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Duxbury Select Board
How the Duxbury Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. A three-member Board of Selectmen: Shawn Dahlen (Chair), David Madigan (Vice Chair) and Ted Flynn (Clerk). MassVoter has loaded minutes from January 8, 2018 on; this board organized in 2017. Covers 7 meetings, January 8 to March 10, 2018.
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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 budgetBoard years
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What Town Meeting decided
In Duxbury, 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.
Special Town Meeting · June 16, 2025 10 votes: 9 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Zoning: add a new MBTA Communities Overlay District (Section 440) and map Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 255; No – 152.”
- Art. 2 Zoning: replace accessory apartment rules with new rules for protected-use accessory dwelling units (ADUs) Passed “motion carried. · Yes - 296; No - 44”
- Art. 3 Zoning: new ADU exemption for nonconforming single-family homes (Section 401.2(6)) Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 305; No - 25”
- Art. 4 Citizens' petition: add $186,648 from the Stabilization Fund to FY2026 police salaries Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3/vote. · Yes – 241; No – 77”
- Art. 5 Citizens' petition: add $217,321 from the Stabilization Fund to FY2026 fire salaries Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 260; No – 63”
- Art. 6 $500,000 from water retained earnings for drinking water quality improvement design and work Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 235; No – 26”
- Art. 7 $25,000 from free cash for the 2026 Fourth of July parade and events Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 195; No – 46”
- Art. 8 Amend the FY2026 regional dispatch (ROCCC) enterprise budget Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to indefinitely postpone the Article. · Yes – 155; No – 10”
- Art. 9 Capital budget: $67,950 (harbormaster boat engines, PEG access equipment) Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 146; No – 18”
- Art. 10 $271,933 added to FY2026 General Fund and Water budgets (pensions and debt) Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 135; No – 19”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the FY2025 Annual Town Report.
Annual Town Meeting · March 8, 2025 28 votes: 21 passed, 1 failed, 5 indefinitely postponed, 1 no action
- Art. 2 Receive the reports of town officials, boards, committees and commissions No action “was not made as there were no reports presented.”
- Art. 3 Set pay of elected town officers for FY2026 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 479; No - 59”
- Art. 4 Fund salaries under the Personnel Policies: $188,000 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 465; No – 106”
- Art. 5A · motion 1 FY2026 General Fund operating budget: $92,215,239 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 792; No – 72”
- Art. 5A · motion 2 FY2026 regional dispatch (ROCCC) enterprise budget: $4,673,369 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 685; No – 105”
- Art. 5A · motion 3 FY2026 Water Enterprise Fund budget: $3,382,240 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 722; No – 87”
- Art. 5B FY2026 contingency budget: $4,783,502 more, raised by taxes (needed a ballot vote) Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 618; No – 224”
- Art. 6 · motion 1 General government capital budget: $2,186,589 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 145; No - 16”
- Art. 6 · motion 2 Water Enterprise capital budget: $750,343 from water retained earnings Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 150; No - 13”
- Art. 7 Small equipment and minor services: $127,755.38 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 149; No – 7”
- Art. 8 Union contracts Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone this Article. · Yes – 144; No - 2”
- Art. 9 $20,000 from free cash for electronic voting at Town Meetings Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 144; No – 11”
- Art. 10 $1,000,000 to lease Duxbury Beach from the Duxbury Beach Reservation Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 134; No – 26”
- Art. 11 Educational cable access and technology Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone this Article. · Yes – 146; No - 3”
- Art. 12 Accept state law creating a taxation aid committee and fund for elderly and disabled taxpayers Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 137; No – 13”
- Art. 13 Accept state laws (Clauses 22I and 22J) to raise veterans' property tax exemptions each year Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 143; No - 7”
- Art. 14 Create a new Town Hall local historic district Failed “Motion failed requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 90; No - 53”
- Art. 15 Community Preservation: $312,668 for admin costs and debt service Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 121; No – 10”
- Art. 16 Community Preservation: $672,855, with $224,285 reserved for each required category Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 119; No - 10”
- Art. 17 Community Preservation: $21,000 to replace the Bluefish River gangway and float Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 121; No – 6”
- Art. 18 Community Preservation: $8,000 to replace John Alden's gravestone Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 114; No - 21”
- Art. 19 Community Preservation: $22,202 to build the Harborwalk between 479 and 459 Washington Street Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 122; No - 10”
- Art. 20 Community Preservation: $33,000 for fireproof file cabinets for the Town Clerk's historic records Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 125; No - 7”
- Art. 21 Community Preservation: design of more visitor seating at the Steele Athletic Complex Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone this Article. · Yes – 117; No - 4”
- Art. 22 Community Preservation: $41,328 to restore 32 windows at the Nathaniel Winsor Jr. House Passed “Motion Carried. · Yes – 114; No - 13”
- Art. 23 Resolution to declare a climate emergency Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone this Article. · Yes – 110; No - 9”
- Art. 24 Citizens' petition: accept Checkerberry Hill as a public way Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone this Article. · Yes – 110; No – 7”
- Art. 25 Ask the Attorney General and state to stop Holtec from evaporating Pilgrim nuclear plant wastewater Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 119; No - 6”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the FY2025 Annual Town Report.
