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Medway Select Board
How the Medway Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Same five members after the May 21, 2024 town election. On June 3, 2024 the board chose Frank Rossi as Chair, Todd Alessandri as Vice-Chair and Dennis Crowley as Clerk. Covers 27 meetings, June 3 to May 19, 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 budgetBoard years
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Members
ChairFrank RossiChair · Elected townwide · at 27 of 27 meetings
Vice-ChairTodd AlessandriVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 20 of 27 meetings
Dennis CrowleyClerk · Elected townwide · at 26 of 27 meetings
Glenn TrindadeMember · Elected townwide · at 25 of 27 meetings
Maryjane WhiteMember · Elected townwide · at 23 of 27 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 (called the Board of Selectmen until early 2021) from January 2, 2018 through September 8, 2026. Minutes from 2024 on come from the town’s meetings page, one file per meeting; minutes from 2018 to 2023 come from the town’s meetings archive, which posts each year’s agendas and minutes as one zip file (the archive goes back to 1964), so for those years the minutes link opens that year’s zip file. Not here: minutes after September 8, 2026 (September 21 and October 5, 2026 are not posted yet); about 35 dates from 2018 to 2023 that have an agenda in the archive but no minutes (some may have been cancelled or held at Town Meeting); April 24, May 1, July 1, October 24 and November 11, 2024; March 12, April 12 and April 22, 2025 (sessions at other boards’ meetings, a legislative breakfast and a hearing listed on the meetings page without minutes); and November 18, 2024, where the meetings page posts the agenda in place of the minutes. Joint meetings with other boards are included, but only the Select Board’s own votes. Medway’s minutes are typed and give the mover, the seconder and a three-number count for almost every vote (“VOTE: 5-0-0”); split votes usually name the members who voted no or abstained (“VOTE: 4-1-0. Mr. Crowley voted against.”), and remote meetings in 2020 and 2021 and executive-session votes use roll calls listing each member. The minutes do not always write the count in the same order, so we follow the names, not the order of the numbers. When the count matches the members present with no one named as voting no, we show every member present as voting yes; when the minutes name the members who voted no or abstained and the count adds up, we show everyone else present as voting yes. Members who arrived late, left early or recused are left out of the votes they missed when the minutes or the count show it. Where the minutes give a split count without names, a roll call leaves out a member who was there or names one the attendance line does not show, or the count does not match the members present, we show the count only and add a note. Motions written down with no vote after them (most were withdrawn or replaced by an amended motion that was voted on) are not included, since the minutes do not say how they came out. 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 7Approve Article 6 of the Special Town Meeting warrantMotion: Mr. Alessandri moved the Board approve Article 6 of the Special…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 7, 2025: Approve Article 6 of the Special Town Meeting warrant
Mr. Alessandri moved the Board approve Article 6 of the Special Town Meeting warrant
Glenn Trindade had come back to the meeting (the count includes every member).
From the minutes
“Mr. Alessandri moved the Board approve Article 6 of the Special Town Meeting warrant, seconded by Ms. White. VOTE: 5-0-0.” (Motion: Alessandri, second: White)
Apr 7Approve Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting warrantMotion: Mr. Trindade moved the Board approve Article 29 of the Annual…Passed 4–1 · No: Alessandri
April 7, 2025: Approve Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant
Mr. Trindade moved the Board approve Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant
Yes: Crowley, Rossi, Trindade, WhiteNo: Alessandri
From the minutes
“Mr. Trindade moved the Board approve Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant, seconded by Ms. White. VOTE: 4-1-0Mr. Alessandri voted no..” (Motion: Trindade, second: White)
Mar 3Approve the Woodard & Curran proposal and authorize the…Motion: Mr. Trindade moved that the Board approve the Woodard & Curran…Passed 3–1 · No: Crowley
March 3, 2025: Approve the Woodard & Curran proposal and authorize the Chair to execute it
Mr. Trindade moved that the Board approve the Woodard & Curran proposal and authorize the Chair to execute it
Yes: Rossi, Trindade, WhiteNo: Crowley
From the minutes
“Mr. Trindade moved that the Board approve the Woodard & Curran proposal and authorize the Chair to execute it. Seconded by Ms. White. Discussion followed. Mr. Crowley speaks to the use of Affordable Housing Trust funds from the Legion property sale and emphasizes the need for the board to discuss and align on the appropriate use of the land, as there has been no communication on the matter. Mr. Rossi agrees that further discussion is needed. Mr. Trindade points out that state funding for affordable housing requires a minimum of 50 units and suggests moving forward with the feasibility study to determine if the land can accommodate that. He stresses that the study does not commit the board but will clarify whether 50 units can fit. Mr. Crowley disagrees, stating that the land can already fit 62 units, based on a previous proposal. Mr. Rossi remains undecided. Ms. White feels a study is necessary for understanding what could be built under Chapter 40B, enabling future discussions. Mr. Crowley cautions the Affordable Housing Trust that spending the $20,000 on the study does not guarantee that the board will approve the project. VOTE: 3-1-0Mr. Crowley opposed..” (Motion: Trindade, second: White)
Mar 3Approve the road and sidewalk plan as presented with…Motion: Ms. White moved to approve the road and sidewalk plan as…Passed 2–1 · No: Rossi
March 3, 2025: Approve the road and sidewalk plan as presented with the condition to send a letter inviting the residents from Laurelwood Rd to the March 17, 2025, Select Board meeting
Ms. White moved to approve the road and sidewalk plan as presented with the condition to send a letter inviting the residents from Laurelwood Rd to the March 17, 2025, Select Board meeting.
