MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
November 16, 2020
6 recorded votes, 6 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
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda. 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. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Open the public hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to open 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 open the public hearing Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Continue the public hearing to November 30th
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to continue the public hearing to November 30th. 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 to November 30th. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Make a nonbinding endorsement for the Minuteman Regional Technical School fields' project as presented
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was by a count of 4-1 VOTED: to make a nonbinding endorsement for the Minuteman Regional Technical School fields' project as presented. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Nay
Yes: Ackerman, Bates, Escobedo, HotchkissNo: JohnsonThe minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was by a count of 4-1 VOTED: to make a nonbinding endorsement for the Minuteman Regional Technical School fields' project as presented. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Nay.”
Appoint Susan O'Shea-Folgar of 72 Shore Drive, and Jeff Parker of 315 Plainfield Road to the White Pond Advisory Committee for terms to expire on April 30, 2023
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Susan O'Shea-Folgar of 72 Shore Drive, and Jeff Parker of 315 Plainfield Road to the White Pond Advisory Committee for terms 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 appoint Susan O'Shea-Folgar of 72 Shore Drive, and Jeff Parker of 315 Plainfield Road to the White Pond Advisory Committee for terms 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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