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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. Rachel Hughes joined the board after the May 2025 election; John C. Tuzik left. On May 19, 2025 the board chose Rhonda Nyman as Chair (4-1, Steve Louko voting no), Greg Satterwhite as Vice Chair and Steve Louko as Clerk. Covers 25 meetings, May 19 to April 27, 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 budgetBoard years
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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
- Art. 1 Pay prior-year bills: $731.90 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 FY2026 snow and ice expenses: $538,535.34 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Hanover High School HVAC compressor: $50,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 4 Cemetery irrigation system and spigots: $25,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
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
- Art. 1 Accept the FY2025 Annual Town Report Passed “So carried unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Hear and accept reports of committees and state officials Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Authorize the Treasurer to accept trust funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 4 Assume liability so the state DEP can do waterway work (Ch. 91) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 5 Set Town Moderator pay at $100 per Annual and $100 per Special Town Meeting Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 6 Set Town Clerk pay for FY2027 at $87,821 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 7 Spend FY2027 meals tax receipts on school repairs, a dump truck, revaluation, stabilization and OPEB Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 8 Community Preservation Fund FY2027 appropriations, incl. $92,430 for committee expenses Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 9 FY2027 General Fund operating budget of $81,158,721 Passed “Motion carries.”
- Art. 10 FY2027 Water Enterprise budget: $5,406,824 from receipts and $301,303 from retained earnings Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 11 FY2027 Transfer Station Enterprise budget of $1,104,088 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 12 Accept Chapter 90 state road grant money Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 13 PEG access and cable fund: $350,000 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 14 Set spending limits on revolving funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 15 Town costs for Winterfest, Hanover Day and Hanover 300: $75,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 16 Budget and accounting software: $38,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 17 Town Clerk address printer: $20,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 18 Building inspectors: $100,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 19 Organic fertilizers and herbicides at school properties: $160,000 from free cash Referred “Motion to refer carries. A Study Committee will be appointed by the Select Board.”
- Art. 20 Police vehicles: $240,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 21 Police firearms: $60,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 22 Council on Aging grease traps: $40,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 23 Historic document display cases: $10,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 24 Water treatment plants PFAS upgrades: $32,000,000 by borrowing Passed “The original main motion carries and achieves two thirds majority as called by the Moderator.”
- Art. 25 Transfer $271,615.24 (incl. $139,847.56 from free cash) to the opioid settlement account Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 26 John Curtis Free Library HVAC repairs: $40,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 27 DPW Highway Garage security cameras: $20,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 28 DPW Ford F-250 vehicle: $80,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 29 DPW 4x4 pickup truck: $80,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 30 Fire/EMS support vehicle: $85,000 from ambulance receipts Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 31 Fire Department chest compression system: $75,000 from ambulance receipts Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 32 Fire Department infusion pumps: $50,000 from ambulance receipts Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 33 DPW robotic/autonomous mower: $50,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 34 DPW mower: $20,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 35 DPW all-utility vehicle: $20,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 36 DPW large dump truck: $250,000 by borrowing Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 37 B. Everett Hall Field redesign: up to $496,027 from Community Preservation funds Passed “Main motion carries.”
- Art. 38 Dispose of a Davis Street parcel (Assessors Map 16 / Lot 27) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 39 Amend the South Shore Regional Vocational School District agreement Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 40 General bylaw (petition): require changing tables in public establishments No action “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 41 General bylaw (petition): plastic bag reduction Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 42 Solicitation bylaw amendments (petition), with an added Section 9 exempting non-profit solicitors and canvassers Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 43 Special legislation (petition): extend liquor license deadline at Hanover Crossing Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 44 General bylaw (petition): recall of elected officials Failed “Main motion fails.”
- Art. 45 General bylaw (petition): change appointing authority for committees Failed “Main motion fails unanimously.”
- Art. 46 Special legislation (petition): ask to eliminate Plymouth County government No action “Motion carries. The original article as presented is passed over.”
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
- Art. 1 Zoning: new Multi-Family Overlay District (MBTA Communities, Section 6.17.0) Passed “So carries by majority.”
- Art. 2 Zoning: Section 10.00 purpose and applicability (multi-family overlay) Passed “So carries.”
- Art. 3 Up to $275,000 from free cash for legal and other costs if Article 1 failed No action “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 4 Close out prior appropriations and rescind unused borrowing authorizations Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 5 General bylaw (citizen petition): add Section 4-27 on recall of elected officials No action “Motion carries.”
