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Pepperell Select Board
How the Pepperell Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Mark Mathews joined the board after the April 26, 2021 town election (first meeting April 27, 2021). That night the board unanimously chose Margaret Scarsdale as Chair and Tony Beattie as Clerk. Margaret Scarsdale’s last meeting was April 11, 2022; on April 27, 2022 the two remaining members tabled the reorganization because the newly elected member had not yet been sworn in. Covers 31 meetings, April 27 to April 27, 2022.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
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Members
Tony BeattieClerk · At-large · at 31 of 31 meetings
Mark MathewsMember · At-large · at 31 of 31 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Pepperell Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until it voted on July 27, 2020 to rename itself the Select Board) from January 8, 2018 through September 9, 2026: 282 meetings and 1,867 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2014; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. Six sets of minutes loaded (April 17, December 3 and December 17, 2018; September 12, 2022; June 14 and September 25, 2023) are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition, so quoted words may keep small reading errors; all other minutes are typed documents with searchable text. Joint meetings with other boards (Planning Board, Library Trustees, Finance Committee, North Middlesex Regional School Committee, Board of Health, Board of Assessors and others) are included, but only the Select Board members’ votes are shown; votes the other board took on its own are left out. Not here: executive-session minutes; notices that a meeting was cancelled or that executive-session minutes have not been released; the minutes of Town Meeting itself; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them January 20, 2022, the joint meetings of February 11 and May 1, 2023, and the joint School Committee appointment meeting of November 5, 2025); and meetings after September 9, 2026 (the September 23 and October 2, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Pepperell’s minutes give the mover and seconder and usually say “it was unanimously voted” or “The motion carried unanimously,” which is shown as every member present voting yes. When a member voted no or abstained, the minutes usually name that member (“Ms. Ferolito opposed,” “The motion carried 2–1, with Select Board Member Walkovich opposed”); with three members, the others present are then shown voting yes, with a note when the minutes give no count. Where the minutes say only “it was voted” with no count or names, we show the result only (104 votes); where a split count names no one, or a count does not match the members present, we show the count only, with a note (8 votes). Several 2022 minutes say both “unanimously voted” and that a member voted no, or that “All voted nay”; those show the result only, with a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) are not shown as voting. Two sets of minutes leave a member off the attendance list who made or seconded motions (July 16, 2018 and May 4, 2022); that member is counted present, with a note. Some 2018 minutes repeat paragraphs because of the page layout; each vote is counted once. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 11Allocate an amount of $300,000.00 for Climate Change staffingMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Failed · see note
April 11, 2022: Allocate an amount of $300,000.00 for Climate Change staffing
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to allocate an amount of $300,000.00 for Climate Change staffing. Mr. Mathews and Ms. Scarsdale voted nay. Motion fails.
The minutes name Mark Mathews (no) and Margaret Scarsdale (no) and say the motion failed, but do not say how Tony Beattie voted. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to allocate an amount of $300,000.00 for Climate Change staffing. Mr. Mathews and Ms. Scarsdale voted nay. Motion fails..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Mathews)
Apr 11Allocated an amount of $90,000.00 for Non-Profit SupportMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Failed · see note
April 11, 2022: Allocated an amount of $90,000.00 for Non-Profit Support
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to allocated an amount of $90,000.00 for Non-Profit Support. Mr. Mathews and Ms. Scarsdale voted nay. Motion does not carry.
The minutes name Mark Mathews (no) and Margaret Scarsdale (no) and say the motion failed, but do not say how Tony Beattie voted. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to allocated an amount of $90,000.00 for Non-Profit Support. Mr. Mathews and Ms. Scarsdale voted nay. Motion does not carry..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Mathews)
Apr 11Allocate an amount of $100,000.00 for Affordable Housing DevelopmentMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Beattie
April 11, 2022: Allocate an amount of $100,000.00 for Affordable Housing Development
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to allocate an amount of $100,000.00 for Affordable Housing Development. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Yes: Mathews, ScarsdaleNo: BeattieThe minutes name Tony Beattie (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to allocate an amount of $100,000.00 for Affordable Housing Development. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Apr 11Recommend Outdoor Lighting Bylaw articleMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Mathews
April 11, 2022: Recommend Outdoor Lighting Bylaw article
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend Outdoor Lighting Bylaw article. Mr. Mathews voted nay.
Yes: Beattie, ScarsdaleNo: MathewsThe minutes name Mark Mathews (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend Outdoor Lighting Bylaw article. Mr. Mathews voted nay..” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Apr 11Recommend Adaptive Re- Use By-Law articleMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Beattie
April 11, 2022: Recommend Adaptive Re- Use By-Law article
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to recommend Adaptive Re- Use By-Law article. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Yes: Mathews, ScarsdaleNo: BeattieThe minutes name Tony Beattie (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to recommend Adaptive Re- Use By-Law article. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Mathews)
Apr 11Recommend Public Safety Infrastructure Improvements articleMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Beattie
April 11, 2022: Recommend Public Safety Infrastructure Improvements article
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend Public Safety Infrastructure Improvements article. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Yes: Mathews, ScarsdaleNo: BeattieThe minutes name Tony Beattie (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend Public Safety Infrastructure Improvements article. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Mar 28Have the Town Finance Committee review the Select Board's…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Mathews
March 28, 2022: Have the Town Finance Committee review the Select Board's allocations of ARPA funds
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to have the Town Finance Committee review the Select Board's allocations of ARPA funds. Mr. Mathews voted nay.
Yes: Beattie, ScarsdaleNo: MathewsThe minutes name Mark Mathews (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was voted to have the Town Finance Committee review the Select Board's allocations of ARPA funds. Mr. Mathews voted nay..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Mathews)
Mar 28Allocate an amount of $15,000.00 for Staff Development fundsMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 28, 2022: Allocate an amount of $15,000.00 for Staff Development funds
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was unanimously voted to allocate an amount of $15,000.00 for Staff Development funds. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
The minutes say the vote was unanimous but also say Tony Beattie voted no. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was unanimously voted to allocate an amount of $15,000.00 for Staff Development funds. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Mathews)
Mar 28Allocate an amount of $350,000.00 to Land Acquisition water…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 28, 2022: Allocate an amount of $350,000.00 to Land Acquisition water / well protection
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to allocate an amount of $350,000.00 to Land Acquisition water / well protection.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to allocate an amount of $350,000.00 to Land Acquisition water / well protection..” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Mar 28Allocate an amount of $32, 500.00 to upgrade the…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Beattie
March 28, 2022: Allocate an amount of $32, 500.00 to upgrade the Town email server
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to allocate an amount of $32, 500.00 to upgrade the Town email server. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Yes: Mathews, ScarsdaleNo: BeattieThe minutes name Tony Beattie (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to allocate an amount of $32, 500.00 to upgrade the Town email server. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
From the Pepperell Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Tony Beattie from his campaign website (Anthony Beattie for Pepperell Selectman); Mark Mathews from the Nashoba Valley Voice / Lowell Sun (April 30, 2021). No photo found for Chuck Walkovich.
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