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Maynard Select Board
How the Maynard Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. On July 12, 2022 the board unanimously chose Jeffrey Swanberg as Chair and Justine St. John as Clerk for July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Armand Diarbekirian resigned in the fall of 2022 (his last meeting was October 18, 2022); on November 1, 2022 the board discussed a special election but took no action, and the seat stayed vacant until the May 2, 2023 town election, so four members served from November 2022 to June 2023. Covers 30 meetings, July 12 to June 23, 2023.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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
Coming up
From the agendas Maynard posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
What Town Meeting decided
In Maynard, 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 18, 2026 32 votes: 28 passed, 2 passed as amended, 1 failed, 1 advisory
- Art. 1 Accept the reports of town officers and committees Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
- Art. 2 Allow the Select Board to dispose of surplus or obsolete equipment and materials Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
- Art. 3 Pay $66,288.75 in prior-year bills from free cash Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
- Art. 4 Appropriate $1,204,145.75 in free cash (OPEB, stabilization, school doors and lighting, Town Hall HVAC, police cruisers, more) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote · 199 YES / 42 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 5 Adopt the FY2027 salary administration plan salary table Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 199 YES / 42 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 6 Accept state law giving Retirement Board members a $3,000 annual stipend Failed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion failed by a majority vote of · 38 YES / 209 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 7 Adopt the FY2027 town general fund budget ($57,554,469) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 199 YES / 42 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 8 Set FY2027 revolving fund spending limits Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 207 YES / 28 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 9 Transfer $222,477.58 in ambulance receipts for fire pumper and ambulance lease payments Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
- Art. 10 Move unspent balances from old capital accounts to new capital purposes Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 228 YES / 15 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 11 Transfer $76,756.84 in golf course receipts for golf course capital improvements Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
- Art. 12 Allow a police body camera contract of more than three years Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 219 YES / 16 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 13 Lease a section of the Reservoir Lot off Summer Street Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 216 YES / 4 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 14 Community Preservation Fund FY2027 budget and reserves ($132,550 appropriated) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 181 YES / 40 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 15 Community Preservation appropriations ($474,940: affordable housing trust, housing services dues, conservation and more) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 181 YES / 40 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 16 Water enterprise fund FY2027 budget ($3,249,043) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 185 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 17 Transfer $500,000 from water retained earnings to the FY2027 water reserve fund Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 185 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 18 Transfer $148,413.10 from water retained earnings to close out the Well 4A project Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 185 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 19 Appropriate $3,000,000 (borrowing) for engineering and design of new wells and water treatment upgrades Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a two-thirds majority vote of · 185 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 20 Transfer $662,255.42 in PFAS settlement funds to the Water Improvement Fund Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 185 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 21 Sewer enterprise fund FY2027 budget ($4,323,684) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 214 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 22 Transfer $200,000 from sewer retained earnings to the FY2027 sewer reserve fund Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 214 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 23 Transfer $120,000 from sewer retained earnings for sewer capital equipment Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 214 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 24 Transfer $250,000 from sewer retained earnings for wastewater plant rotating biological contactor work Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 214 YES / 8 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 25 Citizen petition: new bylaw regulating outdoor lighting Passed as amended “VOTE: Moderator declared the main motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 26 Solid waste and recycling enterprise fund FY2027 budget ($1,292,180) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the main motion carried by a majority vote of · 148 YES / 28 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 27 Citizen petition: non-binding resolution supporting changing the Massachusetts state flag and seal Advisory “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 28 Amend zoning business use table for registered marijuana dispensaries Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 80 YES / 18 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 29 Amend dog licensing bylaw (Chapter 24), including fees Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
- Art. 30 Citizen petition: rezone 141 Parker Street from Industrial to Business Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 102 YES / 1 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 31 Citizen petition: new bylaw allowing payment agreements for property in tax title Passed as amended “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote of · 43 YES / 37 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 32 Transfer $22,423 from Capital Stabilization for police cruisers Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by a majority vote”
Source: Town Clerk: Annual Town Meeting minutes, May 18, 2026 (PDF).
