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Dunstable Select Board
How the Dunstable Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. David Tully, III joined the board after the May 2026 town election, succeeding Kieran D. Meehan. On May 22, 2026 the board unanimously chose Ronald J. Mikol as Chair, Leah D. Basbanes as Vice Chair and David Tully, III as member. A recount of the Select Board race (June 4, 2026) left the seat vacant, and two members served until David Tully, III won the July 21, 2026 special election; he returned to the board on July 28, 2026. (The town’s Select Board page still lists Leah D. Basbanes as Chair.) Minutes after September 8, 2026 are not posted yet. The end date is a placeholder. Covers 7 meetings so far, May 22 to September 8, 2026.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Dunstable ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Dunstable Select Board: 8 out of 10 · Mostly open
How easy Dunstable makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 12, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for nearly every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedThe minutes name members who vote no or abstain, but most votes do not list how each member voted.Part points: 2/3
- Posted quicklyMinutes are posted within about a month.Full points: 2/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 2010 to today are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website does not show photos of the members.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
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What Town Meeting decided
In Dunstable, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Annual Town Meeting · May 11, 2026 26 votes: 22 passed, 2 failed, 2 no action
- Art. 1 Accept the 2025 Annual Town Report and reports of town officers and boards Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 2 Transfer $34.58 from free cash to pay a prior-year bill Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 3 Transfer money to the Water Enterprise Fund No action “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 4 Transfer $50,000 from free cash and $100,000 from the PFAS settlement fund to the General Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 5 Transfer $50,000 from free cash and $100,000 from the PFAS settlement fund to the Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 6 FY2027 operating budget: raise $14,459,959, with $249,216 from free cash, $21,204 from water funds and $25,000 from overlay surplus Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR. (BUDGET DOCUMENT CAN”
- Art. 7 Set FY2027 revolving fund spending limits Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 8 Transfer $75,000 from free cash for capital items (police cruiser, vehicle extrication equipment and more) Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 9 Transfer $45,000 from free cash to replace library HVAC equipment Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 10 Transfer $25,000 from water retained earnings for water system improvements Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 11 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to cover the FY2026 snow and ice deficit Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 12 Community Preservation budget: Ferrari Farm and Union Building note payments, administration, reserves and undesignated balance Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $60,000 in Community Preservation historic funds to restore the Central Cemetery fence Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 14 Appropriate $9,500 in Community Preservation historic funds to repair the Rideout Cemetery stone wall Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 15 Move unspent balances from finished Community Preservation projects back to CPA reserve accounts Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 16 Appropriate state Chapter 90 road funds Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 17 Amend zoning rules for accessory dwelling units to follow state law Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 18 Amend zoning Section 29.5.2 on community housing administration No action “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 19 Amend the Personnel bylaw so the Select Board adopts personnel policies Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 20 Create a Council on Aging programming revolving fund with a $10,000 FY2027 limit Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 21 Rezone 174 Pleasant Street from R-1 residential to B-1 retail business Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3rds VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 22 Adopt a local meals tax of 0.75%, effective July 1, 2026 Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 23 Amend zoning to allow cold storage warehouses by special permit Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3rds VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 24 Amend zoning to allow craft breweries, taprooms and distilleries by special permit Failed “MOTION FAILED BY 2/3rds VOTE – YAY 89, NAY 45. · YAY 89, NAY 45”
- Art. 25 Adopt a 3% local excise tax on retail marijuana sales, effective July 1, 2026 Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 26 Amend zoning to allow marijuana retailers and related businesses by special permit in business districts Failed “MOTION FAILED BY 2/3rds VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
Source: Town Clerk: Annual Town Meeting Minutes, May 11, 2026 (PDF, 23 pages).
