MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
October 26, 2020
10 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Linda Escobedo, Susan Bates, Terri Ackerman, Jane Hotchkiss, Matthew Johnson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the consent agenda as amended
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda as amended. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 approve the consent agenda as amended. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Continue the public hearing for the application by GJC Brothers Inc d/b/a Concord Gas, located at 686 Elm Street, for an off-premise package store liquor license to sell wines and malt beverages only
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to continue the public hearing for the application by GJC Brothers Inc d/b/a Concord Gas, located at 686 Elm Street, for an off-premise package store liquor license to sell wines and malt beverages only Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 continue the public hearing for the application by GJC Brothers Inc d/b/a Concord Gas, located at 686 Elm Street, for an off-premise package store liquor license to sell wines and malt beverages only Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Close the public hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to close the public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 close the public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Approve the application by GJC Brothers Inc d/b/a Concord Gas, located at 686 Elm Street, for an off-premise package store liquor license to sell wines and malt beverages only to be valid through...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by a vote of 1 aye and 4 nay VOTED: to approve the application by GJC Brothers Inc d/b/a Concord Gas, located at 686 Elm Street, for an off-premise package store liquor license to sell wines and malt beverages only to be valid through December 31, 2020. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: nay Ms. Ackerman: nay Ms. Bates: aye Ms. Hotchkiss: nay Mr. Johnson: nay
Yes: BatesNo: Ackerman, Escobedo, Hotchkiss, JohnsonThe minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by a vote of 1 aye and 4 nay VOTED: to approve the application by GJC Brothers Inc d/b/a Concord Gas, located at 686 Elm Street, for an off-premise package store liquor license to sell wines and malt beverages only to be valid through December 31, 2020. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: nay Ms. Ackerman: nay Ms. Bates: aye Ms. Hotchkiss: nay Mr. Johnson: nay.”
Open the public hearing for the application by Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc to install new coaxial cable along and across Annursnac Hill Road, College Road and Strawberry Hill Road
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to open the public hearing for the application by Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc to install new coaxial cable along and across Annursnac Hill Road, College Road and Strawberry Hill Road. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 open the public hearing for the application by Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc to install new coaxial cable along and across Annursnac Hill Road, College Road and Strawberry Hill Road. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Close the public hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to close the public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 close the public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Approve the application by Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc to install new coaxial cable along and across Annursnac Hill Road, College Road and Strawberry Hill Road, with conditions as specified...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the application by Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc to install new coaxial cable along and across Annursnac Hill Road, College Road and Strawberry Hill Road, with conditions as specified in the memo from Concord Public Works dated September 22, 2020. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 approve the application by Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc to install new coaxial cable along and across Annursnac Hill Road, College Road and Strawberry Hill Road, with conditions as specified in the memo from Concord Public Works dated September 22, 2020. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Town of Concord to Participate in the Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE Massachusetts)
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Town of Concord to Participate in the Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE Massachusetts). Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Town of Concord to Participate in the Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE Massachusetts). Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Reappoint Steven Verrill of 415 Wheeler Road to the Agricultural Committee for a term to expire on April 30, 2023
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to reappoint Steven Verrill of 415 Wheeler Road to the Agricultural Committee for a term to expire on April 30, 2023 Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 Steven Verrill of 415 Wheeler Road to the Agricultural Committee for a term to expire on April 30, 2023 Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Adjourn
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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 Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: 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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