rangeway Road with the caveat that a double pole will not be allowed for more than 48 hours. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Open the public hearing
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to open the public hearing. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to open the public hearing. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Close the public hearing
Selectman Rosa, seconded by Selectman Burns, made a motion to close the public hearing. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Rosa, seconded by Selectman Burns, made a motion to close the public hearing. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Rosa, second: Burns)
Of Selectman grant permission for Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions ; to excavate and place conduit and cable on the north side of Rangeway Road @ Charter Way contingent upon the...
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectman grant permission for Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions ; to excavate and place conduit and cable on the north side of Rangeway Road @ Charter Way contingent upon the DPW Memorandum dated May 19, 2019. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 -- Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectman grant permission for Waveguide on behalf of Cambridge Network Solutions ; to excavate and place conduit and cable on the north side of Rangeway Road @ Charter Way contingent upon the DPW Memorandum dated May 19, 2019. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 -- Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Adopt the order of taking presented to the Board on this date for the purpose of acquiring interests in certain lands abutting Baldwin Road as set forth in the order to allow the Town to carry out...
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to adopt the order of taking presented to the Board on this date for the purpose of acquiring interests in certain lands abutting Baldwin Road as set forth in the order to allow the Town to carry out the Baldwin Road Sidewalk project. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to adopt the order of taking presented to the Board on this date for the purpose of acquiring interests in certain lands abutting Baldwin Road as set forth in the order to allow the Town to carry out the Baldwin Road Sidewalk project. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Appoint Travis Brown to the Historical Commission, It was voted: 5 --In Favor 0 - Opposed
Appointments Board of Selectmen Historical Commission Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to appoint Travis Brown to the Historical Commission, It was voted: 5 --In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Appointments Board of Selectmen Historical Commission Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to appoint Travis Brown to the Historical Commission, It was voted: 5 --In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Send a letter of thanks from the Board for his years of service as the Board's representative to the LRTA it was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa made a motion to send a letter of thanks from the Board for his years of service as the Board's representative to the LRTA it was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa made a motion to send a letter of thanks from the Board for his years of service as the Board's representative to the LRTA it was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Appoint Carol Ford and Martin Conway to the Affordable Housing Trust as Housing Authority Appointments
Billerica Affordable Housing Trust (Housing Authority Appointments) Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to appoint Carol Ford and Martin Conway to the Affordable Housing Trust as Housing Authority Appointments. It was voted: 4 -In Favor 0 - Opposed 1 - Abstention (Selectman Conway)
Yes: Burns, Deslaurier, Giroux, RosaAbstained: Conway
From the minutes
“Billerica Affordable Housing Trust (Housing Authority Appointments) Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to appoint Carol Ford and Martin Conway to the Affordable Housing Trust as Housing Authority Appointments. It was voted: 4 -In Favor 0 - Opposed 1 - Abstention (Selectman Conway).” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Appoint William Neeb to the 2 year unexpired term to the Council on Aging
Council on Aging Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint William Neeb to the 2 year unexpired term to the Council on Aging. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Council on Aging Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint William Neeb to the 2 year unexpired term to the Council on Aging. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Appoint John Pellegrino as a regular member of the Council on Aging
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint John Pellegrino as a regular member of the Council on Aging. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint John Pellegrino as a regular member of the Council on Aging. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Appoint Barbara Flaherty as a regular member of the Council on Aging
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint Barbara Flaherty as a regular member of the Council on Aging. it was voted: 5 -In Favor 0- Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint Barbara Flaherty as a regular member of the Council on Aging. it was voted: 5 -In Favor 0- Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Appoint Richard Carroll as an alternate member of the Council on Aging
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint Richard Carroll as an alternate member of the Council on Aging. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen appoint Richard Carroll as an alternate member of the Council on Aging. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Allow the Pull for Hope Group to place 4 signs on the Town Common from September 1 through the date of the event
Pull for Hope - Sign Request on Common - Bill Paskiewicz Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen allow the Pull for Hope Group to place 4 signs on the Town Common from September 1 through the date of the event. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed
From the minutes
“Pull for Hope - Sign Request on Common - Bill Paskiewicz Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion that the Board of Selectmen allow the Pull for Hope Group to place 4 signs on the Town Common from September 1 through the date of the event. It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0 - Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
I, the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held June 17, 2019, of which meeting all members of the board were duly...
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa made a motion that I, the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held June 17, 2019, 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: Voted: to approve the sale of a $6,430,000 2.75 percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the "Notes") of the Town dated June 28, 2019, and payable September 27, 2019, to Piper, Jaffray & Co. at par and accrued inte
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa made a motion that I, the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held June 17, 2019, 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: Voted: to approve the sale of a $6,430,000 2.75 percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the "Notes") of the Town dated June 28, 2019, and payable September 27, 2019, to Piper, Jaffray & Co. at par and accrued inte.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
5 -in Favor 0 - Opposed
It was voted: 5 -in Favor 0 - Opposed
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“It was voted: 5 -in Favor 0 - Opposed.”
Transfer from anticipated surplus in the Workers' Compensation (91070-7020) the sum of $70,000 to the cover anticipated deficit in the Legal Budget (19370-7096)
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to Transfer from anticipated surplus in the Workers' Compensation (91070-7020) the sum of $70,000 to the cover anticipated deficit in the Legal Budget (19370-7096). It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0- Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to Transfer from anticipated surplus in the Workers' Compensation (91070-7020) the sum of $70,000 to the cover anticipated deficit in the Legal Budget (19370-7096). It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0- Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
Transfer from anticipated surplus in the Workers' Compensation (91070-7020) the sum of $50,000 to the cover anticipated deficit in the Town Retirements (19370-7080)
Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa made a motion to Transfer from anticipated surplus in the Workers' Compensation (91070-7020) the sum of $50,000 to the cover anticipated deficit in the Town Retirements (19370-7080). It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0- Opposed
From the minutes
“Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa made a motion to Transfer from anticipated surplus in the Workers' Compensation (91070-7020) the sum of $50,000 to the cover anticipated deficit in the Town Retirements (19370-7080). It was voted: 5 -In Favor 0- Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
MEETING SCHEDULE
Adjourn
MEETING SCHEDULE July 15 and August 19, 2019 ADJOUNRMENT Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to adjourn. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 ~- Opposed
From the minutes
“MEETING SCHEDULE July 15 and August 19, 2019 ADJOUNRMENT Selectman Conway, seconded by Selectman Rosa, made a motion to adjourn. It was voted: 5 - In Favor 0 ~- Opposed.” (Motion: Conway, second: Rosa)
From the Billerica 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 Lowell Sun — Michael Riley and Michael Rosa (Peter Currier, March 2026), Jillian Pavidis and Daniel Darris-O’Connor (Peter Currier, March 2025), Dina Favreau (courtesy photo, March 2024). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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