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Boxborough Select Board
How the Boxborough Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Robert Stemple returned to the board after the May 2024 town election, filling the seat Diana Lipari left. On June 10, 2024 the board chose Kristin Hilberg as Chair (4-1-0, Wes Fowlks against) and Priya Sundaram as Clerk (4-0-1, Wes Fowlks abstaining). David McKiernan’s last meeting was April 28, 2025. Covers 25 meetings, June 10 to April 28, 2025.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Boxborough ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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From the agendas Boxborough posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
Members
Wesley FowlksMember · At-large · at 19 of 25 meetingsDavid McKiernanMember · At-large · at 25 of 25 meetings
Robert StempleMember · At-large · at 25 of 25 meetings
Priya SundaramClerk · At-large · at 21 of 25 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Boxborough Select Board minutes from January 8, 2018 through August 24, 2026: 260 meetings and 2,201 votes. The town’s Agenda Center has Select Board minutes from 2017 on; MassVoter loaded 2018 on. Sixteen files posted as 2018-2020 minutes are blank (every page is empty), so those meetings are not here: January 22, February 26 (pre-Town Meeting session), February 27 and April 2, 2018; February 2, March 4, March 18, April 1, April 22, May 6, July 8, July 29, October 11, November 4 and November 18, 2019; and January 6, 2020. A few other files in the minutes slot are the agenda or another meeting’s minutes (January 12, 2018; March 29, June 21, 2021; May 14, 2026). Five scanned files were read by text recognition. The minutes call the board the Board of Selectmen until August 2018 and the Select Board after that. Not here: executive-session minutes (including released ones posted in 2023); subcommittee meetings; votes of the Finance Committee, Planning Board and other boards at joint meetings; Boxborough Leadership Forum and Acton-Boxborough tri-board sessions; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them October 14, November 24, December 1, December 8 and December 22, 2025, and May 12 and May 28, 2025); and meetings after August 24, 2026 (the September 14 and 28, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Boxborough’s minutes name the mover and seconder and give the count as yes-no-abstain (“Vote: Approved 5-0-0”); a count that matches the members present with no no votes is shown as every member present voting yes. When a member takes part remotely, and through the Zoom years 2020-2022, the board votes by roll call (“Hilberg – aye; Stemple – aye …”), shown by name. Splits usually name the members who voted no (“Approved 3-2-0 (Fowlks, Anderson)”, “4-1-0, with Member Fowlks against”); where a split count names no one, or the count and the names disagree, we show the count only, with a note (28 votes), and where the minutes give no count or names we show the result only (8 votes). A count printed as “Approved 2-3-0” is shown as failed. Members who recused themselves are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late, left early or were out of the room are shown only in the votes they were there for, and some 2020-2022 minutes give separate attendance lists for the executive-session start and the open session. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 28Accept the Fire Station Building Committee's recommendation for design…Motion: Chair Hilberg moved to accept the Fire Station Building Committee's recommendation…Passed 4–1 · No: Fowlks
April 28, 2025: Accept the Fire Station Building Committee's recommendation for design and construction of a new firehouse at 72 Stow Road
Chair Hilberg moved to accept the Fire Station Building Committee's recommendation for design and construction of a new firehouse at 72 Stow Road. Seconded by Member McKiernan. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0 with Member Fowlks against. Chair Hilberg asked Member Fowlks to explain his vote, as he previously voted to abstain from a vote on this item. Member Fowlks explained that he abstained from recommending this item to Town Meeting versus that he voted against accepting the recommendation as he does not agree with it. i.
Yes: Hilberg, McKiernan, Stemple, SundaramNo: Fowlks
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to accept the Fire Station Building Committee's recommendation for design and construction of a new firehouse at 72 Stow Road. Seconded by Member McKiernan. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0 with Member Fowlks against. Chair Hilberg asked Member Fowlks to explain his vote, as he previously voted to abstain from a vote on this item. Member Fowlks explained that he abstained from recommending this item to Town Meeting versus that he voted against accepting the recommendation as he does not agree with it. i..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: McKiernan)
Mar 24Recommend Article 4 Vote 1, as presentedMotion: Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Article 4 Vote 1, as presented.…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Stemple
March 24, 2025: Recommend Article 4 Vote 1, as presented
Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Article 4 Vote 1, as presented. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1 with Member Stemple abstaining.
Yes: Fowlks, Hilberg, McKiernan, SundaramAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Article 4 Vote 1, as presented. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1 with Member Stemple abstaining..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: Fowlks)
Mar 24Recommend Article 4 Vote 2, as presentedMotion: Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Article 4 Vote 2, as presented.…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Stemple
March 24, 2025: Recommend Article 4 Vote 2, as presented
Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Article 4 Vote 2, as presented. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1 with Member Stemple abstaining.
Yes: Fowlks, Hilberg, McKiernan, SundaramAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Article 4 Vote 2, as presented. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1 with Member Stemple abstaining..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: Fowlks)
Mar 24Recommend Special Town Meeting Article 2, as presentedMotion: Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Special Town Meeting Article 2, as…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Fowlks
March 24, 2025: Recommend Special Town Meeting Article 2, as presented
Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Special Town Meeting Article 2, as presented. Seconded by Member Sundaram. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1, with Member Fowlks abstaining.