Yes: Crowley, WhiteNo: Rossi
From the minutes
“Ms. White moved to approve the road and sidewalk plan as presented with the condition to send a letter inviting the residents from Laurelwood Rd to the March 17, 2025, Select Board meeting. Mr. Crowley seconded. VOTE: 2-1-0Mr. Rossi opposed..” (Motion: White, second: Crowley)
Mar 3Close the May 12, 2025, Special Town Meeting warrantMotion: Ms. White moved that the Board close the May 12, 2025,…Passed 2–1 · No: Crowley
March 3, 2025: Close the May 12, 2025, Special Town Meeting warrant
Ms. White moved that the Board close the May 12, 2025, Special Town Meeting warrant.
Yes: Rossi, WhiteNo: Crowley
From the minutes
“Ms. White moved that the Board close the May 12, 2025, Special Town Meeting warrant. Mr. Crowley seconded. Mr. Crowley asked the total amount of Article 3 storm water with the matching grant. Mr. Pelletier clarified that the total amount is $250,000 and the state will authorize up to $150,000 back. Mr. Boynton noted that it will be a borrowing in next fiscal year’s budget and once we receive the grant the state will give back up to $150,000. VOTE 2-1-0Mr. Crowley opposed..” (Motion: White, second: Crowley)
Mar 3Approve Article 3 of the May 12, 2025 Special…Motion: Ms. White moved that the Board approve Article 3 of the…Passed 2–1 · No: Crowley
March 3, 2025: Approve Article 3 of the May 12, 2025 Special Town Meeting warrant
Ms. White moved that the Board approve Article 3 of the May 12, 2025 Special Town Meeting warrant.
Yes: Rossi, WhiteNo: Crowley
From the minutes
“Ms. White moved that the Board approve Article 3 of the May 12, 2025 Special Town Meeting warrant. Mr. Crowley seconded. VOTE: 2-1-0Mr. Crowley opposed..” (Motion: White, second: Crowley)
Jan 21Appoint Nicole Haberman to the Library Board of Trustees…Motion: Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Nicole Haberman to the…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
January 21, 2025: Appoint Nicole Haberman to the Library Board of Trustees with a term ending on May 20, 2025
Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Nicole Haberman to the Library Board of Trustees with a term ending on May 20, 2025.
Joint vote with another board; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Nicole Haberman to the Library Board of Trustees with a term ending on May 20, 2025. Mr. Alessandri seconded. No discussion. It was voted by roll call: Todd Alessandri aye, Crowley aye, Rossi aye, Trindade aye, White aye, Susan Alessandri aye, Sheehan aye, Nutan aye..” (Motion: Trindade, second: Alessandri)
Dec 16Appoint Janine Clifford to the Planning and Economic Development…Motion: Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Janine Clifford to the…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
December 16, 2024: Appoint Janine Clifford to the Planning and Economic Development Board for a term ending on May 20, 2025
Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Janine Clifford to the Planning and Economic Development Board for a term ending on May 20, 2025.
Joint vote with another board; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Janine Clifford to the Planning and Economic Development Board for a term ending on May 20, 2025. Mr. Alessandri seconded. No Discussion. It was voted by rollcall: Alessandri aye, Crowley aye, Rossi aye, Trindade aye, Harris aye, Raposa aye, Parlee aye, Rodenhiser aye..” (Motion: Trindade, second: Alessandri)
Dec 16Authorize the Chair to execute the contract with Weston…Motion: Mr. Trindade moved that the Board authorize the Chair to execute…Passed 3–0 · see note
December 16, 2024: Authorize the Chair to execute the contract with Weston and Sampson Engineers, Inc. as presented
Mr. Trindade moved that the Board authorize the Chair to execute the contract with Weston and Sampson Engineers, Inc. as presented.
The minutes give the vote as 3-0-0, but 4 members were present (Frank Rossi, Todd Alessandri, Dennis Crowley and Glenn Trindade). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Trindade moved that the Board authorize the Chair to execute the contract with Weston and Sampson Engineers, Inc. as presented. Mr. Crowley seconded. No discussion. VOTE: 3-0-0.” (Motion: Trindade, second: Crowley)
Dec 2Appoint Leanne Harris to the Board of Health for…Motion: Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Leanne Harris to the…Passed 4–1 · see note
December 2, 2024: Appoint Leanne Harris to the Board of Health for a term expiring on June 30, 2026
Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Leanne Harris to the Board of Health for a term expiring on June 30, 2026.
The minutes give only the count (4-1-0), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Mr. Trindade moved that the Board appoint Leanne Harris to the Board of Health for a term expiring on June 30, 2026. Ms. White seconded. Discussion: Mr. Crowley stated that he will vote for Ms. Harris because residents at one time elected her. Mr. Alessandri stated that he will be voted for Stephanie Boyan since she has recent active experience and was also recommended by the Board of Health Chair. VOTE: 4-1-0.” (Motion: Trindade, second: White)
From the Medway Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s meetings page (2024 on) and in its meetings archive (earlier years). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Medway (all five members cropped from the town’s captioned photo of the Select Board with the Medway Food Pantry, September 2026).
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