Special Town Meeting · March 8, 2025 7 votes: 6 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed
Sessions: March 8, 2025 (held during the Annual Town Meeting)
- Art. 1 Move existing FY2025 money between projects (fuel depot, PFAS design, school); no new money Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 487; No – 24”
- Art. 2 Pay $13,565.18 in unpaid bills from past years Passed “Motion carried by requisite 9/10 vote. · Yes – 541; No - 16”
- Art. 3 $190,000 from free cash to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 477; No - 62”
- Art. 4 Stabilization Fund deposit Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone this Article. · Yes – 492; No - 35”
- Art. 5 $110,000 from free cash to the Accrued Liabilities and Compensated Absences Fund Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 480; No – 44”
- Art. 6 $150,000 from free cash for the town's local match on grants Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 451; No – 85”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation: $118,000 to build two tennis courts at Wadsworth Park Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 486; No – 114”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the FY2025 Annual Town Report.
Special Town Meeting · November 18, 2024 9 votes: 7 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Zoning: add MBTA Communities overlay districts (Public Transit and Mixed-Use Public Transit, new Sections 440 and 450) Failed “Motion failed. · Yes – 81; No – 793”
- Art. 2 Accept Cooper Hill Road as a town way Passed “Motion carried. · Yes - 372; No – 82”
- Art. 3 Acquire a 10-foot easement at 479 Washington Street for a Harbor Walk pedestrian path Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 387; No – 61”
- Art. 4 Borrow $994,700 more for the new DPW facility at 878 Tremont Street Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 301; No - 109”
- Art. 5 Cut the Duxbury Beach seawall borrowing from $20,000,000 to $15,000,000 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 348; No – 25”
- Art. 6 Create an electric vehicle charging station revolving fund with a $50,000 spending limit Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 303; No – 40”
- Art. 7 Raise the Senior Center revolving fund limit for FY2025 from $175,000 to $400,000 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 301; No – 14”
- Art. 8 $960,425 to add to FY2025 department budgets Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 236; No – 53”
- Art. 9 Unpaid bills Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried. · Yes – 246; No - 6”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the FY2025 Annual Town Report.
Annual Town Meeting · March 9, 2024 34 votes: 30 passed, 3 indefinitely postponed, 1 no action
- Art. 2 Receive the reports of town officials, boards, committees and commissions No action “No vote taken.”
