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May 4, 2021
19 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance line does not list David Hajjar, so we show him as absent.
Present: Thomas Maloney, William Plasko, Helen Abdallah Donohue, Matthew Lane
Absent: David Hajjar
Every vote, in order
Executive Session
Enter Executive Session
Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The Board voted 4-0 to enter Executive Session.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The Board voted 4-0 to enter Executive Session..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Move to open session – Executive Session
On motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane the Board voted to move to open session.
The minutes say only “voted”, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“on motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane the Board voted to move to open session..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Appointments
Appointments (the motion is not written out in the minutes)
On motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue as follows: Continue the hearing, continue to monitor the matter for 90 days and that we hire the Peer Review Engineer (Mr. Fiore at SGH). If UAVE will not pay for the peer review then the Town will do so. The motion was approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“on motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue as follows: Continue the hearing, continue to monitor the matter for 90 days and that we hire the Peer Review Engineer (Mr. Fiore at SGH). If UAVE will not pay for the peer review then the Town will do so. The motion was approved unanimously..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
For signature of the Board
Sign by Selectman Donohue
Motion to sign by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 2.
From the minutes
“Motion to sign by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 2..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Mark Good, Treasurer/Tax Collector
Take possession of the Surety Bonds
Motion to take possession of the Surety Bonds made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 3.
From the minutes
“Motion to take possession of the Surety Bonds made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 3..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Travis Farley, Superintendent of Recreation
File – Travis Farley, Superintendent of Recreation
Motion to file made by Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Plasko. The motion was approved unanimously. 4.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Plasko. The motion was approved unanimously. 4..” (Motion: Lane, second: Plasko)
Friends of Norwood Center
Friends of Norwood Center (the motion is not written out in the minutes)
Motion made by Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 5.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 5..” (Motion: Lane, second: Donohue)
Julie Drummey, FINE Mortuary College
Julie Drummey, FINE Mortuary College (the motion is not written out in the minutes)
Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 6.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 6..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Tara Galvin, NHS Girls Soccer
Approve – Tara Galvin, NHS Girls Soccer
Motion to approve made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Marina Bekker, 601 Washington Street
Deny request and ask the Town Manager to reach out to see if there’s any other way to help accommodate their needs
Motion made by Selectman Plasko to deny request and ask the Town Manager to reach out to see if there’s any other way to help accommodate their needs, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 8.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Plasko to deny request and ask the Town Manager to reach out to see if there’s any other way to help accommodate their needs, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 8..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
Lamacchia Realty Inc.
Deny request and ask the Town Manager to reach out to see if there’s any other way to help accommodate their needs
Motion made by Selectman Plasko to deny request and ask the Town Manager to reach out to see if there’s any other way to help accommodate their needs, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 9.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Plasko to deny request and ask the Town Manager to reach out to see if there’s any other way to help accommodate their needs, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 9..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Norwood Conservation Commission
File – Norwood Conservation Commission
Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 2.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 2..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Sigalle Reiss, Supt/Director, Norwood Board of Health
File – Sigalle Reiss, Supt/Director, Norwood Board of Health
Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 3.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 3..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
Millside at Heritage Park, Canton, MA
File – Millside at Heritage Park, Canton, MA
Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 4.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 4..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Verizon Fios
File – Verizon Fios
Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 5.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 5..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Edmund Mulvehill, Veterans Service Officer
File – Edmund Mulvehill, Veterans Service Officer
Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 6.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 6..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Department of Public Works
File – Department of Public Works
Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Selectmen’s Minutes
File – Selectmen’s Minutes
Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue to accept the minutes. The motion was approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue to accept the minutes. The motion was approved unanimously..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
Manager’s Update
Adjourn – Manager’s Update
Motion to adjourn made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
From the Norwood Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Board of Selectmen minutes page. We check every vote against the Selectmen present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: campaign websites (Robert Donnelly, Amanda Grow); The Norwood Record (Cheryl Doyle; Michael Saad, photo by Jeff Sullivan); Norwood Community Media (Matthew Lane, from “Fast Facts with Matt Lane”).
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