MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
August 31, 2020
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Michael Lawson, Linda Escobedo, Terri Ackerman, Susan Bates, Jane Hotchkiss
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Extend the non-enforcement of parking meters through the remainder of the calendar year
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to extend the non-enforcement of parking meters through the remainder of the calendar year. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to extend the non-enforcement of parking meters through the remainder of the calendar year. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye.”
Approve the amendments to the TIF that were included in the August 31, 2020 Select Board packet along with minor edits noted today
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: to approve the amendments to the TIF that were included in the August 31, 2020 Select Board packet along with minor edits noted today. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Nay Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye
Yes: Bates, Escobedo, Hotchkiss, LawsonNo: AckermanThe minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: to approve the amendments to the TIF that were included in the August 31, 2020 Select Board packet along with minor edits noted today. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Nay Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye.”
Appoint election officers as stated in the memo dated August 31, 2020 from the Town Clerk to the Select Board
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board UNANIMOUSLY: VOTED: to appoint election officers as stated in the memo dated August 31, 2020 from the Town Clerk to the Select Board. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board UNANIMOUSLY: VOTED: to appoint election officers as stated in the memo dated August 31, 2020 from the Town Clerk to the Select Board. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye.”
Appoint Karle Packard of 86 Butternut Circle to the Capital Planning Task Force for a term effective at the conclusion of the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, and to expire June 30, 2021
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Karle Packard of 86 Butternut Circle to the Capital Planning Task Force for a term effective at the conclusion of the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, and to expire June 30, 2021. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Karle Packard of 86 Butternut Circle to the Capital Planning Task Force for a term effective at the conclusion of the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, and to expire June 30, 2021. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye.”
Reappoint David Karr of 82 Laws Brook Road and Bill Kemeza of 28 Davis Court to the Tax Fairness Committee for terms to expire April 30, 2023
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to reappoint David Karr of 82 Laws Brook Road and Bill Kemeza of 28 Davis Court to the Tax Fairness Committee for terms to expire April 30, 2023. Nancy Cronin of 216 Garfield Road, Walter Birge of 109 Stone Root Lane, Jonathan Keyes of 91 Liberty Street, and Reinier Beeuwkes of 1360 Monument Street to the Tax Fairness Committee for terms to expire April 30, 2021. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to reappoint David Karr of 82 Laws Brook Road and Bill Kemeza of 28 Davis Court to the Tax Fairness Committee for terms to expire April 30, 2023. Nancy Cronin of 216 Garfield Road, Walter Birge of 109 Stone Root Lane, Jonathan Keyes of 91 Liberty Street, and Reinier Beeuwkes of 1360 Monument Street to the Tax Fairness Committee for terms to expire April 30, 2021. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye.”
Adjourn
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn. Roll call vote Mr. Lawson: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: 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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