Special Town Meeting · November 17, 2025 13 votes: 12 passed, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Appropriate $488 from free cash to pay a prior-year bill Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 2 Appropriate $58,750 in Community Preservation historic funds to replace the library Special Collections HVAC Passed “ORIGINAL MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 3 Appropriate $41,000 in Community Preservation historic funds to digitize library historic records Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 4 Appropriate $25,000 more in Community Preservation historic funds to replace the Town Hall chimney Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 5 Appropriate $35,000 in Community Preservation historic funds for Town Hall HVAC replacements Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 6 Appropriate $36,800 in Community Preservation funds to renovate the Babe Ruth baseball field at Town Field Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $131,370 in Community Preservation funds for a shade structure at the Swallow Union School playground Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 8 Appropriate $15,000 from free cash as the local match for a $285,000 federal grant for a fire forestry truck Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 9 Community Preservation funds for a PARC grant match and field stabilization at Larter Field No action “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 10 Appropriate $28,000 from free cash as the local match for a $475,000 grant for the Route 113 Complete Streets redesign Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 11 Appropriate $17,000 from free cash to update the town website Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 12 Move $5,000 in the FY2026 budget from the school district line to election expenses for the special State Senate elections Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 13 Move $25,000 in the FY2026 budget from the school district line to fire expenses for an ambulance agreement with Tyngsborough Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
Source: Town Clerk: Special Town Meeting Minutes, November 17, 2025 (PDF, 8 pages).
Annual Town Meeting · May 12, 2025 21 votes: 20 passed, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Accept the 2024 Annual Town Report and reports of town officers and boards Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 2 Transfer $1,488.48 from free cash to pay prior-year bills Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 4/5th’ AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 3 Transfer money to the Water Enterprise Fund for FY2025 No action “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 4 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to the General Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 5 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to the Capital Improvement Program Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 6 FY2026 operating budget: Motion A with a $480,841 override, or Motion B ($278,831 override) if that fails; water budget $211,041 Passed “MOTIONS A & B PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 7 Set FY2026 revolving fund spending limits Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 8 Transfer $120,000 from free cash for capital items (police cruiser, fire radios, tasers, highway sander, library lighting) Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 9 Transfer $35,000 from water retained earnings for water system improvements Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 10 Community Preservation budget: Ferrari Farm and Union Building note payments, administration, reserves and undesignated balance Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 11 Appropriate $3,500 in Community Preservation funds to remove invasive weeds in Lake Massapoag Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 12 Appropriate $80,000 in Community Preservation funds for a Larter Field assessment and design Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $40,000 in Community Preservation funds for a Larter Field capital and master plan Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 14 Appropriate $25,000 in Community Preservation funds for Woodward's Mill Dam repairs Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 15 Appropriate $11,240 in Community Preservation funds to finish the Larter Field tennis and pickleball courts Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 16 Accept G.L. c.40 §8J to create the Dunstable Commission on Accessibility Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 17 Lease-purchase a pickup truck for up to 3 years; $18,702.48 first-year payment from the FY2026 highway budget Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3rds VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 18 Appropriate state Chapter 90 road funds Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 19 Accept a yearly cost-of-living increase for veterans' property tax exemptions (Clause Seventeenth F) Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 20 Adopt G.L. c.40 §58 to allow liens for unpaid land-use permit charges such as peer review fees Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 21 Replace the floodplain district zoning bylaw (Section 15.2) Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3rds VOTE AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
Source: Town Clerk: Annual Town Meeting Minutes, May 12, 2025 (PDF, 18 pages).
Special Town Meeting · November 18, 2024 10 votes: 7 passed, 2 failed, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Pay unpaid FY2024 bills from free cash No action “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 2 Allow the Water Commissioners to lease space on the 100 Simmons Street water tank property for cell equipment Passed “MOTION PASSES BY 2/3rds AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 3 Authorize borrowing up to $406,870, ahead of a state LAND grant, for the $700,000 High Street conservation restriction Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3rds AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 4 Accept a gift of about 2.2 acres of land at 19 Lowell Street Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR”
- Art. 5 Create a Capital Improvement Program Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3rds AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR”
- Art. 6 Appropriate $10,000 in Community Preservation funds to update the Open Space and Recreation Plan Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $4,935.50 in Community Preservation funds to finish the Larter Field tennis courts Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 8 Amend the Recreation revolving fund bylaw to cover upkeep of town recreation sites and programs Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 9 Citizen petition: require separate town and school questions for any Proposition 2 1/2 override Failed “MOTION FAILED BY MAJORITY, ARTICLE 9, CITIZENS PETITION DOES NOT PASS.”