Source: Town Clerk's journal of the December 8, 2025 Special Town Meeting.
Special Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 3 votes: 3 passed
- Art. 1 Pay prior-year bills: $14,741.41 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Snow and ice deficit: $220,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Let the 2015 Cedar School roof appropriation also be used for Middle School roof maintenance Passed “So carries unanimously.”
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
- Art. 1 Accept the FY2024 Annual Town Report Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Hear and accept reports of committees and state officials Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Authorize the Treasurer to accept trust funds for FY2026 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 4 Assume liability so the state DEP can do waterway work (Ch. 91) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 5 Set Town Moderator pay at $100 per Annual and $100 per Special Town Meeting Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 6 Set Town Clerk pay for FY2026 at $85,679 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation Fund appropriations, incl. $86,369 for committee expenses Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 8 FY2026 base General Fund operating budget of $76,988,305 (if no override) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 9 FY2026 override General Fund operating budget of $78,405,057 (contingent on override) Passed “Main motion as originally proposed above carries.”
- Art. 10 FY2026 Transfer Station Enterprise budget of $926,718 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 11 FY2026 Water Enterprise budget: $5,133,101 from receipts and $206,211 from retained earnings Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 12 Sign bylaw: delete Section 7.5 signs for a Village Planned Unit Development Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 13 Zoning: raise the detached accessory dwelling unit size limit from 800 to 900 sq ft Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 14 Amend cemetery fees Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 15 Board of Health fee updates and changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 16 Transfer FY2026 meals tax collected above $750,000 to the OPEB trust fund Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 17 Stabilization fund: $25,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 18 General bylaw: add a Fire Department revolving fund Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 19 Amend Conservation Commission general bylaw (Section 4-12) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 20 Center School/Town Hall server and infrastructure: $50,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 21 Create a special revenue account for opioid settlement funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 22 Town costs for Winterfest and Hanover Day: $50,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 23 Name the traffic island at East Street and Route 53 Passed “Passes by acclimation.”
- Art. 24 Name the Washington Street property at Assessors Map 3 / Lot 12 Passed “Passes by acclimation.”
- Art. 25 Increase the veterans property tax exemption under Clause 22E Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 26 Increase the veterans property tax exemption under Clause 22 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 27 Let the Select Board dispose of 188 King Street (Map 60 / Lot 146) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 28 Gas permit fee changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 29 Plumbing permit fee changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 30 Building permit fee changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 31 Weights and measures fee changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 32 Residential electrical permit fee changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 33 Commercial electrical permit fee changes Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 34 Appoint a committee to study town government structure Failed “Main motion as amended (twice) fails.”
- Art. 35 General bylaw on traffic islands / town gardens No action “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 36 Zoning: new Multi-Family Overlay District (MBTA Communities, Section 6.17.0) Referred “Main motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 37 Zoning: Section 10 purpose and applicability (multi-family overlay) Referred “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 38 Police cruisers: $160,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 39 Police firearms: $60,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 40 PEG access and cable fund: $450,000 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 41 Set spending limits on revolving funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 42 Preserve historical documents (Ken Greene): $10,000 from Community Preservation funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 43 Trail improvement projects: $18,500 from Community Preservation funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 44 Transfer $172,738 from the Community Housing Reserve to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 45 Accept Chapter 90 state road grant money Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 46 Asphalt box: $65,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 47 Dump truck/plow: $350,000 by borrowing from the water fund Passed “So carries. Achieves 2/3 majority on a voice vote as called by the Moderator.”
Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2025 Annual Town Meeting.
Special Town Meeting · December 9, 2024 4 votes: 4 passed
- Art. 1 Amend the South Shore Regional Vocational School District agreement Passed “Motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Conceptual design for B. Everett Hall Field and Sylvester School Field: $60,000 from Community Preservation funds Passed “Motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Establish a Transfer Station enterprise fund starting FY2026 Passed “Main (original) motion to accept the Article as printed in the Warrant carries.”
- Art. 4 Fire pumper: $1,150,000 Passed “Motion achieves the required two thirds majority as called by the Town Moderator, and carries.”
Source: Town Clerk's journal of the December 9, 2024 Special Town Meeting.
Special Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 2 votes: 2 passed
- Art. 1 Pay prior-year bills: $21,964.05 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Fire station planning closeout: $56,147.33 for planning project invoices Passed “So carries unanimously.”
