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May 20, 2026
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Present: Richard Wallner, Catherine Morrin, Charles Tyler, Nicholas Masse, Stephen O'Leary
Absent: None
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Enter into Executive Session for the Following Purpose: Subsection 6 - to Consider the Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property and the Chair Declares That an Open Meeting May Have a...
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE: SUBSECTION 6 - TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND THE CHAIR DECLARES THAT AN OPEN MEETING MAY HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE NEGOTIATING POSITION OF THE PUBLIC BODY (97 MAIN STREET; 73-75 MAIN STREET; 84- 86 MAIN STREET) AND TO ADMIT: LAURIANNE GALVIN, FINANCE DIRECTOR DEBORAH CARBONE, ASSESSING MANAGER DONALD STATS, FIRE CHIEF ABIGAIL HURLBUT, FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR DARREN KLEIN, KP LAW, TOWN COUNSEL JEFF BLAKE, KP LAW, TOWN COUNSEL
From the minutes
“MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE: SUBSECTION 6 - TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND THE CHAIR DECLARES THAT AN OPEN MEETING MAY HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE NEGOTIATING POSITION OF THE PUBLIC BODY (97 MAIN STREET; 73-75 MAIN STREET; 84- 86 MAIN STREET) AND TO ADMIT: LAURIANNE GALVIN, FINANCE DIRECTOR DEBORAH CARBONE, ASSESSING MANAGER DONALD STATS, FIRE CHIEF ABIGAIL HURLBUT, FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR DARREN KLEIN, KP LAW, TOWN COUNSEL JEFF BLAKE, KP LAW, TOWN COUNSEL MOTION BY: MR. TYLER SECONDED BY: MR. MASSE ROLL CALL VOTED BY: MR. TYLER AYE MRS. MORRIN AYE MR. WALLNER AYE MR. O'LEARY AYE MR. MASSE AYE VOTED: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Tyler, second: Masse)
STREET
Lay Out the Following Town Way: Nichols Street: Starting at the Edge of the Existing Accepted Portion of Nichols Street at Station 0+00 to the Street Line at the End of the Cul-De-Sac, Station...
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO LAY OUT THE FOLLOWING TOWN WAY: NICHOLS STREET: STARTING AT THE EDGE OF THE EXISTING ACCEPTED PORTION OF NICHOLS STREET AT STATION 0+00 TO THE STREET LINE AT THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC, STATION 4+11.40 SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LOCATION OF A PRIVATE WAY KNOWN AS NICHOLS STREET, WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE PUBLIC WAY KNOWN AS NICHOLS STREET UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF LAW, AND TO REFER THE LAYOUT TO THE COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
From the minutes
“MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO LAY OUT THE FOLLOWING TOWN WAY: NICHOLS STREET: STARTING AT THE EDGE OF THE EXISTING ACCEPTED PORTION OF NICHOLS STREET AT STATION 0+00 TO THE STREET LINE AT THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC, STATION 4+11.40 SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LOCATION OF A PRIVATE WAY KNOWN AS NICHOLS STREET, WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE PUBLIC WAY KNOWN AS NICHOLS STREET UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF LAW, AND TO REFER THE LAYOUT TO THE COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. MOTION BY: MR. TYLER SECONDED BY: MR. MASSE ROLL CALL VOTED BY: MR. TYLER AYE MRS. MORRIN AYE MR. WALLNER AYE MR. O'LEARY AYE MR. MASSE AYE VOTED: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Tyler, second: Masse)
Waive the Reading of the Remainder of the Informational Hearing Notice
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE REMAINDER OF THE INFORMATIONAL HEARING NOTICE.
From the minutes
“MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE REMAINDER OF THE INFORMATIONAL HEARING NOTICE. MOTION BY: MR. TYLER SECONDED BY: MR. MASSE ROLL CALL VOTED BY: MR. TYLER AYE MRS. MORRIN AYE MR. WALLNER AYE MR. O'LEARY AYE MR. MASSE AYE VOTED: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Tyler, second: Masse)
Adjourn
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO ADJOURN.
From the minutes
“MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY: MR. TYLER SECONDED BY: MR. MASSE ROLL CALL VOTED BY: MR. TYLER AYE MRS. MORRIN AYE MR. WALLNER AYE MR. O'LEARY AYE MR. MASSE AYE VOTED: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Tyler, second: Masse)
From the North Reading Select Board’s official minutes in the town’s Document Center (Meeting Minutes, Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: North Reading Transcript (Local Headline News) candidate headshots: Stephen O’Leary and Nicholas Masse (May 2024), Richard Wallner and Catherine Morrin (May 2025), Charles Tyler (April 2026).
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