MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2017–2018 Board · Regular meeting
April 9, 2018
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Jane Hotchkiss, Thomas McKean, Alice Kaufman, Steven Ng, Michael Lawson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
CONSENT AGENDA
Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: To approve the consent agenda.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: To approve the consent agenda..”
TAKE POSITIONS ON WARRANT ARTICLES
Recommend Affirmative Action on Article 27 Historic Districts Map Amendment - Hubbardville District. (Affirmative Action: Ms. Kaufman, Mr. Lawson, and Ms. Hotchkiss; No Action: Mr. Ng and Mr....
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to recommend Affirmative Action on Article 27 Historic Districts Map Amendment - Hubbardville District. (Affirmative Action: Ms. Kaufman, Mr. Lawson, and Ms. Hotchkiss; No Action: Mr. Ng and Mr. McKean)
Yes: Hotchkiss, Kaufman, LawsonNo: McKean, NgThe minutes list the positions by name: “Affirmative Action: Ms. Kaufman, Mr. Lawson, and Ms. Hotchkiss; No Action: Mr. Ng and Mr. McKean.” The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to recommend Affirmative Action on Article 27 Historic Districts Map Amendment - Hubbardville District. (Affirmative Action: Ms. Kaufman, Mr. Lawson, and Ms. Hotchkiss; No Action: Mr. Ng and Mr. McKean).”
Recommend Affirmative Action on Article 40 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - Personal Wireless Communications Facility. (Affirmative Action: Ms. Hotchkiss and Ms. Hotchkiss; Abstain: Mr. McKean; Recuse:...
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to recommend Affirmative Action on Article 40 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - Personal Wireless Communications Facility. (Affirmative Action: Ms. Hotchkiss and Ms. Hotchkiss; Abstain: Mr. McKean; Recuse: Mr. Lawson and Ms. Kaufman).
The minutes list “Affirmative Action: Ms. Hotchkiss and Ms. Hotchkiss; Abstain: Mr. McKean; Recuse: Mr. Lawson and Ms. Kaufman.” Jane Hotchkiss is named twice, so the second supporter is not named. Showing the count only (2 for, 1 abstaining, 2 recused). The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to recommend Affirmative Action on Article 40 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - Personal Wireless Communications Facility. (Affirmative Action: Ms. Hotchkiss and Ms. Hotchkiss; Abstain: Mr. McKean; Recuse: Mr. Lawson and Ms. Kaufman)..”
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Appoint Joseph Levine of 29 Temple Road to the Pollinator Health Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 2019
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Joseph Levine of 29 Temple Road to the Pollinator Health Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 2019
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Joseph Levine of 29 Temple Road to the Pollinator Health Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 2019.”
TAKE POSITIONS ON WARRANT ARTICLES
Recommend Affirmative Action on Article 25 - Authorize Acquisition of 369 Commonwealth Avenue Property on Warner Pond with the amended motion to include " … and affordable housing
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to recommend Affirmative Action on Article 25 - Authorize Acquisition of 369 Commonwealth Avenue Property on Warner Pond with the amended motion to include " … and affordable housing."
The minutes record the result but no count or names. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to recommend Affirmative Action on Article 25 - Authorize Acquisition of 369 Commonwealth Avenue Property on Warner Pond with the amended motion to include " … and affordable housing.".”
ADJOURN TO ANNUAL TOWN MEETING IN GYMNASIUM
Adjourn
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to adjourn the meeting for the evening. Jane Hotchkiss Aye Thomas McKean Aye Michael Lawson Aye Steven Ng Aye Alice Kaufman Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to adjourn the meeting for the evening. Jane Hotchkiss Aye Thomas McKean Aye Michael Lawson Aye Steven Ng Aye Alice Kaufman Aye.”
From the Concord 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 Concord Bridge — Wendy Rovelli and Cameron McKennitt (Celeste Katz Marston, April 2024), Paul Boehm and Mary Hartman (January 2025), Dean Banfield (courtesy photo, March 2026). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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