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Middleborough Select Board

How the Middleborough Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Neil Rosenthal joined the board after the April 2018 town election; Stephen McKinnon left. On April 9, 2018 the board elected Leilani Dalpe as Chairman (three in favor; a second motion to elect John Knowlton got two votes and did not carry) and John Knowlton as Vice Chairman. The town's posted minutes for July 23, October 15 and October 22, 2018 are single pages that start partway through the meeting, so some votes from those meetings are missing. Covers 41 meetings, April 9 to April 1, 2019.

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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 Middleborough, 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 · October 6, 2025 14 votes: 13 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

Special Town Meeting · April 28, 2025 6 votes: 5 passed, 1 no action

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

Annual Town Meeting · April 28, 2025 31 votes: 30 passed, 1 no action

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

Special Town Meeting · October 7, 2024 22 votes: 20 passed, 1 failed, 1 no action

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).

Special Town Meeting · April 22, 2024 4 votes: 4 passed
  • Art. 1 Pay a prior-year Law Department bill: $13,494.89 from free cash Passed “Voted unanimously”
  • Art. 2 Rescind $3,383,022 of unneeded borrowing authority (school remodel, JA-MAR and Picone Farm land, John Glass Square water main) Passed “Voted unanimously”
  • Art. 3 Borrow $1,000,000 for a new fire pumper truck; rescind the 2023 lease-purchase vote Passed “Voted unanimously”
  • Art. 4 Transfer $25,000 from wastewater retained earnings to update the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Passed “Voted unanimously”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).

Annual Town Meeting · April 22, 2024 31 votes: 29 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).

Not here yet: the Special and Annual Town Meetings of June 1, 2026 and the Special Town Meeting of June 16, 2026. The town posts only warrants for these; results will come in the 2026 Annual Town Report. The Town Meeting Warrants & Minutes page stops at 2021, so 2024-2025 results come from the 2024 and 2025 Annual Town Reports.

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

Allin FrawleyMember · Elected townwide · at 38 of 38 meetingsNeil RosenthalMember · Elected townwide · at 38 of 38 meetingsDiane StewartMember · Elected townwide · at 37 of 38 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 (until 2022, Board of Selectmen) minutes from January 8, 2018 through September 21, 2026, as posted in the town’s Agenda Center. Not here yet: minutes from 2015 and 2017 (posted, not loaded), minutes after September 21, 2026, and meetings the town lists without minutes. Some posted files are incomplete: the July 23, October 15 and October 22, 2018 files are a single page with no attendance list, and the March 14, 2022 file has no first page; votes in those files show the count or result only. Most minutes from 2018 to 2026 are scans, which we read with text recognition (OCR) and checked against the page images where they were unclear. Middleborough’s minutes usually say “the Board voted unanimously” (shown as every member present voting yes), give a roll call (“polled vote”, most votes from 2020 to 2021 and since late 2025), or give a count with the names of those voting no or abstaining. Votes recorded only as “the Board voted to …” or “Motion carries” show the result only and are not treated as unanimous; counts without names (common in 2018–2019) show the count only. Where the names or count do not match the members the minutes show present, or a member who had left or stepped off the Board is named in the vote, we show the count only and add a note. The Select Board also sits as the Board of Health, the Water and Sewer Commissioners and the Rent Control Board; those votes are included. Votes by other boards at joint meetings are not. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, April 1, 2019 · Regular meeting22 recorded votes, 5 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 25, 2019 · Regular meeting13 recorded votes, 1 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 18, 2019 · Regular meeting12 recorded votes, 1 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 11, 2019 · Regular meeting20 recorded votes, 3 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 4, 2019 · Regular meeting29 recorded votes, 6 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.

Apr 1Approve and sign a Host Community Agreement and Development…Motion: to approve and sign a Host Community Agreement and Development Agreement…Passed 4–1 · see note

April 1, 2019: Approve and sign a Host Community Agreement and Development Agreement with Green Harbor for property located at 29 Abbey Lane

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To approve and sign a Host Community Agreement and Development Agreement with Green Harbor for property located at 29 Abbey Lane

The minutes give only the count (4-1), not how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Frawley and seconded by Selectmen Stewart, the Board voted four in favor one against, to approve and sign a Host Community Agreement and Development Agreement with Green Harbor for property located at 29 Abbey Lane..” (Motion: Frawley, second: Stewart)

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

Apr 1Allow Mr. Alenci a $200 per year reduction in…Motion: to allow Mr. Alenci a $200 per year reduction in his…Failed 2–3 · see note

April 1, 2019: Allow Mr. Alenci a $200 per year reduction in his rent, unless proven otherwise, so long as the water isn't turned off

ApproveFailed · 2–3

To allow Mr. Alenci a $200 per year reduction in his rent, unless proven otherwise, so long as the water isn't turned off

The minutes give only the count (2-3), not how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Motion is made by Selectmen Rosenthal and seconded by Selectmen Stewart, the Board voted, two in favor, three against, to allow Mr. Alenci a $200 per year reduction in his rent, unless proven otherwise, so long as the water isn't turned off. Motion Does Not Carry..” (Motion: Rosenthal, second: Stewart)

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

Apr 1Deny the Alenci petition as presentedMotion: to deny the Alenci petition as presentedPassed 3–2 · see note

April 1, 2019: Deny the Alenci petition as presented

DenyPassed · 3–2

To deny the Alenci petition as presented

The minutes give only the count (3-2), not how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Knowlton and seconded by Selectmen Rosenthal, the Board voted, three in favor and two against, to deny the Alenci petition as presented. Motion carries..” (Motion: Knowlton, second: Rosenthal)

