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Hanover Select Board

How the Hanover Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Greg Satterwhite joined the board after the May 2024 election; David R. Delaney left. On May 20, 2024 the board re-elected Vanessa O'Connor as Chair, Rhonda Nyman as Vice Chair and Steve Louko as Clerk. Covers 31 meetings, May 20 to May 5, 2025.

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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 budget
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What Town Meeting decided

In Hanover, 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 · May 4, 2026 4 votes: 4 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 4, 2026 Special Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting · May 4, 2026 46 votes: 41 passed, 2 failed, 2 no action, 1 referred

Sessions: May 4 and 5, 2026

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · December 8, 2025 5 votes: 3 passed, 2 no action

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the December 8, 2025 Special Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 3 votes: 3 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 5, 2025 Special Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 47 votes: 43 passed, 1 failed, 1 no action, 2 referred

Sessions: May 5 and 6, 2025

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2025 Annual Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · December 9, 2024 4 votes: 4 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the December 9, 2024 Special Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 2 votes: 2 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 6, 2024 Special Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 45 votes: 39 passed, 2 passed as amended, 4 referred

Sessions: May 6 and 7, 2024

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting.

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

Steve LoukoClerk · Elected townwide · at 31 of 31 meetingsGreg SatterwhiteMember · Elected townwide · at 30 of 31 meetingsJohn C. TuzikMember · Elected townwide · at 26 of 31 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.

Meetings

About missing minutes

Loaded: Select Board minutes from April 2, 2018 through September 8, 2026, as posted on the town website (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2021). Not here yet: minutes before April 2018 (the town posts those as web pages), minutes after September 8, 2026, and the February 20, 2024 minutes (the town’s link opens the February 5, 2024 minutes instead). Hanover’s minutes are written as narrative. Most votes before mid-2021, and many since, are recorded only as “The Board voted to …” with no count and no names; those show the result only, not how each member voted, and are not treated as unanimous. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every member present as voting yes, and when they list a roll call (aye/nay by name), as most votes from late 2021 to 2025 do, we show each member’s vote as recorded. Where a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent or not yet arrived, lists a member twice, or does not match a stated count, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) are left out of that vote. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (Planning Board, School Committee, Board of Assessors, Bylaw Review Committee) are not included. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, May 5, 2025 · Regular meeting1 recorded votes, 2 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, April 28, 2025 · Regular meeting2 recorded votes, 4 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, April 7, 2025 · Regular meeting12 recorded votes, 8 with disagreementAbsent: John C. TuzikMonday, March 17, 2025 · Regular meeting2 recorded votes, 8 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 3, 2025 · Regular meeting1 recorded votes, 7 with disagreementAll 5 members present

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 5Approve the Select Board waiver of the Cervelli Farm…Motion: to approve the Select Board waiver of the Cervelli Farm right…Passed 4–1 · No: Louko

May 5, 2025: Approve the Select Board waiver of the Cervelli Farm right of first refusal

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To approve the Select Board waiver of the Cervelli Farm right of first refusal.

Yes: Nyman, O'Connor, Satterwhite, TuzikNo: Louko

From the minutes

“With no further comments or questions, the Board voted to approve the Select Board waiver of the Cervelli Farm right of first refusal. Chair O'Connor, aye, Vice Chair Nyman, aye, Selectman Tuzik, aye, Selectman Satterwhite, aye, Selectman Louko, nay.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

May 5Approve the Select Board Commentary including the commentary for…Motion: to approve the Select Board Commentary including the commentary for Article…Passed · see note

May 5, 2025: Approve the Select Board Commentary including the commentary for Article 9 as amended in this evening's discussion

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the Select Board Commentary including the commentary for Article 9 as amended in this evening's discussion.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the Select Board Commentary including the commentary for Article 9 as amended in this evening's discussion..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Apr 28Reappoint Tammy Murray as Hanover's Delegate to the Old…Motion: to reappoint Tammy Murray as Hanover's Delegate to the Old Colony…Passed · see note

April 28, 2025: Reappoint Tammy Murray as Hanover's Delegate to the Old Colony Elderly Services Advisory Board

