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Karen Adelman-Foster
At-large · 4 terms in this record
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2022–2023 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2022–2023 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Adelman-Foster as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 2 of 2 Select Board meetings in 2022–2023 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (2)
- Apr 6, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 30, 2022 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2022–2023 Board
Apr 6Approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase IIMotion: On a motion by Ms. Adelman-Foster, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the…Passed 4–1 · Adelman-Foster: Yes
April 6, 2022: Approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase II
On a motion by Ms. Adelman-Foster, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the Board voted 4-1-0 to approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase II.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Adelman-Foster, Coughlin, Evans, JosephNo: HickeyThe minutes give the count as 4-1-0 and say “Mr. Hickey notes that he has a love of the arts but still believes in the purest approach for safety of streets and that is why he has voted no.”
From the minutes
“On a motion by Ms. Adelman-Foster, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the Board voted 4-1-0 to approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase II..” (Motion: Adelman-Foster, second: Coughlin)
Apr 6Approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Jennett, the…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Adelman-Foster: Yes
April 6, 2022: Approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for item B which was removed the agenda
On a motion by Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Jennett, the Board voted 5-0-0 to approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for item B which was removed the agenda.
Voted: Yes
The minutes name the seconder as “Mr. Jennett”, which does not match a Select Board member, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Jennett, the Board voted 5-0-0 to approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for item B which was removed the agenda..” (Motion: Hickey)
Votes with no disagreement (6)
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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