MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2018–2019 Board · Regular meeting
April 23, 2018
13 recorded votes, 13 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Jane Hotchkiss, Thomas McKean, Alice Kaufman, Michael Lawson, Linda Escobedo
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
CONSENT AGENDA
Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board: VOTED: To approve the consent agenda. Ms. Escobedo abstained from approving the 3/19 minutes.
The minutes say only “the Board: VOTED” and that Ms. Escobedo abstained from approving the March 19 minutes (one item of the consent agenda). Showing the result only. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board: VOTED: To approve the consent agenda. Ms. Escobedo abstained from approving the 3/19 minutes..”
ELECT NEW SELECT BOARD CHAIRPERSON AND CLERK
Elect Thomas McKean as Chair and Michael Lawson as Clerk
Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: To elect Thomas McKean as Chair and Michael Lawson as Clerk.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: To elect Thomas McKean as Chair and Michael Lawson as Clerk..”
CAMBRIDGE TURNPIKE
Open the Public Hearing
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: MOVED: to open the Public Hearing.
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: MOVED: to open the Public Hearing..”
Close the Public Hearing
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: MOVED: to close the Public Hearing.
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: MOVED: to close the Public Hearing..”
Grant permission to CMLP and Verizon New England Inc. to relocate utility pole # P.5 24 feet southerly from its existing location to be owned by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Verizon New...
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to grant permission to CMLP and Verizon New England Inc. to relocate utility pole # P.5 24 feet southerly from its existing location to be owned by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Verizon New England as requested in the petition plan marked #4A0E5QP dated December 28, 2017, and as noted in the Order dated April 23, 2018.
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 grant permission to CMLP and Verizon New England Inc. to relocate utility pole # P.5 24 feet southerly from its existing location to be owned by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Verizon New England as requested in the petition plan marked #4A0E5QP dated December 28, 2017, and as noted in the Order dated April 23, 2018..”
Reopen the Public Hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: to reopen the Public Hearing.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: to reopen the Public Hearing..”
Close the Public Hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: to close the Public Hearing.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: to close the Public Hearing..”
Allow National Grid to withdraw without prejudice the Gas Main petition for 39-50 Barnes Hill Road
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to allow National Grid to withdraw without prejudice the Gas Main petition for 39-50 Barnes Hill Road.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to allow National Grid to withdraw without prejudice the Gas Main petition for 39-50 Barnes Hill Road..”
Approve the application for a Common Victualler License for Concord Brewery Inc. d/b/a Rapscallion
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the application for a Common Victualler License for Concord Brewery Inc. d/b/a Rapscallion.
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 application for a Common Victualler License for Concord Brewery Inc. d/b/a Rapscallion..”
DISCUSS SCHEDULING SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Task Mr. Lawson with compiling Board comments for the draft Long Range Plan
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: to task Mr. Lawson with compiling Board comments for the draft Long Range Plan.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: to task Mr. Lawson with compiling Board comments for the draft Long Range Plan..”
REVIEW STATUS OF DOG ENFORCEMENT ORDER
Request that the Hitchcock's provide the Town with a fencing contract by April 27 and install the required fencing no later than two weeks after providing the contract to the Town
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to request that the Hitchcock's provide the Town with a fencing contract by April 27 and install the required fencing no later than two weeks after providing the contract to the Town.
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 request that the Hitchcock's provide the Town with a fencing contract by April 27 and install the required fencing no later than two weeks after providing the contract to the Town..”
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Appoint Brian Cramer of 820 Monument Street 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 Brian Cramer of 820 Monument Street 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 Brian Cramer of 820 Monument Street to the Pollinator Health Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 2019.”
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to adjourn the meeting for the evening. Thomas McKean Aye Michael Lawson Aye Jane Hotchkiss Aye Alice Kaufman Aye Linda Escobedo 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. Thomas McKean Aye Michael Lawson Aye Jane Hotchkiss Aye Alice Kaufman Aye Linda Escobedo 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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