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
- Art. 1 Accept the FY2023 Annual Town Report Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Hear and accept reports of committees and state officials Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Authorize the Treasurer to accept trust funds for FY2025 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 4 Assume liability so the state DEP can do waterway work (Ch. 91) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 5 Set Town Moderator pay at $100 per Annual and $100 per Special Town Meeting Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 6 Set Town Clerk pay for FY2025 at $83,589 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation Fund FY2025 appropriations, incl. $82,271 for committee expenses Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 8 FY2025 base General Fund operating budget of $73,567,975 Passed “So carries.”
- Art. 9 FY2025 override General Fund operating budget of $77,777,558 (contingent on Prop 2½ override) Passed “The original main motion of the Advisory Committee as printed in the warrant passes by a”
- Art. 10 Transfer FY2025 meals tax collected above $450,000 to the OPEB trust fund Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 11 FY2025 Water Enterprise budget ($4,792,627 if override passes, $4,960,627 if not) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 12 Police cruisers: $150,000 by borrowing Passed “So carries, called unanimous by the Moderator.”
- Art. 13 Police portable and cruiser radios: $140,000 by borrowing Passed “So carries, called unanimous by the Moderator.”
- Art. 14 Replace water department 4x4 pickup with plow: $75,000 from water retained earnings Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 15 Water service van: $60,000 from water retained earnings Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 16 Increase the income-based senior citizen real estate tax exemption Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 17 Special education reserve fund: $300,000 from free cash if override passes, $750,000 if not Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 18 Fuel canopy improvements: $30,000 from bond premium receipts Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 19 Large area mower: $100,000 by borrowing Passed “Motion achieves the necessary 2/3 approval by a voice vote and as called by the Moderator.”
- Art. 20 Wood chipper replacement: $90,000 by borrowing Passed “Motion achieves the necessary 2/3 approval by a voice vote and as called by the Moderator.”
- Art. 21 72-inch mower replacement: $20,000 from bond premium receipts Passed “So carries.”
- Art. 22 Transfer station vehicle scale replacement: $185,000 by borrowing Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 23 General bylaw on who is eligible to hold elected town office Passed “Motion carries.”
- Art. 24 Accept Chapter 90 state road grant money Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 25 Accept Laurel Lane as a public way Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 26 PEG access and cable fund: $500,000 Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 27 Set spending limits on revolving funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 28 Town costs for Winterfest and Hanover Day: $50,000 from free cash Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 29 Basketball court hoops and backboards: $50,000 from free cash, contingent on the override passing Passed “Motion carries.”
- Art. 30 Amend Animal Control general bylaw (Section 6-10) Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 31 Zoning: new Route 3 Corridor Sign Overlay District (Section 6.18.0) Referred “Motion carries.”
- Art. 32 Amend Sign general bylaw (Section 6-9), Section 2 authority and interpretation Referred “Motion carries.”
- Art. 33 King Street/Circuit Street water main replacement: $2,000,000 by borrowing Passed as amended “Main motion as amended carries unanimously.”
- Art. 34 Design PFAS upgrades for the three water treatment plants: $1,750,000 by borrowing Passed “Motion achieves the necessary two thirds as called by the Moderator after a voice vote and then a”
- Art. 35 Stetson House cobbler's shop restoration: $5,000 from Community Preservation funds Passed “Motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 36 Digital collections preservation equipment: $10,000 from Community Preservation funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 37 Rail trail Ellis connection permitting and engineering: $15,000 from Community Preservation funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 38 Stetson House interior redesign: $9,000 from Community Preservation funds Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 39 Transfer $164,542 from the Community Housing Reserve to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “So carries.”
- Art. 40 New dog licensing fees Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 41 Zoning: new Multi-Family Overlay District (MBTA Communities, Section 6.17.0) Referred “Motion to refer the article back to the Planning Board carries.”
- Art. 42 Zoning: Section 10.00 purpose and applicability (multi-family overlay) Referred “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 43 Zoning: family accessory dwelling unit changes Passed as amended “Main motion as amended, with J.3 stricken in its entirety, achieves the necessary 2/3 majority,”
- Art. 44 Self-contained breathing apparatus: $20,000 from bond premium receipts Passed “So carries unanimously.”
- Art. 45 Ambulance: $475,000 by borrowing Passed “Motion achieves the necessary two thirds majority as called by the Moderator, and passes.”
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
Rachel HughesMember · Elected townwide · at 24 of 25 meetings
Steve LoukoClerk · Elected townwide · at 25 of 25 meetings
Vanessa O'ConnorMember · Elected townwide · at 25 of 25 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.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 6Renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk,…Motion: to renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old…Passed · see note
April 6, 2026 (Special meeting): Renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable,…
To renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles 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
“Without questions or comments, the Board voted to renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles 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..”