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

Apr 1Grant the Class II Used Automobile Dealer's License with…Motion: to grant the Class II Used Automobile Dealer's License with ten…Failed 2–2 · see note

April 1, 2019: Grant the Class II Used Automobile Dealer's License with ten vehicles for sale and no more eleven vehicles total on that property and request Mr. Wing make payments as agreed…

ApproveFailed · 2–2

To grant the Class II Used Automobile Dealer's License with ten vehicles for sale and no more eleven vehicles total on that property and request Mr. Wing make payments as agreed upon with the Fire Department otherwise the license will not be renewable at the end of the year

The minutes give only the count (2-2), not how each member voted. Diane Stewart had stepped off the Board for this item and is left out of this vote.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Rosenthal and seconded by Selectmen Knowlton, the Board voted to grant the Class II Used Automobile Dealer's License with ten vehicles for sale and no more eleven vehicles total on that property and request Mr. Wing make payments as agreed upon with the Fire Department otherwise the license will not be renewable at the end of the year. Motion Does Not Carry. 2-2-0.” (Motion: Rosenthal, second: Knowlton)

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

Mar 25Approve and sign the Host Community and Development Agreements…Motion: to approve and sign the Host Community and Development Agreements for…Passed 4–1 · No: Knowlton

March 25, 2019: Approve and sign the Host Community and Development Agreements for Green Envy located at 370 Wareham Street

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To approve and sign the Host Community and Development Agreements for Green Envy located at 370 Wareham Street

Yes: Dalpe, Frawley, Rosenthal, StewartNo: Knowlton

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Frawley and seconded by Selectmen Rosenthal, the Board voted four in favor, one against (J. Knowlton is against) to approve and sign the Host Community and Development Agreements for Green Envy located at 370 Wareham Street..” (Motion: Frawley, second: Rosenthal)

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

Mar 18Ask for a legal opinion from KP Law as…Motion: to ask for a legal opinion from KP Law as to…Passed 4–1 · see note

March 18, 2019: Ask for a legal opinion from KP Law as to whether MassDOT Southcoast Rail is immune to our local bylaw or do they have to follow it

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To ask for a legal opinion from KP Law as to whether MassDOT Southcoast Rail is immune to our local bylaw or do they have to follow it

The minutes give only the count (4-1), not how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Rosenthal and seconded by Selectmen Frawley, the Board voted, four in favor, one against, to ask for a legal opinion from KP Law as to whether MassDOT Southcoast Rail is immune to our local bylaw or do they have to follow it..” (Motion: Rosenthal, second: Frawley)

Read it in the official minutes, page 9 (PDF)

Mar 11Recommend favorable action on the DPW Highway Department FY…Motion: to recommend favorable action on the DPW Highway Department FY '20…Passed · see note

March 11, 2019: Recommend favorable action on the DPW Highway Department FY '20 budget in the amount of $1,475,415

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To recommend favorable action on the DPW Highway Department FY '20 budget in the amount of $1,475,415

The minutes say the Board voted to do this but do not give a count or say it was unanimous.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Knowlton and seconded by Selectmen Frawley, the Board voted to recommend favorable action on the DPW Highway Department FY '20 budget in the amount of $1,475,415..” (Motion: Knowlton, second: Frawley)

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

Mar 11Recommend favorable action on the DPW Tree Warden FY…Motion: to recommend favorable action on the DPW Tree Warden FY '20…Passed · see note

March 11, 2019: Recommend favorable action on the DPW Tree Warden FY '20 budget in the amount of $12,600

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To recommend favorable action on the DPW Tree Warden FY '20 budget in the amount of $12,600

The minutes say the Board voted to do this but do not give a count or say it was unanimous.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Knowlton and seconded by Selectmen Frawley, the Board voted to recommend favorable action on the DPW Tree Warden FY '20 budget in the amount of $12,600..” (Motion: Knowlton, second: Frawley)

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

Mar 11Unfavorably (2-3-0) to have a discussion about the SouthCoast…Motion: unfavorably (2-3-0) to have a discussion about the SouthCoast Rail proposed…Passed · see note

March 11, 2019: Unfavorably (2-3-0) to have a discussion about the SouthCoast Rail proposed project

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

Unfavorably (2-3-0) to have a discussion about the SouthCoast Rail proposed project

The minutes say the Board voted to do this but do not give a count or say it was unanimous.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Frawley and seconded by Selectmen Stewart, the Board voted unfavorably (2-3-0) to have a discussion about the SouthCoast Rail proposed project..” (Motion: Frawley, second: Stewart)

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

Mar 4Recommend favorable action on the Sealer of Weights &…Motion: to recommend favorable action on the Sealer of Weights & Measures…Passed · see note

March 4, 2019: Recommend favorable action on the Sealer of Weights & Measures FY '20 budget in the amount of $7,608

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To recommend favorable action on the Sealer of Weights & Measures FY '20 budget in the amount of $7,608

The minutes say the Board voted to do this but do not give a count or say it was unanimous.

From the minutes

“Upon motion made by Selectmen Knowlton and seconded by Selectmen Frawley, the Board voted to recommend favorable action on the Sealer of Weights & Measures FY '20 budget in the amount of $7,608..” (Motion: Knowlton, second: Frawley)

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

From the Middleborough Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. 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: Nemasket Week candidate profiles (Teresa Farley 2024; Brian Giovanoni and William Pike 2025; Thomas White and Tracie Craig-McGee 2026). Former members show initials.

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