- Art. 10 Citizen petition: use electronic voting devices ("clickers") at Town Meetings Failed “MOTION FAILED BY MAJORITY, ARTICLE 10, CITIZENS PETITION DOES NOT PASS.”
Source: Town Clerk: Special Town Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2024 (PDF, 6 pages).
Annual Town Meeting · May 13, 2024 19 votes: 18 passed, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Accept the 2023 Annual Town Report and reports of town officers and boards Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 2 Transfer $139.95 from free cash to pay a prior-year Verizon bill Passed “MOTION PASSES BY 4/5THS AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 3 Transfer money to the Water Enterprise Fund for FY2024 No action “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 4 FY2025 operating budget: $13,107,748 (lines 1-71) Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 5 Transfer $358,724 from free cash toward FY2025 appropriations Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 6 Set FY2025 revolving fund spending limits Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $119,344 for capital items (police cruiser, police station windows and gutters, fire gear, highway sander) Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 8 Transfer $35,000 from water retained earnings for water system improvements Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 9 Community Preservation budget: Ferrari Farm note payments, administration, reserves and undesignated balance Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 10 Appropriate $3,500 in Community Preservation funds to remove invasive weeds in Lake Massapoag Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 11 Appropriate $11,940 in Community Preservation funds to renovate the wells at Larter Field Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 12 Appropriate $20,000 in Community Preservation funds for a Town Center Trail Loop feasibility study Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 13 Union School building restoration: $200,000 in Community Preservation funds and borrow $932,150 Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 14 Appropriate $20,000 in Community Preservation funds for Town Hall chimney and roof repairs Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 15 Appropriate $300,000 in Community Preservation funds for a conservation restriction on 29.8 acres next to 346 High Street Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 16 Appropriate $140,875 in Community Preservation funds to build tennis courts at Larter Field Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 17 Appropriate state Chapter 90 road funds Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 18 Accept G.L. c.60 §3D to create a tax aid fund for low-income elderly and disabled residents Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
- Art. 19 Authorize the Select Board to set up a community electricity aggregation program Passed “MOTION PASSED BY MAJORITY AS DECLARED BY THE MODERATOR.”
Special Town Meeting · March 26, 2024 1 votes: 1 passed
- Art. 1 FY2025 operating budget: $13,992,812 ($474,343 from free cash), contingent on a $2,074,351 Proposition 2 1/2 override; water budget $210,755 Passed “Main motion was then voted on, requiring a majority vote. Motion passes as declared by the Moderator.”
Source: Town Clerk: Special Town Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2024 (PDF, 9 pages).
Not here yet: No Town Meeting after May 11, 2026 is posted.
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
ChairRonald J. MikolChair · At-large · at 7 of 7 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026Vice-ChairLeah D. BasbanesVice Chair · At-large · at 7 of 7 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Attendance
16 full-board meetings so far this year, through September 8. Ties share a rank.
1Leah D. Basbanes16 of 16 meetings Every meeting100%1Ronald J. Mikol16 of 16 meetings Every meeting100%1Kieran D. Meehan9 of 9 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%1David Tully4 of 4 meetings · served from May100%25 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Leah D. Basbanes24 of 25 meetings96%1Kieran D. Meehan24 of 25 meetings96%1Ronald J. Mikol24 of 25 meetings96%23 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Ronald J. Mikol23 of 23 meetings Every meeting100%2Leah D. Basbanes22 of 23 meetings96%2Kieran D. Meehan22 of 23 meetings96%35 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Leah D. Basbanes34 of 35 meetings97%1Kieran D. Meehan34 of 35 meetings97%1Ronald J. Mikol34 of 35 meetings97%45 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Kieran D. Meehan45 of 45 meetings Every meeting100%2Leah D. Basbanes44 of 45 meetings98%2Ronald J. Mikol44 of 45 meetings98%26 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Kieran D. Meehan26 of 26 meetings Every meeting100%2Leah D. Basbanes25 of 26 meetings96%2Ronald J. Mikol25 of 26 meetings96%42 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Leah D. Basbanes42 of 42 meetings Every meeting100%1Kieran D. Meehan18 of 18 meetings · served from Jun Every meeting100%3James E. Tully30 of 31 meetings · served until Aug97%4Ronald J. Mikol22 of 27 meetings81%29 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Leah D. Basbanes28 of 29 meetings97%2James E. Tully27 of 29 meetings93%3Ronald J. Mikol25 of 29 meetings86%48 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Leah D. Basbanes48 of 48 meetings Every meeting100%1James E. Tully34 of 34 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Walter F. Alterisio14 of 14 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%4Ronald J. Mikol45 of 48 meetings94%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Dunstable Select Board minutes from January 2, 2018 through September 8, 2026: 289 meetings and 1,422 votes. The town’s Select Board minutes page lists the board’s minutes from 2017 on, and its older minutes archive (linked from that page) has Board of Selectmen minutes from 2010; MassVoter loaded 2018 on, including the December 18 and December 21, 2018 minutes, which are only in the older archive. The board was the Board of Selectmen (its 2018–2021 minutes call it the “Selectboard”) until the Legislature renamed it the Select Board (Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2024, signed September 20, 2024); its minutes are headed “Select Board” from September 24, 2024. The minutes are typed documents with searchable text. Not here: executive-session minutes; Insurance Advisory Committee minutes filed in the Select Board list; votes of the Advisory Board, Board of Health, Affordable Housing Committee, Groton boards and other bodies at joint meetings; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (March 25 and April 5, 2019; January 15, 2020; January 26, 2023, whose minutes the board approved on February 9, 2023; April 23, 2024, where the file posted is a second copy of the April 16, 2024 minutes; December 17, 2024; and September 30, 2025, whose minutes the board approved on October 15, 2025); and meetings after September 8, 2026 (the September 24 and October 8, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Dunstable’s minutes have used several forms. From 2018 to mid-2022 a motion “passed unanimously,” “passed without objection” or “passed by majority vote,” sometimes naming a member who abstained, and votes to enter executive session list the members voting (“adopted by majority vote by Leah D. Basbanes, Ronald J. Mikol, and James E. Tully”). In fall 2022 the minutes gave counts (“Voted to approve 3-0”). Since late 2022 they read “it was VOTED … The vote was unanimous,” with roll calls by name for executive sessions and, in 2025–2026, for many other votes. Unanimous wording, or a count equal to the members present, is shown as every member present voting yes; a roll call or list of names is shown by name; on this three-member board, a vote that passed with one named member abstaining or voting no shows the other members voting yes. “Passed without objection” (313 votes), “passed by majority vote” with no names (135 votes) and “it was VOTED” or “the meeting was adjourned” with no count or names (39 votes) show the result only; one vote that passed with an unnamed abstention shows the count only. Members who recused themselves are left out of that vote, with a note. Where the attendance list leaves out a member who made or seconded a motion, that member is counted present, with a note. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
May 22Appoint Lacey McCabe to serve as the Dunstable representative…Motion: On a motion by Ron Mikol and seconded by Leah Basbanes,…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
May 22, 2026: Appoint Lacey McCabe to serve as the Dunstable representative on the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee to fill the current vacancy, through the 2027 Annual Town Election
On a motion by Ron Mikol and seconded by Leah Basbanes, it was voted to appoint Lacey McCabe to serve as the Dunstable representative on the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee to fill the current vacancy, through the 2027 Annual Town Election. Roll Call Vote: Leah Basbanes, Aye Ron Mikol, Aye David Tully, III, Aye Christina Andriole, Aye The vote was unanimous.
Joint appointment with the remaining Dunstable member of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee, Christina Andriole, who also voted aye; the Select Board members are shown as the roll call lists them.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Ron Mikol and seconded by Leah Basbanes, it was voted to appoint Lacey McCabe to serve as the Dunstable representative on the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee to fill the current vacancy, through the 2027 Annual Town Election. Roll Call Vote: Leah Basbanes, Aye Ron Mikol, Aye David Tully, III, Aye Christina Andriole, Aye The vote was unanimous..” (Motion: Mikol, second: Basbanes)
From the Dunstable Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Select Board minutes page and in its older minutes archive. 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): Town of Dunstable Select Board meeting video — Ron Mikol (May 2026). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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