MassVoter.com← Burlington Select BoardBurlington Select Board · 2024–2025 Board · Regular meeting
February 24, 2025
23 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Burlington ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Joseph Morandi, Michael Espejo, Nicholas Priest, James Tigges, Sarah Cawley
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Appointments: Police Special & Traffic Specialists
Approve (Appointments: Police Special & Traffic Specialists)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Tigges)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Espejo)
Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Cawley, second: Espejo)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. 5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. 5-0-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Cawley)
Appointment: DPW Special Heavy Equipment Operator/Laborer
Approve (Appointment: DPW Special Heavy Equipment Operator/Laborer)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. 5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. 5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Espejo)
Approval: Snow and Ice Deficit
Approve (Approval: Snow and Ice Deficit)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Cawley)
Approval: Scholarship Committee - Finalizing new process/Conflict of Interest
Approve (Approval: Scholarship Committee - Finalizing new process/Conflict of Interest)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Espejo)
Approval: St. Marks Church - Procession
Approve (Approval: St. Marks Church - Procession)
Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Cawley, second: Espejo)
Public Hearing: New All Alcohol License - Hinoki 4C Wayside Rd
Open (Public Hearing: New All Alcohol License - Hinoki 4C Wayside Rd)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to open. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to open. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Tigges)
Close (Public Hearing: New All Alcohol License - Hinoki 4C Wayside Rd)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to close. Seconded by Member Priest and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to close. Seconded by Member Priest and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Priest)
Approve (Public Hearing: New All Alcohol License - Hinoki 4C Wayside Rd)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Priest, second: Cawley)
Approval: FY2026 Budgets
Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Tigges)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (4-0-0)
The minutes record the vote as (4-0-0), but Joseph Morandi, Michael Espejo, Nicholas Priest, James Tigges and Sarah Cawley were present; the count and the members present do not match, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (4-0-0).” (Motion: Priest, second: Espejo)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (4-0-1)
The minutes record the vote as (4-0-1) but do not say who voted which way or who abstained, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (4-0-1).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Cawley)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (3-0-1)
The minutes record the vote as (3-0-1), but Joseph Morandi, Michael Espejo, Nicholas Priest, James Tigges and Sarah Cawley were present; the count and the members present do not match, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (3-0-1).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Cawley)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Espejo)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Priest, second: Espejo)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Priest, second: Espejo)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Priest and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Priest and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Priest)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Cawley)
Appointment: ISSAC - non voting member
Approve (Appointment: ISSAC - non voting member)
Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Priest and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Priest and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Cawley, second: Priest)
Approval: Lahey Community Benefits Agreement
Approve (Approval: Lahey Community Benefits Agreement)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Priest, second: Tigges)
Subcommittee Reports Jim - Nothing Nick - Electronic Board Sign
Adjourn
Adjourn: Motion: Member Tigges moved to adjourn 8:20 p.m. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0)
From the minutes
“Adjourn: Motion: Member Tigges moved to adjourn 8:20 p.m. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (5-0-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Espejo)
From the Burlington 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 Burlington, Select Board page (captioned group photo). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →