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August 17, 2021
19 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Thomas Maloney, William Plasko, Helen Abdallah Donohue, David Hajjar, Matthew Lane
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Executive Session
Enter Executive Session. 6:30 p.m. Executive Session Purpose 6- To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a...
Motion made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue . The Board voted unanimously to enter Executive Session. 6:30 p.m. Executive Session Purpose 6- To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body; On completion of discussion,
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue . The Board voted unanimously to enter Executive Session. 6:30 p.m. Executive Session Purpose 6- To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body; On completion of discussion,.” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
Move to open session – Executive Session
On motion from 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 from 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)
Motion made by Selectman Plasko as follows: to approve the request subject to the conditions referenced by Town Engineer, Mark Ryan in his letter of memorandum dated August 13", 2021 as well as Selectman Hajjar’s amendment to include the removal of the old gas main, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7:15 p.m. Moderna, One Upland Rd. Meet and Greet with the Board.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Plasko as follows: to approve the request subject to the conditions referenced by Town Engineer, Mark Ryan in his letter of memorandum dated August 13", 2021 as well as Selectman Hajjar’s amendment to include the removal of the old gas main, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7:15 p.m. Moderna, One Upland Rd. Meet and Greet with the Board..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Lt. David Benton, Norwood Police Department
Table this request until further discussion with Chief Brooks, motion
Motion to table this request until further discussion with Chief Brooks, motion seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 3.
From the minutes
“motion to table this request until further discussion with Chief Brooks, motion seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 3..” (second: Lane)
Director Clayton Cheever, Morrill Memorial Library
Director Clayton Cheever, Morrill Memorial Library (the motion is not written out in the minutes)
Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Hajjar. Motion was approved unanimously. 4.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Hajjar. Motion was approved unanimously. 4..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Hajjar)
Masa Hibachi, 1200 Boston Providence Highway
Masa Hibachi, 1200 Boston Providence Highway (the motion is not written out in the minutes)
Motion made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Hajjar. The motion was approved unanimously. 5.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Hajjar. The motion was approved unanimously. 5..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Hajjar)
Let’s Eat Norwood, dba Sky, 1369 Boston Providence Turnpike
Let’s Eat Norwood, dba Sky, 1369 Boston Providence Turnpike (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)
The Golden Bull, 1066 Washington Street
Table this request until a more complete application is received for review
Motion made by Selectman Plasko to table this request until a more complete application is received for review, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Plasko to table this request until a more complete application is received for review, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 7..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Lane)
Update to Hackney Rules and Regulations
Approve – Update to Hackney Rules and Regulations
Motion to approve made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 8.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 8..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Donohue)
LATE AGENDA ITEM: Xavier Cullen, General Manager’s office
LATE AGENDA ITEM: Xavier Cullen, General Manager’s office (the motion is not written out in the minutes)
Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 10.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 10..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
LATE AGENDA ITEM: Masshire Metro South
Approve – LATE AGENDA ITEM: Masshire Metro South
Motion to approve made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Chad Mackey, Comcast
File – Chad Mackey, Comcast
Motion to file made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 2.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue. The motion was approved unanimously. 2..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Donohue)
Kevin Shaughnessy, Norwood Light Broadband
File – Kevin Shaughnessy, Norwood Light Broadband
Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Haijjar. The motion was approved unanimously. 3.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Haijjar. The motion was approved unanimously. 3..” (Motion: Plasko)
Viola Baboola, Verizon
File – Viola Baboola, Verizon
Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 4, Building Inspector Matthew Walsh Submitted monthly building report for July, 2021.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 4, Building Inspector Matthew Walsh Submitted monthly building report for July, 2021..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Motion to file made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Plasko. The motion was approved unanimously. 5.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Plasko. The motion was approved unanimously. 5..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Plasko)
Chief William G. Brooks II, Norwood Police Department
File – Chief William G. Brooks II, Norwood Police Department
Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 6.
From the minutes
“Motion to file made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 6..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)
Cemetery Deeds
Sign – Cemetery Deeds
Motion to sign made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Plasko. The motion was approved unanimously. 7.
From the minutes
“Motion to sign made by Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Plasko. The motion was approved unanimously. 7..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Plasko)
For approval of the Board
Approve – For approval of the Board
Motion to approve made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 8.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve made by Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Lane. The motion was approved unanimously. 8..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Lane)
Selectmen’s Addenda
Adjourn – Selectmen’s Addenda
Motion to adjourn made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Hajjar. The motion was approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn made by Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Hajjar. The motion was approved unanimously..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Hajjar)
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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