Yes: Hilberg, McKiernan, Stemple, SundaramAbstained: Fowlks
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to recommend Special Town Meeting Article 2, as presented. Seconded by Member Sundaram. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1, with Member Fowlks abstaining..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: Sundaram)
Mar 10Approve Article 3: Set Salaries & Compensation of Elected…Motion: Chair Hilberg moved to approve Article 3: Set Salaries & Compensation…Passed 4–1 · No: Fowlks
March 10, 2025: Approve Article 3: Set Salaries & Compensation of Elected Officials, as presented
Chair Hilberg moved to approve Article 3: Set Salaries & Compensation of Elected Officials, as presented. Seconded by Member McKiernan. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0, with Member Fowlks against.
Yes: Hilberg, McKiernan, Stemple, SundaramNo: Fowlks
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to approve Article 3: Set Salaries & Compensation of Elected Officials, as presented. Seconded by Member McKiernan. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0, with Member Fowlks against..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: McKiernan)
Mar 10Approve the meeting minutes of February 1, 2025 (Capital…Motion: Member Fowlks moved to approve the meeting minutes of February 1,…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 10, 2025: Approve the meeting minutes of February 1, 2025 (Capital Saturday) and February 24, 2025, as presented
Member Fowlks moved to approve the meeting minutes of February 1, 2025 (Capital Saturday) and February 24, 2025, as presented. Seconded by Member Stemple. Vote: Approved: 4-0-0.
The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Kristin Hilberg, Priya Sundaram, Robert Stemple, David McKiernan and Wesley Fowlks). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Member Fowlks moved to approve the meeting minutes of February 1, 2025 (Capital Saturday) and February 24, 2025, as presented. Seconded by Member Stemple. Vote: Approved: 4-0-0..” (Motion: Fowlks, second: Stemple)
Feb 24Approve the meeting minutes of January 13, 2025, and…Motion: Member Fowlks moved to approve the meeting minutes of January 13,…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 24, 2025: Approve the meeting minutes of January 13, 2025, and February 10, 2025, as presented
Member Fowlks moved to approve the meeting minutes of January 13, 2025, and February 10, 2025, as presented. Seconded by Member McKiernan. Vote: Approved: 4-0-0. 6.
The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Kristin Hilberg, Priya Sundaram, Robert Stemple, David McKiernan and Wesley Fowlks). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Member Fowlks moved to approve the meeting minutes of January 13, 2025, and February 10, 2025, as presented. Seconded by Member McKiernan. Vote: Approved: 4-0-0. 6..” (Motion: Fowlks, second: McKiernan)
Jan 13Approve the cost of living allowance for the non-union…Motion: Chair Hilberg moved to approve the cost of living allowance for…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Stemple
January 13, 2025: Approve the cost of living allowance for the non-union and non-contract employees for the fiscal year 2026 of 2.7%
Chair Hilberg moved to approve the cost of living allowance for the non-union and non-contract employees for the fiscal year 2026 of 2.7%. Seconded by Member Sundaram. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1, with Member Stemple abstaining. e.
Yes: Fowlks, Hilberg, McKiernan, SundaramAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to approve the cost of living allowance for the non-union and non-contract employees for the fiscal year 2026 of 2.7%. Seconded by Member Sundaram. Vote: Approved: 4-0-1, with Member Stemple abstaining. e..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: Sundaram)
Dec 16Recommend the Supplemental OPEB Funding, Article 3 of STMMotion: Member Fowlks moved to recommend the Supplemental OPEB Funding, Article 3…Passed 4–1 · No: Hilberg
December 16, 2024: Recommend the Supplemental OPEB Funding, Article 3 of STM
Member Fowlks moved to recommend the Supplemental OPEB Funding, Article 3 of STM. Seconded by Member Stemple. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0, with Chair Hilberg against.
Yes: Fowlks, McKiernan, Stemple, SundaramNo: Hilberg
From the minutes
“Member Fowlks moved to recommend the Supplemental OPEB Funding, Article 3 of STM. Seconded by Member Stemple. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0, with Chair Hilberg against..” (Motion: Fowlks, second: Stemple)
Dec 16Recommend the Taylor Farm Road Parcel One Road Acceptance,…Motion: Chair Hilberg moved to recommend the Taylor Farm Road Parcel One…Passed 4–1 · No: Fowlks
December 16, 2024: Recommend the Taylor Farm Road Parcel One Road Acceptance, Article 5 of STM, subject to the funding source
Chair Hilberg moved to recommend the Taylor Farm Road Parcel One Road Acceptance, Article 5 of STM, subject to the funding source. Seconded by Member Sundaram. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0, with Member Fowlks against.
Yes: Hilberg, McKiernan, Stemple, SundaramNo: Fowlks
From the minutes
“Chair Hilberg moved to recommend the Taylor Farm Road Parcel One Road Acceptance, Article 5 of STM, subject to the funding source. Seconded by Member Sundaram. Vote: Approved: 4-1-0, with Member Fowlks against..” (Motion: Hilberg, second: Sundaram)
From the Boxborough 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: Town of Boxborough Select Board page (named group photo, LCTV) — Sam Anderson, Priya Sundaram, Wes Fowlks, Bob Stemple and Kristin Hilberg. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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