AppointPassed · No count or names in the minutes

To reappoint Tammy Murray as Hanover's Delegate to the Old Colony Elderly Services Advisory Board.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“With no further questions, the Board voted to reappoint Tammy Murray as Hanover's Delegate to the Old Colony Elderly Services Advisory Board..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Apr 28Ratify the Town Moderator's appointment of Meredith O'Hayre-McCarthy to…Motion: to ratify the Town Moderator's appointment of Meredith O'Hayre-McCarthy to CPC.Passed · see note

April 28, 2025: Ratify the Town Moderator's appointment of Meredith O'Hayre-McCarthy to CPC

AppointPassed · No count or names in the minutes

To ratify the Town Moderator's appointment of Meredith O'Hayre-McCarthy to CPC.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“With no further questions or comments the Board voted to ratify the Town Moderator's appointment of Meredith O'Hayre-McCarthy to CPC..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Apr 7Approve the Select Board FY24 Annual Town ReportMotion: to approve the Select Board FY24 Annual Town Report.Passed · see note

April 7, 2025: Approve the Select Board FY24 Annual Town Report

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the Select Board FY24 Annual Town Report.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the Select Board FY24 Annual Town Report..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Apr 7Approve the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand…Motion: to approve the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles…Passed · see note

April 7, 2025: Approve the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles licensing renewals for the following renewal applicants subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town...

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles licensing renewals for the following renewal applicants subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the Town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington Street.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles licensing renewals for the following renewal applicants subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the Town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington Street..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Apr 7Approve the Bowling Alley licensing renewals for the following…Motion: to approve the Bowling Alley licensing renewals for the following renewal…Passed · see note

April 7, 2025: Approve the Bowling Alley licensing renewals for the following renewal applicants subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all...

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the Bowling Alley licensing renewals for the following renewal applicants subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the Town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA 02339 Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the Bowling Alley licensing renewals for the following renewal applicants subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the Town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA 02339 Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Apr 7Approve the new cemetery fees as proposed by Selectman…Motion: to approve the new cemetery fees as proposed by Selectman Satterwhite…Passed · see note

April 7, 2025: Approve the new cemetery fees as proposed by Selectman Satterwhite in the document presented, with the one amendment being that the new fee for the Full Burial Weekend will be…

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the new cemetery fees as proposed by Selectman Satterwhite in the document presented, with the one amendment being that the new fee for the Full Burial Weekend will be $1,400 instead of the originally proposed $1,700.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the new cemetery fees as proposed by Selectman Satterwhite in the document presented, with the one amendment being that the new fee for the Full Burial Weekend will be $1,400 instead of the originally proposed $1,700..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Apr 7Approve the Notice of Election of Officers as on…Motion: to approve the Notice of Election of Officers as on tonight's…Passed · see note

April 7, 2025: Approve the Notice of Election of Officers as on tonight's Agenda and presented by the Town Clerk

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the Notice of Election of Officers as on tonight's Agenda and presented by the Town Clerk.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“With no further questions or comments the Board voted to approve the Notice of Election of Officers as on tonight's Agenda and presented by the Town Clerk..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Apr 7Sign the Constable orders to post the Special and…Motion: to sign the Constable orders to post the Special and Annual…Passed · see note

April 7, 2025: Sign the Constable orders to post the Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrants and the Notice of Election of Officers

Adopt orderPassed · No count or names in the minutes

To sign the Constable orders to post the Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrants and the Notice of Election of Officers.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to sign the Constable orders to post the Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrants and the Notice of Election of Officers..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

From the Hanover 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: Jim Hoyes from his campaign site (hoyesforhanover.com); Vanessa O’Connor from her Select Board Facebook page (Hanover Selectwoman Vanessa O’Connor); Steve Louko from his campaign Facebook page (Steve Louko – Hanover Selectman); Rachel Hughes from a Hanover Community TV still (Hanover Woman’s Club Juniors Candidates Night, April 2025, with her on-screen name label). Members without a photo show initials.

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