Special Town Meeting · October 27, 2025 12 votes: 12 passed
- Art. 1 Amend bylaw Chapter 4 on the Maynard High School scholarship committee Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 2 Accept state law raising the survivor benefit under G.L. c.32 s.101 from $6,000 to $12,000 a year Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 3 Accept G.L. c.138 s.12D to let wine and malt licenses be traded for all-alcohol licenses Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 4 Rescind authorized but unissued borrowing no longer needed Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 5 Change use of parts of Green Meadow School and other town property to allow leases/licenses for solar panels Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 136 YES / 6 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 6 Authorize a tax agreement with the lessee of the solar energy facility on town and school property Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 7 Transfer $777,250.05 in PFAS settlement funds to the Water Improvement Fund Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 8 Amend zoning Section 2.2 (list of overlay districts) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 127 YES / 14 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 9 Amend zoning Section 9.4 (Downtown Mixed-Use Overlay District parking) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 127 YES / 14 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 10 Amend zoning Section 9.7 (Powder Mill Overlay District) and the zoning map Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 127 YES / 14 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 11 Amend zoning: battery energy storage systems in the Water Supply Protection District, and a definition Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 133 YES / 6 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 12 Citizen petition: seek home rule law to let Maynard prohibit anticoagulant rodenticides Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
Source: Town Clerk: Official Special Town Meeting minutes, October 27, 2025 (PDF).
Annual Town Meeting · May 19, 2025 45 votes: 41 passed, 1 passed as amended, 2 failed, 1 no action
Sessions: May 19 and May 20, 2025
- Art. 1 Accept the reports of town officers and committees Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 2 Allow the Select Board to dispose of surplus or obsolete equipment and materials Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 3 Set FY2026 revolving fund spending limits Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 513 YES / 21 NO / 5 BLANKS”
- Art. 4 Appropriate $1,527,026 in free cash (snow and ice deficit, stabilization, OPEB, DPW facility design, cruiser, Town Hall HVAC, more) Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 467 YES / 63 NO / 3 BLANKS”
- Art. 5 Adopt the FY2026 salary administration plan salary table Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 516 YES / 59 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 6 Adopt the FY2026 town general fund budget Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion PASSED with majority vote of · 516 YES / 59 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 7 Grant an electric utility easement on town land at Parker and Elmwood Streets Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 516 YES / 59 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 8 Raise $200,000 for the Council on Aging (senior center lease), contingent on a Proposition 2 1/2 override Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 579 YES / 35 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 9 Lease 141 Parker Street for up to 20 years as the town senior center Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 579 YES / 35 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 10 Raise $612,000 for Maynard Public Schools, contingent on a Proposition 2 1/2 override Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 485 YES / 116 NO / 3 BLANK”
- Art. 11 Transfer ambulance receipts to pay ambulance and fire pumper lease payments for FY2026 Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 12 Transfer $478,674 from General Stabilization for solid waste and recycling services Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 393 YES / 39 NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 13 Community Preservation Fund FY2026 budget and reserves ($132,400 appropriated) Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 334 YES / 18 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 14 Community Preservation appropriations ($206,558.48: affordable housing trust, housing services dues, conservation and more) Passed “VOTE: VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 334 YES / 18 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 15 Citizen petition: new bylaw banning first- and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on town property Passed as amended “VOTE: Moderator declared the main motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 16 Sewer enterprise fund FY2026 budget ($4,225,809.50) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 195 YES / 13 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 17 Transfer $200,000 from sewer retained earnings to the FY2026 sewer reserve fund Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 18 Water enterprise fund FY2026 budget ($3,280,992.79) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 195 YES / 13 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 19 Transfer $500,000 from water retained earnings to the FY2026 water reserve fund Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 20 Transfer $180,000 from water retained earnings for water department capital equipment Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 195 YES / 13 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 21 Transfer $99,042.82 in golf course receipts for golf course capital improvements Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 22 Amend bylaws Chapters 4, 9 and 43 (town officers and boards, Council on Aging, ADA) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 23 Amend nuisances bylaw Chapter 21, Section 17 (bicycle operation rules and fines) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 24 Repeal bylaw Chapter 23 (mechanical games) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 25 Citizen petition: new bylaw requiring clearing of sidewalks, fire hydrants and storm drains, with fines Failed “VOTE: Moderator declared the main motion failed by majority vote · 67 YES / 89 NO”
- Art. 26 Lease the Reservoir Lot off Summer Street for up to 30 years Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 105 YES / 0 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 27 Raise the retiree cost-of-living (COLA) base from $15,000 to $18,000 Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 28 Accept state law giving Retirement Board members a $3,000 annual stipend Failed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion failed by majority vote of · 53 YES / 57 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 29 Amend zoning for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 95 YES / 22 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 30 Amend zoning: bicycle parking standards Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 31 Amend zoning: add "construction business office" use Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 32 Amend zoning: health club use Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 33 Amend zoning: inclusionary zoning (Section 7.10.4.1) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 34 Amend zoning: definition of mixed use Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 35 Amend zoning: add "motor vehicle rentals" use Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 36 Amend zoning: single-family minimum lot size (dimensional table) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 37 Amend zoning: use table references Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 38 Amend zoning: yards (dimensional requirements and definitions) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 118 YES / 5 NO / 1 BLANK”
- Art. 39 Citizen petition: cap property taxes for residents 70 and older at FY25 levels for three years (passed over) No action “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion to pass over the article carried by majority vote”
- Art. 40 Accept state law for a senior tax work-off abatement program, with a $2,000 annual limit Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 41 Accept state law for a veterans tax work-off abatement program Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 42 Accept state law for annual cost-of-living increases in certain property tax exemptions (HERO Act) Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
- Art. 43 Accept Wisteria Lane as a public way Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 109 YES / 1 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 44 Transfer the marijuana community impact fund balance for downtown beautification, infrastructure and Cultural District Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote · 163 YES / 4 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 45 Transfer the remaining Green Meadow School feasibility balance ($125,768.03) to General Stabilization Passed “VOTE: Moderator declared the motion carried by majority vote”
Source: Town Clerk: Official Annual Town Meeting minutes, May 19, 2025 (PDF).
Special Town Meeting · October 7, 2024 8 votes: 7 passed, 1 failed
- Art. 1 Amend the FY2025 town general fund budget Passed “PASSED with a majority vote of · 197 YES / 10 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 2 Community Preservation reserve appropriations: Lorenzo Maynard water trough and Ice House Landing Passed “PASSED with a show of hands”
- Art. 3 Borrow through a debt exclusion for Alumni Field bleachers and facilities Failed “FAILED with a two-thirds vote of · 97 YES / 136 NO / 0 BLANKS”
- Art. 4 Transfer water retained earnings for capital equipment Passed “PASSED with a majority vote of · 204 YES / 7 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 5 Transfer sewer retained earnings for a wastewater treatment plant analysis Passed “PASSED with a majority vote of · 204 YES / 7 NO / 1 BLANKS”
- Art. 6 Acquire sewer utility easements Passed “PASSED with a two-thirds vote of · 177 YES / 4 NO / 3 BLANKS”
- Art. 7 Adopt an enterprise fund for solid waste and recycling services Passed “PASSED with a show of hands”
- Art. 8 Home rule petition for a liquor license for Maynard Corner Store, 49 Walnut Street Passed “PASSED with a show of hands”
Source: Town Clerk: Special Town Meeting final results, October 7, 2024, attested true copy (PDF).
Annual Town Meeting · May 20, 2024 31 votes: 30 passed, 1 failed
- Art. 1 Accept the reports of town officers and committees Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 2 Allow the Select Board to dispose of surplus or obsolete equipment and materials Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 3 Set FY2025 revolving fund spending limits ($400,000 total) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 123-YES / 5-NO / 2-BLANKS”
- Art. 4 Appropriate $1,369,974 in free cash (snow and ice deficit, stabilization funds, OPEB, Alumni Field bleachers and more) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 123-YES / 5-NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 5 Adopt the FY2025 salary administration plan salary table Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A V OTE OF · 123-YES / 5-NO / 2 BLANKS”
- Art. 6 Adopt the FY2025 town general fund budget Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 119-YES / 12-NO”
- Art. 7 Approve the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District stabilization fund Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 8 Sewer enterprise fund FY2025 budget ($3,816,459.50) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 128-YES / 6-NO”
- Art. 9 Water enterprise fund FY2025 budget ($2,994,688.88) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 128-YES / 6-NO”
- Art. 10 Transfer $500,000 from water retained earnings to the FY2025 water reserve fund Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 11 Transfer $200,000 from sewer retained earnings to the FY2025 sewer reserve fund Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 12 Transfer $180,000 from water retained earnings for water department capital equipment Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 13 Transfer $60,831 from cemetery lot sales for cemetery improvements, maintenance and operations Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 131-YES / 0-NO”
- Art. 14 Transfer $60,831 from cemetery lot sales to the Perpetual Care Trust Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 15 Transfer $55,390.64 in golf course receipts for golf course capital improvements Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 108-YES / 24-NO / 2-BLANKS”
- Art. 16 Transfer MSBA reimbursements for Green Meadow School feasibility ($502,904) to the General Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 17 Change the use of 61-63 Summer Street (former Fowler School) to allow its sale; authorize the Select Board to sell it Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 123-YES / 9-NO / 3-BLANKS”
- Art. 18 Adopt a new general bylaw on public shade trees (Chapter 46) Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 19 Accept Fletcher Street, Heights Terrace and Allan Drive as public ways Passed “MOTION PASSED BY 2/3 WITH A VOTE OF · 133-YES / 1-NO”
- Art. 20 Community Preservation Fund FY2025 budget and reserves ($132,400 appropriated) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 130-YES / 6-NO / 1-BLANK”
- Art. 21 Community Preservation appropriations ($312,000: affordable housing trust, housing services dues, Alumni Field House study, conservation) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 130-YES / 6-NO / 1-BLANK”
- Art. 22 Allow an emergency notification services contract of more than 3 and up to 10 years Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 127-YES / 4-NO”
- Art. 23 Allow an information technology services contract of more than 3 and up to 10 years Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 127-YES / 4-NO”
- Art. 24 Amend general bylaw to prohibit keeping roosters on residential lots under one acre Failed “MOTION FAILED WITH A VOTE OF · 32-YES / 99-NO / 1-BLANK”
- Art. 25 Amend zoning: site plan approval in the Water Supply Protection District Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH 2/3 WITH A VOTE OF · 112-YES / 19-NO”
- Art. 26 Extend the deadline of the 2020 Community Preservation Maynard High School front field irrigation project Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 27 Amend zoning for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 110-YES / 19-NO / 1-BLANK”
- Art. 28 Create the Powder Mill Overlay District (MBTA Communities multi-family zoning) and amend the zoning map Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF · 120-YES / 5-NO”
- Art. 29 Amend zoning to allow firearms businesses and shooting ranges by special permit, with rules Passed “MOTION PASSED WITH 2/3 WITH A VOTE OF · 106-YES / 9-NO / 2-BLANKS”
- Art. 30 Transfer $300,000 from ambulance receipts for the fourth year of the ambulance lease Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
- Art. 31 Authorize a five-year lease-purchase of an ambulance Passed “MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SHOW OF HANDS.”
Not here yet: The October 13, 2026 Special Town Meeting has not happened 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
Chris DiSilvaMember · At-large · at 28 of 30 meetingsArmand DiarbekirianMember · At-large · at 9 of 10 meetings · until Oct 2022
David GavinMember · At-large · at 29 of 30 meetingsJustine St. JohnClerk · At-large · at 30 of 30 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: Maynard Select Board minutes from January 4, 2022 through July 21, 2026: 135 meetings and 1,482 votes. The town’s Agenda Center has the board’s minutes only from January 2022 on; no earlier Select Board minutes are online (the Archive Center holds budget documents, not minutes). The board was renamed from the Board of Selectmen on March 1, 2021, by a change to the Maynard Charter, before the online record begins. Most minutes from 2022 and 2023 (and the December 17, 2024 minutes) are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked against the page images where names or counts were unclear; the others are typed documents with searchable text. Not here: executive-session minutes; cancelled meetings; the Budget Sub-Committee’s minutes and Town Meeting quorum notices filed in the same Agenda Center category; votes of the School Committee, Finance Committee and Board of Health at joint meetings; meetings whose minutes are not posted (May 17, 2022; August 25, 2022, where the agenda is posted in the minutes slot; March 7, 2023, where the file posted is the Council on Aging’s minutes of its joint session with the board; April 4, 2023, where the file posted is a statement read at the meeting; July 5, 2023, where only the executive-session minutes are posted; April 16, 2026, a special meeting with an agenda and no minutes; and July 7, 2026); and meetings after July 21, 2026 (the August 4, August 18, September 2, September 15 and October 6, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Maynard’s minutes name the mover and seconder and end each motion with the result, usually “Voted by roll call: Motion carried unanimously, 5-0,” which is shown as every member present voting yes. Members who vote no, abstain, recuse themselves or are out of the room are named in brackets (“Motion carried, 4-1 (Ms. St. John against)”; “4-0 (Mr. Swanberg was not present at this time)”); the other members present are shown voting yes, and members out of the room or recused are not shown in that vote. Where the minutes give only the result (“Voted: By roll call. Motion carried.”), we show the result only (4 votes). Some 2022 minutes list two or more motions followed by a single “Voted” line; only the motion the vote line follows is counted, because the minutes record no outcome for the others. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. One motion, on August 6, 2024, won three of five votes but failed because placing a debt exclusion question on the ballot needed a two-thirds vote; it is shown as failed. 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.
Jun 6Re-appoint Lisa Thuot to the Board of HealthMotion: A motion was made by Mr. Swanberg and seconded by Mr.…Passed 3–1 · No: Swanberg
June 6, 2023: Re-appoint Lisa Thuot to the Board of Health
A motion was made by Mr. Swanberg and seconded by Mr. Gavin to re-appoint Lisa Thuot to the Board of Health. Authorizing use of digital signatures if approved. Voted: Motion carried 3-1 (Mr. Swanberg voted against the motion).
Yes: DiSilva, Gavin, JohnNo: Swanberg
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Mr. Swanberg and seconded by Mr. Gavin to re-appoint Lisa Thuot to the Board of Health. Authorizing use of digital signatures if approved. Voted: Motion carried 3-1 (Mr. Swanberg voted against the motion)..” (Motion: Swanberg, second: Gavin)
May 3Approve the submission of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24)…Motion: A motion was made by Mr. DiSilva and seconded by Mr.…Passed 3–1 · No: John
May 3, 2023: Approve the submission of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 Action Grant program
A motion was made by Mr. DiSilva and seconded by Mr. Gavin to approve the submission of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 Action Grant program. Voted: Motion carried, 3-1 (St. John against).
Yes: DiSilva, Gavin, SwanbergNo: John
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Mr. DiSilva and seconded by Mr. Gavin to approve the submission of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 Action Grant program. Voted: Motion carried, 3-1 (St. John against)..” (Motion: DiSilva, second: Gavin)
Jan 3Authorize the Town Administrator to sign the proposal with…Motion: A motion was made by Mr. DiSilva and seconded by Ms.…Passed 3–1 · No: DiSilva
January 3, 2023: Authorize the Town Administrator to sign the proposal with O'Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. to advertise and market 1 Summer Street, as presented with the start of the contract matching the...
A motion was made by Mr. DiSilva and seconded by Ms. St. John to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the proposal with O'Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. to advertise and market 1 Summer Street, as presented with the start of the contract matching the date of signature. Voted: By roll call. Motion carried 3-1 (Mr. DiSilva voted against the motion)
Yes: Gavin, John, SwanbergNo: DiSilvaThe minutes name Chris DiSilva as the mover and record “Motion carried 3-1 (Mr. DiSilva voted against the motion)”; shown as the minutes record.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Mr. DiSilva and seconded by Ms. St. John to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the proposal with O'Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. to advertise and market 1 Summer Street, as presented with the start of the contract matching the date of signature. Voted: By roll call. Motion carried 3-1 (Mr. DiSilva voted against the motion).” (Motion: DiSilva, second: John)
Nov 15Approve the Commercial Industrial Property (C.I.P.) and residential tax…Motion: A motion was made by Justine and seconded by Chris to…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
November 15, 2022: Approve the Commercial Industrial Property (C.I.P.) and residential tax rates with a % of shift 1.29
A motion was made by Justine and seconded by Chris to approve the Commercial Industrial Property (C.I.P.) and residential tax rates with a % of shift 1.29. Voted: Motion carried unanimously.
The minutes name the mover and seconder by first name only (“Justine” and “Chris”): Justine St. John and Chris DiSilva.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Justine and seconded by Chris to approve the Commercial Industrial Property (C.I.P.) and residential tax rates with a % of shift 1.29. Voted: Motion carried unanimously..” (Motion: John, second: DiSilva)
Oct 18Waive the exercise of the right of first refusal…Motion: A motion was made by Ms. St. John and seconded by…Passed 4–1 · No: Gavin
October 18, 2022: Waive the exercise of the right of first refusal for 182 Parker Street
A motion was made by Ms. St. John and seconded by Mr. Diarbekirian to waive the exercise of the right of first refusal for 182 Parker Street. Voted: By roll call. Motion carried, 4-1 (Gavin opposed).
Yes: DiSilva, Diarbekirian, John, SwanbergNo: Gavin
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Ms. St. John and seconded by Mr. Diarbekirian to waive the exercise of the right of first refusal for 182 Parker Street. Voted: By roll call. Motion carried, 4-1 (Gavin opposed)..” (Motion: John, second: Diarbekirian)
Aug 2Approve the Meeting minutes of July 26, 2022, as…Motion: A motion was made by Ms. St. John and seconded by…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
August 2, 2022: Approve the Meeting minutes of July 26, 2022, as shown
A motion was made by Ms. St. John and seconded by Ms. St. John to approve the Meeting minutes of July 26, 2022, as shown. Voted: Motion carried unanimously.
The minutes name Justine St. John as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Ms. St. John and seconded by Ms. St. John to approve the Meeting minutes of July 26, 2022, as shown. Voted: Motion carried unanimously..” (Motion: John)
Aug 2Approve the Development Agreement with ASMC LLC for the…Motion: A motion was made Mr. DiSilva seconded by Mr. Diarbekirian to…Passed 4–1 · No: Gavin
August 2, 2022: Approve the Development Agreement with ASMC LLC for the development located at 2,4, and 6 Powder Mill Road and 2 Waltham Street in Maynard, MA. Identified as Assessor's map number…
A motion was made Mr. DiSilva seconded by Mr. Diarbekirian to approve the Development Agreement with ASMC LLC for the development located at 2,4, and 6 Powder Mill Road and 2 Waltham Street in Maynard, MA. Identified as Assessor's map number 15 and parcel numbers 381 and 91, change article 3 item E, regarding parking at site. The Board members deliberation was informed through advice from town staff, specifically Assistant Town Administrator Megan Zammuto, Town Counsel Liz Lydon, Planning Director Bill Nemser and Conservation Agent/ Assistant Town Planner Julia Flanary. Concerns included parking, infrastructure improvements, pedestrian safety, sustainability aspects, mitigation efforts, affordable housing opportunities, economic impact to the area, and performance bonding. It was noted that further development of the site's plans would be considered by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, and perhaps other bodies and agencies. Town Counsel advised that Development Agreements cannot be appealed, because they are voluntarily conditional, unlike Special Permits. Voted: 4-1 (Gavin opposed)
Yes: DiSilva, Diarbekirian, John, SwanbergNo: Gavin
From the minutes
“A motion was made Mr. DiSilva seconded by Mr. Diarbekirian to approve the Development Agreement with ASMC LLC for the development located at 2,4, and 6 Powder Mill Road and 2 Waltham Street in Maynard, MA. Identified as Assessor's map number 15 and parcel numbers 381 and 91, change article 3 item E, regarding parking at site. The Board members deliberation was informed through advice from town staff, specifically Assistant Town Administrator Megan Zammuto, Town Counsel Liz Lydon, Planning Director Bill Nemser and Conservation Agent/ Assistant Town Planner Julia Flanary. Concerns included parking, infrastructure improvements, pedestrian safety, sustainability aspects, mitigation efforts, affordable housing opportunities, economic impact to the area, and performance bonding. It was noted that further development of the site's plans would be considered by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, and perhaps other bodies and agencies. Town Counsel advised that Development Agreements cannot be appealed, because they are voluntarily conditional, unlike Special Permits. Voted: 4-1 (Gavin opposed).” (Motion: DiSilva, second: Diarbekirian)
