Littleton Select Board

Mark Rambacher made the motion that the Select Board vote to finalize the insertion of the following article onto the warrant for the May 5, 2026 Annual Town Meeting, subject to approval as to form by Town Counsel: Article 26. DPW Director Repairs to Private Ways; Seconded by Chuck DeCoste; Motion passed 3 to 0. Abstained: Gary Wilson and Matthew Nordhaus.

Yes: DeCoste, Morrison, RambacherAbstained: Nordhaus, Wilson

Gary Wilson made the motion to move forward with the temporary appointment of the vacant Planning Board seat that will run until town elections on May 7, 2026; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Roll Call: Chuck DeCoste Yes, Gary Wilson Yes, Matthew Nordhaus Yes, Mark Rambacher Yes, Karen Morrison Yes. Planning Board vote: Jeffrey Yates Yes, Daryl Baker No, Mark Montanari No, Bartlett Harvey Yes. Motion passed 7 to 2.

Joint vote of the Select Board and the Planning Board; the motion passed 7 to 2 overall. All five Select Board members voted yes by roll call; two Planning Board members voted no.

Gary Wilson made the motion that the Select Board and the remaining members of the Planning Board vote, pursuant to MGL C.41,§11, to appoint Margo Bloomstein to fill a vacancy on the Planning Board through the May 9, 2026 Annual Town Election; Seconded by Matthew Nordhauss; Roll Call: Chuck DeCoste Aye, Gary Wilson Aye, Matthew Nordhaus Aye, Mark Rambacher Aye, Jeff Yates Aye, Daryl Baker Aye, Mark Montanari Aye, Bartlett Harvey Aye, Karen Morrison Aye; Motion passed 9 to 0.

It was seconded by Matthew Nordhauss, who is not a Select Board member.

Gary Wilson made the motion that the Select Board vote to recommend the cover picture for the 2025 annual town report as shown on the right of the screen of 36 King Street; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Motion passed 4 to 0.

Yes: Morrison, Nordhaus, Rambacher, WilsonThe minutes say Chuck DeCoste left before the meeting ended (“left at 9:25PM”); the count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, who are shown voting yes.

Gary Wilson made the motion that the Select Board vote to approve the meeting minutes from the Joint Select Board meeting with Finance Committee on February 4, 2026 and the regular Select Board Meeting on February 23, 2026; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Motion passed 4 to 0.

Yes: Morrison, Nordhaus, Rambacher, WilsonThe minutes say Chuck DeCoste left before the meeting ended (“left at 9:25PM”); the count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, who are shown voting yes.

Gary Wilson made the motion that the Select Board vote, pursuant to its August 28, 2000 policy on plowing/sanding private ways to approve the list of roads as recommended by the Highway Department report dated November 12, 2025, as follows: Approved without further conditions: Baron Way, Countryside Road, Cricket Lane, Great Road (#504 - #512), Green Needles Road (Nashoba Woodlands section), Green Needles Road (Back half - Hiddenwood Path), Oak Ridge Road, Omega Way, Robinwood Road, Rock Place, Silver Birch Lane, Starr Hill, Whispering Pine Drive, Whitcomb Avenue; Seconded by Mark Rambacher; Motion passed 3 to 0.

The minutes give the count as 3-0, but 4 members were at the meeting (Karen Morrison, Matthew Nordhaus, Gary Wilson and Mark Rambacher). Showing the count only.

Gary Wilson made the motion that the Select Board vote to close Town Hall offices on Friday Dec. 26, 2025; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Gary Wilson Aye, Matthew Nordhaus Aye; Karen Morrison Aye; Chuck DeCoste Nay; Mark Rambacher Nay; Motion passed 3 to 2.

Yes: Morrison, Nordhaus, WilsonNo: DeCoste, Rambacher

Gary Wilson made the motion that the Select Board vote to approve the use of the lower Littleton Common for a Menorah Display from December 14 - December 22, 2025; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Gary Wilson Aye; Karen Morrison Aye; Matthew Nordhaus Aye; Mark Rambacher Aye; Chuck DeCoste Nay; Motion passed 4 to 1.

Yes: Morrison, Nordhaus, Rambacher, WilsonNo: DeCoste

Gary Wilson moved to authorize up to $3,500 for the renovation of the Town Administrator's office expansion into room 307, with funds from previous capital improvement project balances. Matthew Nordhaus seconded. Vote: Karen Morrison - Yes, Matthew Nordhaus - Yes, Gary Wilson - No, Charles DeCoste - No, Mark Rambacher - No. Motion failed (2-3).

Yes: Morrison, NordhausNo: DeCoste, Rambacher, Wilson

Matthew Nordhams made the motion that the Select Board vote to acknowledge a Disclosure by a Municipal Employee of Financial Interest in a Municipal Contract and approve the exemption for Olivia Manno as municipal employee in accordance with MGL Chapter 268A, Section 20(b); Seconded by Mark Rambacher; Motion passed 3 to 0.

Yes: Morrison, Nordhaus, RambacherThe minutes say Chuck DeCoste arrived after the meeting began (“6:40”); the count (3-0) matches the 3 other members present, who are shown voting yes.