- Art. 3 Set pay of elected town officers for FY2025 ($109,517 total) Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 81; No - 2”
- Art. 4 Fund salaries under the Personnel Policies: $297,789 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 84; No – 4”
- Art. 5 · motion 1 FY2025 General Fund operating budget: $89,512,584 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 119; No – 10”
- Art. 5 · motion 2 FY2025 regional dispatch (ROCCC) enterprise budget: $4,076,951 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 112; No - 8”
- Art. 5 · motion 3 FY2025 Water Enterprise Fund budget: $3,303,304 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 125; No - 2”
- Art. 6 · motion 1 General government capital budget: $2,845,341 Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 136; No - 5”
- Art. 6 · motion 2 Water Enterprise capital budget: $1,196,839 from water retained earnings Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 123; No - 7”
- Art. 7 Small equipment and minor services: $56,527 Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 130; No - 3”
- Art. 8 Union contracts Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone the Article. · Yes – 99; No - 3”
- Art. 9 $20,000 from free cash for electronic voting at Town Meetings Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 115; No – 8”
- Art. 10 $1,000,000 to lease Duxbury Beach from the Duxbury Beach Reservation for July 2024 – June 2025 Passed “Motion carried by the requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 125; No – 17”
- Art. 11 $25,000 from free cash for the Fourth of July parade and events Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 96; No – 2”
- Art. 12 $120,000 from the cable PEG access fund for recording and streaming school meetings and Dragon TV Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 91; No - 4”
- Art. 13 Let the Selectboard extend the North Hill Country Club management contract by three years Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 81; No - 5”
- Art. 14 $700,000 from water retained earnings for a PFAS prioritization plan for drinking water Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 103; No - 0”
- Art. 15 Borrow $1,000,000 for design and permitting of the priority PFAS water treatment project Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 92; No – 13”
- Art. 16 Acquire an access and utility easement at 894 Tremont Street (DPW building); $40,000 from free cash Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 93; No – 3”
- Art. 17 Transfer parts of town land to the Conservation Commission (Historic Green Harbor Trail) Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried by voice vote to Indefinitely Postpone this Article.”
- Art. 18 Accept state law letting town trust funds be invested under the Prudent Investor Act Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 93; No - 1”
- Art. 19 Bylaw change: remove a revolving fund from the list of authorized revolving funds Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 89; No - 1”
- Art. 20 Historic district bylaw: new section 12.6.3 letting the town repair its own historic buildings without a Commission meeting Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No – 17”
- Art. 21 Create a new Alden local historic district (147 St. George St.) and add 645 Washington St. to the Winsor district Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 72; No – 22”
- Art. 22 Send state and federal officials the town's support for moving spent nuclear fuel to off-site storage Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 94; No - 3”
- Art. 23 Accept Cooper Hill Road as a town way Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 78; No - 14”
- Art. 24 Accept the relocated layout of Washington Street as a public way Passed “Motion carried by requisite 2/3 vote. · Yes – 80; No – 14”
- Art. 25 Community Preservation: $377,855 for admin costs and debt service Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 80; No - 6”
- Art. 26 Community Preservation: $841,380, with $280,460 each reserved for open space, housing and historic resources Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 78; No – 3”
- Art. 27 Community Preservation: $75,000 from the open space reserve to the Conservation Fund Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No – 2”
- Art. 28 Community Preservation: rehabilitate the Girl Scout House Indefinitely postponed “Motion carried to Indefinitely Postpone the Article. · Yes – 76; No – 5”
- Art. 29 Community Preservation: $25,000 to restore the Town Clock at Pilgrim Congregational Church Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 81; No - 1”
- Art. 30 Community Preservation: move $250,000 to the affordable housing reserve Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No - 5”
- Art. 31 Community Preservation: $30,000 for help drafting the Open Space and Recreation Plan Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No - 6”
- Art. 32 Rescind 2023 Article 16 and disband the Climate Action Planning Task Force Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 78; No - 8”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the FY2024 Annual Town Report.
Special Town Meeting · March 9, 2024 8 votes: 8 passed
Sessions: March 9, 2024 (held during the Annual Town Meeting)
- Art. 1 $156,320 from free cash to add to FY2024 department budgets Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 78; No – 0”
- Art. 2 Pay $3,897.93 in unpaid bills from past years Passed “Motion carried by requisite 9/10 vote. · Yes – 80; No - 1”
- Art. 3 $250,681.04 from free cash to fund police union contracts Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 78; No – 1”
- Art. 4 $600,000 to pay off debt on the Ricker property purchase Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No - 3”
- Art. 5 $300,000 from free cash to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 77; No – 1”
- Art. 6 $250,000 from free cash to the Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 77; No - 0”
- Art. 7 $125,000 from free cash to the Accrued Liabilities and Compensated Absences Fund Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No – 2”
- Art. 8 $250,000 from free cash for the town's local match on grants Passed “Motion carried. · Yes – 81; No – 1”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the FY2024 Annual Town Report.