Apr 6Renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the…Motion: to renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the establishment…Passed · see note
April 6, 2026 (Special meeting): Renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents...
To renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses 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 Bboard voted to approve 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
“Licensing Renewals - Bowling Alley License Without questions or comments, the Board voted to renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses 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 Bboard voted to approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339.”
Apr 6Approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington…Motion: to approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street,…Passed · see note
April 6, 2026 (Special meeting): Approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339
To approve 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
“Licensing Renewals - Bowling Alley License Without questions or comments, the Board voted to renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses 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 Bboard voted to approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339.”
Apr 6Approve the following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town…Motion: to approve the following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of…Passed · see note
April 6, 2026 (Special meeting): Approve the following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of Hanover be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for…
To approve the following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of Hanover be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay the Town's share of the costs of designing, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new South Shore Vocational Technical High School building, including all costs incidental and related thereto?".
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 following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of Hanover be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay the Town's share of the costs of designing, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new South Shore Vocational Technical High School building, including all costs incidental and related thereto?"..”
Apr 6Approve the Notice of Election of OfficersMotion: to approve the Notice of Election of Officers.Passed · see note
April 6, 2026 (Special meeting): Approve the Notice of Election of Officers
To approve 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 approve the Notice of Election of Officers..”
Mar 30Include the request for repair or replacement of cemetery…Motion: to include the request for repair or replacement of cemetery spigots…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
March 30, 2026 (Special meeting): Include the request for repair or replacement of cemetery spigots in the Special Town Meeting Warrant
To include the request for repair or replacement of cemetery spigots in the Special Town Meeting Warrant
The minutes read "The unanimously voted"; the word "Board" is missing.
From the minutes
“The unanimously voted to include the request for repair or replacement of cemetery spigots in the Special Town Meeting Warrant..”
Mar 16Approve the road race application from South Shore Race…Motion: to approve the road race application from South Shore Race Management…Passed · see note
March 16, 2026: Approve the road race application from South Shore Race Management for the Hanover Day 5k on June 27th, 2026 subject to approvals as suggested
To approve the road race application from South Shore Race Management for the Hanover Day 5k on June 27th, 2026 subject to approvals as suggested.
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 road race application from South Shore Race Management for the Hanover Day 5k on June 27th, 2026 subject to approvals as suggested..”
Mar 16Add the petition articles submitted and certified since January…Motion: to add the petition articles submitted and certified since January 2026.Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Satterwhite
March 16, 2026: Add the petition articles submitted and certified since January 2026
To add the petition articles submitted and certified since January 2026.
Yes: Hughes, Louko, Nyman, O'ConnorAbstained: Satterwhite
From the minutes
“Via roll call vote the Board voted to add the petition articles submitted and certified since January 2026. Roll call vote: Selectwoman Hughes, aye, Selectman Louko, aye, Chair Nyman, aye, Vice Chair Satterwhite, abstained, Selectwoman O'Connor, aye.”
Mar 2Approve the appointment of Scott Warner to the Open…Motion: to approve the appointment of Scott Warner to the Open Space…Passed · see note
March 2, 2026: Approve the appointment of Scott Warner to the Open Space Committee with the term to expire June 30th, 2027
To approve the appointment of Scott Warner to the Open Space Committee with the term to expire June 30th, 2027.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Appointments Consider approval of the Town Moderator's appointment of Scott Warner to the Open Space Committee with a term to June 30, 2027 [General Bylaws 4-17 – Open Space Committee] The Board voted to approve the appointment of Scott Warner to the Open Space Committee with the term to expire June 30th, 2027..”
Mar 2Approve the Class II Auto Dealership Application from Dealer…Motion: to approve the Class II Auto Dealership Application from Dealer Direct…Passed · see note
March 2, 2026: Approve the Class II Auto Dealership Application from Dealer Direct Motors, LLC, a Wholesale Auto Dealership at 198 Columbia Road, Hanover, MA 02339
To approve the Class II Auto Dealership Application from Dealer Direct Motors, LLC, a Wholesale Auto Dealership at 198 Columbia Road, 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
“With no questions or comments the Board voted to approve the Class II Auto Dealership Application from Dealer Direct Motors, LLC, a Wholesale Auto Dealership at 198 Columbia Road, Hanover, MA 02339..”
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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