MassVoter.com← Natick Select BoardNatick Select Board · 2024–2025 Board · Regular meeting
December 18, 2024
9 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Kathryn M. Coughlin, Bruce T. Evans, Richard Sidney, Kristen L. Pope, Linda Wollschlager
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Public Hearing
Open the public hearing
On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Mr. Evans the Board voted to open the public hearing. 5-0-0
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Mr. Evans the Board voted to open the public hearing. 5-0-0.” (Motion: Sidney, second: Evans)
Approve Eversource Electric's Grant of Location Application with the following conditions; no excavation work in the public right of way can commence until the Winter No-Dig Moratorium has been...
On a motion by Mr. Sideny and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager the Board voted to approve Eversource Electric's Grant of Location Application with the following conditions; no excavation work in the public right of way can commence until the Winter No-Dig Moratorium has been lifted in the Spring of 2025 and prior to any excavation work commencing that the excavator meet with a representative of the Engineering Division on-site to go over the locations and depths of the existing town infrastructure in the area. 5-0-0
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Sideny and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager the Board voted to approve Eversource Electric's Grant of Location Application with the following conditions; no excavation work in the public right of way can commence until the Winter No-Dig Moratorium has been lifted in the Spring of 2025 and prior to any excavation work commencing that the excavator meet with a representative of the Engineering Division on-site to go over the locations and depths of the existing town infrastructure in the area. 5-0-0.” (Motion: Sidney, second: Wollschlager)
Close the public hearing
On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Mr. Evans the Board voted to close the public hearing. 5-0-0
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Mr. Evans the Board voted to close the public hearing. 5-0-0.” (Motion: Sidney, second: Evans)
Approve a water and sewer abatement in the amount of $4,464.57
On a motion made by Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to approve a water and sewer abatement in the amount of $4,464.57. 5-0-0
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to approve a water and sewer abatement in the amount of $4,464.57. 5-0-0.” (Motion: Evans, second: Sidney)
Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and file the packet with Representative Linsky's office
On a motion made Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to authorize the Chair to sign the letter and file the packet with Representative Linsky's office.
The minutes record the result but no count or names. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“On a motion made Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to authorize the Chair to sign the letter and file the packet with Representative Linsky's office..” (second: Sidney)
Discussion on All Alcohol Policy
Approve scrivener's changes to include gendered language to non-gendered language, striking the line at 7.2 about the contractors and striking everything from ", or their venders contractors,...
On a motion made my Ms. Pope and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to approve scrivener's changes to include gendered language to non-gendered language, striking the line at 7.2 about the contractors and striking everything from ", or their venders contractors, disruptors" from that section and what formatting is deemed necessary. 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“On a motion made my Ms. Pope and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to approve scrivener's changes to include gendered language to non-gendered language, striking the line at 7.2 about the contractors and striking everything from ", or their venders contractors, disruptors" from that section and what formatting is deemed necessary. 5-0-0..” (Motion: Pope, second: Sidney)
Discussion
Approve the amended Immigration and Documentation Status as read into the record by the Clerk
On a motion made by Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to approve the amended Immigration and Documentation Status as read into the record by the Clerk. 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Sidney the Board voted to approve the amended Immigration and Documentation Status as read into the record by the Clerk. 5-0-0..” (Motion: Evans, second: Sidney)
Approve Renewal of 2025 Annual License Renewals
Approve the Consent Agenda items A-B
On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager, the Board unanimously voted to approve the Consent Agenda items A-B. - 5:0:0.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager, the Board unanimously voted to approve the Consent Agenda items A-B. - 5:0:0..” (Motion: Sidney, second: Wollschlager)
Adjournment
Adjourn
On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting. - 5:0:0
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Sidney and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting. - 5:0:0.” (Motion: Sidney, second: Wollschlager)
From the Natick Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the yearly minutes pages linked from the town’s Minutes page. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Natick Report — Kristen Pope and Cody Jacobs (March 2026), Bruce Evans (March 2025) and Linda Wollschlager (March 2024 swearing-in, captioned); Natick Patch — Kathryn Coughlin (March 2022, courtesy of the candidate). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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