Not here yet: the March 14, 2026 Annual Town Meeting and any Special Town Meeting held after June 30, 2025 (Duxbury prints its Town Meeting votes only in its fiscal-year Annual Town Report, and the FY2026 report is not posted yet).
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
"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.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Select Board (called the Board of Selectmen until 2022) minutes from January 8, 2018 through July 20, 2026, as posted on the town website. Not here: minutes the town has not posted, including every meeting between April 14 and July 14, 2025 (the board met at least on June 9, 2025), between September 15 and October 27, 2025 (it met at least on October 6, 10 and 17, 2025), between March 30 and May 18, 2026 (it met at least on April 28, 2026) and after July 20, 2026, plus the June 26, 2018, April 22, 2022, May 2, 2022 and March 25, 2024 meetings, whose minutes the board approved; executive-session minutes; and sessions where members only attended another board’s meeting. The posted files for March 25, April 1, April 22 and October 7, 2019 and February 7, 2022 are missing pages, so some votes from those meetings are not shown. Most minutes from 2018 to 2024 are scanned copies; we read them with text recognition (OCR) and checked the odd cases against the page images. Votes the members took as Water & Sewer Commissioners are included. Duxbury’s minutes name the mover and seconder of every motion and give the vote as a count of yes, no and abstain (for example 4:0:1), usually naming any member who voted no or abstained; many votes, especially from 2020 to 2022 and in 2025 and 2026, are roll calls with each member’s vote by name. When the count matches the members present (for example 3:0:0 with three present) we show every member present as voting yes; when the minutes name who voted no or abstained and the count adds up, we show each member’s vote. Where the minutes give only a count without names, a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent, or the names and the count do not match, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) or had not yet arrived are left out of that 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.
Mar 10Authorize the purchase of the Williams property located on…Motion: that the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners authorize the purchase…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
March 10, 2018: Authorize the purchase of the Williams property located on Church Street, known as Parcel Nos. 088-022-000 and 088-038-000, in the amount of $400,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund
That the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners authorize the purchase of the Williams property located on Church Street, known as Parcel Nos. 088-022-000 and 088-038-000, in the amount of $400,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund
Theodore J. Flynn had not yet arrived.
From the minutes
“Mr. Madigan moved that the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners authorize the purchase of the Williams property located on Church Street, known as Parcel Nos. 088-022-000 and 088-038-000, in the amount of $400,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund. Seconded by Mr. Dahlen Vote: 2:0:0.” (Motion: Madigan, second: Dahlen)
Mar 10Approve the additional emergency expenses and to approve the…Motion: to approve the additional emergency expenses and to approve the revised…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
March 10, 2018: Approve the additional emergency expenses and to approve the revised motion to Article 1 ~ Supplemental Appropriations - as amended
To approve the additional emergency expenses and to approve the revised motion to Article 1 ~ Supplemental Appropriations - as amended
Theodore J. Flynn had not yet arrived.
From the minutes
“Mr. Madigan moved to approve the additional emergency expenses and to approve the revised motion to Article 1 ~ Supplemental Appropriations - as amended. Seconded by Mr. Dahlen Vote: 2:0:0.” (Motion: Madigan, second: Dahlen)
Mar 10Approve Article 5, as amended, in the amount of…Motion: to approve Article 5, as amended, in the amount of $7,200Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
March 10, 2018: Approve Article 5, as amended, in the amount of $7,200
To approve Article 5, as amended, in the amount of $7,200
Theodore J. Flynn had not yet arrived.
