MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
December 7, 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.”
Close to public hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to close to 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 to public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Approve the application by National Grid for Grant of Location to install and maintain approximately 2173 feet of 12-inch gas main on Walden Street, with conditions as specified in the memo from...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED: to approve the application by National Grid for Grant of Location to install and maintain approximately 2173 feet of 12-inch gas main on Walden Street, with conditions as specified in the memo from Concord Public Works to the Select Board dated December 4, 2020. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Nay Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye
Yes: Bates, Escobedo, Hotchkiss, JohnsonNo: AckermanThe minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED: to approve the application by National Grid for Grant of Location to install and maintain approximately 2173 feet of 12-inch gas main on Walden Street, with conditions as specified in the memo from Concord Public Works to the Select Board dated December 4, 2020. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Nay Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Appoint Christa Collins of 55 Highland Street, Sue Felshin of 19 Sunnyside Lane, Robert Hartman of 16 Concord Greene, and Harry Bartlett of 95 Conant Street to the Junction Village Open Space Task...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Christa Collins of 55 Highland Street, Sue Felshin of 19 Sunnyside Lane, Robert Hartman of 16 Concord Greene, and Harry Bartlett of 95 Conant Street to the Junction Village Open Space Task Force for terms to expire on April 30, 2021. 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 Christa Collins of 55 Highland Street, Sue Felshin of 19 Sunnyside Lane, Robert Hartman of 16 Concord Greene, and Harry Bartlett of 95 Conant Street to the Junction Village Open Space Task Force for terms to expire on April 30, 2021. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
95 Conant Street to the Junction Village Open Space Task Force for terms to
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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