Aug 2Approve the host Community Agreement with UPA, Inc. for…Motion: A motion was made Ms. St. John seconded by Mr. DiSilva…Passed 4–1 · No: Gavin
August 2, 2022: Approve the host Community Agreement with UPA, Inc. for a proposed Marijuana Delivery Operator facility to be located at 2 Powder Mill Road, Maynard
A motion was made Ms. St. John seconded by Mr. DiSilva to approve the host Community Agreement with UPA, Inc. for a proposed Marijuana Delivery Operator facility to be located at 2 Powder Mill Road, Maynard. The Board considered the site lay out and the orientation of the proposed marijuana distributor facility. It was noted that the approval of the license will require multiple inspections. Voted: 4-1 (Gavin opposed)
Yes: DiSilva, Diarbekirian, John, SwanbergNo: Gavin
From the minutes
“A motion was made Ms. St. John seconded by Mr. DiSilva to approve the host Community Agreement with UPA, Inc. for a proposed Marijuana Delivery Operator facility to be located at 2 Powder Mill Road, Maynard. The Board considered the site lay out and the orientation of the proposed marijuana distributor facility. It was noted that the approval of the license will require multiple inspections. Voted: 4-1 (Gavin opposed).” (Motion: John, second: DiSilva)
Jul 12Approve the Meeting minutes of June 7, 2022, and…Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Diarbekirian and seconded by Mr.…Passed 4–0 · see note
July 12, 2022: Approve the Meeting minutes of June 7, 2022, and June 21, 2022, as shown
A motion was made by Mr. Diarbekirian and seconded by Mr. Swanberg to approve the Meeting minutes of June 7, 2022, and June 21, 2022, as shown. Voted: Motion carried unanimously, 4-0 (Mr. DiSilva signed off).
Yes: Diarbekirian, Gavin, John, SwanbergThe minutes say Chris DiSilva was not present for this vote (“Mr. DiSilva signed off”), so that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Mr. Diarbekirian and seconded by Mr. Swanberg to approve the Meeting minutes of June 7, 2022, and June 21, 2022, as shown. Voted: Motion carried unanimously, 4-0 (Mr. DiSilva signed off)..” (Motion: Diarbekirian, second: Swanberg)
Jul 12Move to accept and approve Correspondences A through F…Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Swanberg and seconded by Ms.…Passed 4–0 · see note
July 12, 2022: Move to accept and approve Correspondences A through F as shown
A motion was made by Mr. Swanberg and seconded by Ms. St. John to Move to accept and approve Correspondences A through F as shown. A. E. Duggan re St. Bridget's Cemetery Land B. Verizon Fios Broadcast Fee increase Notice June 2022 C. 495 Metro West Strength in Numbers 2022 report D. Grace Wilde re Scholarship Thanks E. Eversource Electric Rate Update F. Notice of Intent to Sell Land under MGL Ch 61A: 182 Parker Street G. Johnson, Town Administrator B. Mosca Administrative Assistant Item A: Mr. Diarbekirian reflected on the letter from Ellen Duggan that Town encouraging the Town to consider its interests with the potential sale of properties owned by the Arch Dioceses of Boston for St. Bridget's Church and Cemetery. Item D: Mr. Gavin reflected on the thank you note from Grace Wilde. Voted: Motion carried unanimously, 4-0.
Yes: Diarbekirian, Gavin, John, SwanbergChris DiSilva had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Mr. Swanberg and seconded by Ms. St. John to Move to accept and approve Correspondences A through F as shown. A. E. Duggan re St. Bridget's Cemetery Land B. Verizon Fios Broadcast Fee increase Notice June 2022 C. 495 Metro West Strength in Numbers 2022 report D. Grace Wilde re Scholarship Thanks E. Eversource Electric Rate Update F. Notice of Intent to Sell Land under MGL Ch 61A: 182 Parker Street G. Johnson, Town Administrator B. Mosca Administrative Assistant Item A: Mr. Diarbekirian reflected on the letter from Ellen Duggan that Town encouraging the Town to consider its interests with the potential sale of properties owned by the Arch Dioceses of Boston for St. Bridget's Church and Cemetery. Item D: Mr. Gavin reflected on the thank you note from Grace Wilde. Voted: Motion carried unanimously, 4-0..” (Motion: Swanberg, second: John)
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