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October 7, 2025
14 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Marie Larsen, Jeffrey Maida, Matthew Poole
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve
Approve
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved to approve. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED 3 Ayes Draft minutes from 9/5/25 were reviewed. Mr. Maida moved to approve. Mr. Poole.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Approve
From the minutes
“Mr. Maida moved to approve. Mr. Poole seconded the motion. SO VOTED 3 Ayes Draft minutes from 9/16/25 were reviewed. Mr. Poole moved to approve. Mr. Maida.” (Motion: Maida, second: Poole)
Approve
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved to approve. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED 3 Ayes Draft minutes from 9/24/25 were reviewed. Mr. Maida moved to approve. Mr. Poole.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Approve
From the minutes
“Mr. Maida moved to approve. Mr. Poole seconded the motion. SO VOTED 3 Ayes Cape Light Compact - Executive Director Margaret Downey: tabled till later date.” (Motion: Maida, second: Poole)
Approve Chilmark Select Board submitting a support letter for this grant application
Approve Chilmark Select Board submitting a support letter for this grant application
From the minutes
“Mr. Maida moved to approve Chilmark Select Board submitting a support letter for this grant application. Mr. Poole seconded and said we could do better than this template, want Tim Carroll to do it. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Chilmark Council on Aging - Resignation of B. Farrow, Reappointment of Peter Co.” (Motion: Maida, second: Poole)
Dip net only in Muddy Cove in addition to this (see link above) recommendation from the Shellfish Advisory Committee
Dip net only in Muddy Cove in addition to this (see link above) recommendation from the Shellfish Advisory Committee
From the minutes
“Mr. Maida moved dip net only in Muddy Cove in addition to this (see link above) recommendation from the Shellfish Advisory Committee. Mr. Poole seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Mr. Scheffer said he will have more updates for you at 10/21 meeting about dred.” (Motion: Maida, second: Poole)
Waive fee with understanding cleaning deposit still expected
Waive fee with understanding cleaning deposit still expected
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved to waive fee with understanding cleaning deposit still expected. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes CCC - Friendsgiving with Cop: Mr. Carroll said Chilmark Police department is ho.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Approve for November 20th event
Approve for November 20th event
From the minutes
“Mr. Maida moved to approve for November 20th event. Mr. Poole seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Appointment of Chilmark's MVP 2.0 Liaison for Climate Change: Mr. Poole asked i.” (Motion: Maida, second: Poole)
Forfeit 5 hours from TTA Assistant position to make it 20/20 till our next meeting
Forfeit 5 hours from TTA Assistant position to make it 20/20 till our next meeting
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved to forfeit 5 hours from TTA Assistant position to make it 20/20 till our next meeting. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes CLA - Cash Reconciliation update FY2025: Mr. Carroll said CLA uploaded July thi.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Endorse and approve the CR
Endorse and approve the CR
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved to endorse and approve the CR. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Board of Registrars - Annual Appointment of Election officials: Mr. Carroll ref.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Appoint list as proposed by the Town Clerk
Appoint list as proposed by the Town Clerk
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved to appoint list as proposed by the Town Clerk. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Resignations - Robert Hannemann from Energy Committee & Vicki Divoll from Islan.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
At accept resignation for both Hannemann and Divoll
At accept resignation for both Hannemann and Divoll
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved at accept resignation for both Hannemann and Divoll. Mr. Maida seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Mr. Poole requested the Town Administrator to advertise for regionalization com.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Chairperson Larsen and Tim Carroll work on memo to send in response to this spending proposal
Chairperson Larsen and Tim Carroll work on memo to send in response to this spending proposal
From the minutes
“Mr. Poole moved that Chairperson Larsen and Tim Carroll work on memo to send in response to this spending proposal. Mr. Maida seconded the motion Mr. Drummond said important to list reasons why we don’t support proposal. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes HRB - Pet Policy memo to October 21: Mr. Drummond (of Chilmark HRB) said he wil.” (Motion: Poole, second: Maida)
Adjourn
Adjourn
From the minutes
“Mr. Maida moved to adjourn. Mr. Poole seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 3 Ayes Minutes respectfully submitted by Diana DeBlase. Approved 10/21/2025 Document l.” (Motion: Maida, second: Poole)
From the Chilmark Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Member photos from The Martha’s Vineyard Times: Jeffrey Maida (April 2024 election story), Matthew Poole (June 2025 profile, photo by Sarah Shaw Dawson), Rebecca Haag (April 2026 candidate forum, photo by Nicholas Vukota). Former members show initials.
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