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Nicholas Priest
At-large · 8 terms in this record
Nicholas C. Priest; Nick Priest
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Start my ballot →Record at a glance · 2024–2025 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2024–2025 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Priest as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 21 of 21 Select Board meetings in 2024–2025 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (21)
- Mar 24, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Mar 10, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Feb 24, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Feb 10, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Jan 27, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Jan 13, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Dec 16, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Nov 18, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Nov 4, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Oct 21, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Oct 7, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Sep 30, 2024 · Special: Present
- Sep 23, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Sep 9, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Aug 12, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Jul 15, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Jun 24, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Jun 10, 2024 · Regular: Present
- May 20, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Apr 22, 2024 · Regular: Present
- Apr 8, 2024 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2024–2025 Board
Mar 10Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)Motion: Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and…Passed 4–1 · Priest: Not recorded
March 10, 2025: Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)
Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (4-1-0)
The minutes record the vote as (4-1-0) but do not say who voted no, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Cawley moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (4-1-0).” (Motion: Cawley, second: Espejo)
Mar 10Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)Motion: Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and…Passed 4–1 · Priest: Not recorded
March 10, 2025: Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (4-1-0)
The minutes record the vote as (4-1-0) but do not say who voted no, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and approved. (4-1-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Cawley)
Mar 10Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)Motion: Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and…Passed 4–1 · Priest: Not recorded
March 10, 2025: Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)
Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (4-1-0)
The minutes record the vote as (4-1-0) but do not say who voted no, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (4-1-0).” (Motion: Tigges, second: Espejo)
Mar 10Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)Motion: Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and…Passed 4–1 · Priest: Not recorded
March 10, 2025: Approve (Approvals: New Class II Licenses)
Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (4-1-0)
The minutes record the vote as (4-1-0) but do not say who voted no, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (4-1-0).” (Motion: Espejo, second: Tigges)
Feb 24Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)Motion: Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and…Passed 4–0 · Priest: Not recorded
February 24, 2025: Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)
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)
Feb 24Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)Motion: Motion: Member Espejo moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and…Passed 4–0 · Priest: Not recorded
February 24, 2025: Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)
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)
Feb 24Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)Motion: Motion: Member Tigges moved to approve. Seconded by Member Cawley and…Passed 3–0 · Priest: Not recorded
February 24, 2025: Approve (Approval: FY2026 Budgets)
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)
Feb 10Approve option 2 (Discussion/Approval: Sculpture Park Committee)Motion: Motion: Member Cawley to approve option 2. Seconded by Member Tigges…Failed 0–5 · Priest: Not recorded
February 10, 2025: Approve option 2 (Discussion/Approval: Sculpture Park Committee)
Motion: Member Cawley to approve option 2. Seconded by Member Tigges and failed (0-5-0)
The minutes record the vote as (0-5-0) but do not say who voted no, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Cawley to approve option 2. Seconded by Member Tigges and failed (0-5-0).” (Motion: Cawley, second: Tigges)
Jan 27Approve (Approval: Non-Binding Referendum-Marijuana Establishments)Motion: Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and…Passed 3–2 · Priest: Not recorded
January 27, 2025: Approve (Approval: Non-Binding Referendum-Marijuana Establishments)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (3-2-0)
The minutes record the vote as (3-2-0) but do not say who voted no, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Tigges and approved. (3-2-0).” (Motion: Priest, second: Tigges)
Jan 27Approve (Approval: January TM Warrant Articles 2025)Motion: Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and…Passed 3–1 · Priest: Not recorded
January 27, 2025: Approve (Approval: January TM Warrant Articles 2025)
Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (3-1-1)
The minutes record the vote as (3-1-1) but do not say who voted no or abstained, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Member Priest moved to approve. Seconded by Member Espejo and approved. (3-1-1).” (Motion: Priest, second: Espejo)
Votes with no disagreement (180)
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.
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