From the minutes
“Mr. Madigan moved to approve Article 5, as amended, in the amount of $7,200. Seconded by Mr. Dahlen Vote: 2:0:0.” (Motion: Madigan, second: Dahlen)
Mar 5Support 2018 ATM Art. 46 to Amend Zoning By-Laws…Motion: that the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Art. 46 to…Failed 1–2 · No: Dahlen, Flynn
March 5, 2018: Support 2018 ATM Art. 46 to Amend Zoning By-Laws - Article 600 - Demolition of Historically Significant Buildings - 609.2 Definitions
That the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Art. 46 to Amend Zoning By-Laws - Article 600 - Demolition of Historically Significant Buildings - 609.2 Definitions. The Finance Committee and the Planning Board voted against it. Mr. Dahlen indicated that he is against it because it devalues someone's existing house. In the past a previous owner could say they were willing to sell their house to you, but you (the prospective new owner) go to the various boards and get your approvals and when you get your approvals and then you know what you can do. But with no transferability then the new owner would have to start again. It was mentioned that a permitted lot is always worth more than a non-permitted lot. So there is a dollar value associated with knowing what you can do
Yes: MadiganNo: Dahlen, Flynn
From the minutes
“Mr. Flynn moved that the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Art. 46 to Amend Zoning By-Laws - Article 600 - Demolition of Historically Significant Buildings - 609.2 Definitions. The Finance Committee and the Planning Board voted against it. Mr. Dahlen indicated that he is against it because it devalues someone's existing house. In the past a previous owner could say they were willing to sell their house to you, but you (the prospective new owner) go to the various boards and get your approvals and when you get your approvals and then you know what you can do. But with no transferability then the new owner would have to start again. It was mentioned that a permitted lot is always worth more than a non-permitted lot. So there is a dollar value associated with knowing what you can do. Second by Mr. Madigan. VOTE: 1:2:0 (aye- Madigan; nays -Dahlen and Flynn).” (Motion: Flynn, second: Madigan)
Mar 5Support 2018 ATM Art. 47 - Amend Zoning By-Laws…Motion: that the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Art. 47 -…Failed 0–3 · No: Dahlen, Flynn, Madigan
March 5, 2018: Support 2018 ATM Art. 47 - Amend Zoning By-Laws - Article 600 - Demolition of Historically Significant Buildings - 609.3 Procedures
That the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Art. 47 - Amend Zoning By-Laws - Article 600 - Demolition of Historically Significant Buildings - 609.3 Procedures
No: Dahlen, Flynn, MadiganEvery member present voted no.
From the minutes
“Mr. Flynn moved that the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Art. 47 - Amend Zoning By-Laws - Article 600 - Demolition of Historically Significant Buildings - 609.3 Procedures. Second by Mr. Madigan. The Finance Committee voted not to support Article 47, which seeks to extend the demolition delay period on historically significant homes from six to 12 months. VOTE: 0:3:0.” (Motion: Flynn, second: Madigan)
Jan 22Support 2018 ATM Article 11 - Duxbury Beach Lease,…Motion: that the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Article 11 -…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
January 22, 2018: Support 2018 ATM Article 11 - Duxbury Beach Lease, in an appropriation of in the amount of $750.000
That the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Article 11 - Duxbury Beach Lease, in an appropriation of in the amount of $750.000
Shawn Dahlen stepped aside (recused) and did not take part in this vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Madigan moved that the Board of Selectmen support 2018 ATM Article 11 - Duxbury Beach Lease, in an appropriation of in the amount of $750.000. Second by Mr. Flynn. Before the vote, Mr. Bob Hayes of Powder Point Ave addressed the Board as a representative of the DBR, Inc. regarding this article. Mr. Hayes mentioned that the DBR, Inc. has requested the increase to the beach lease amount to $750,000 citing the following factors: e Increased fiscal pressures e Significant government regulations e Decreased availability of State and Federal funds and grants The increase in the beach lease amount is to meet these pressures as the DBR, Inc. strive for the continued availability and the continue protection afforded by the beach. This is particularly the case in light of the increase in storm frequency and the decrease in outside governmental aid. Mr. Hayes mentioned that DRB, Inc. Executive Director Cris Luttazi was also present if the Board had any questions. Mr. Madigan asked "Will this (the beach lease amount) be going up again next year for be at the same amount?" Mr. Hayes said that he couldn't answer that. Mr. Flynn said that it was his understanding that the Town should expect increases of $50,000 until they reach a balance. Having heard the explanation, the Board proceeded with the vote. ROLL CALL VOTE: Mr. Madigan -"aye" and Mr. Flynn ~- "aye".” (Motion: Madigan, second: Flynn)
From the Duxbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: stills from The Local Seen (Duxbury’s local cable) candidate videos (Amy MacNab 2022; Fernando Guitart and Cynthia Ladd Fiorini 2024; Brian Glennon and Michael McGee 2026). Former members show initials.
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