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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. After the April 24, 2023 town election (Tony Beattie re-elected), the board on April 26, 2023 unanimously chose Mark Mathews as Chair and Tony Beattie as Clerk. The same three members served all year. Covers 29 meetings, April 26 to April 10, 2024.
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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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From the agendas Pepperell posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
Members
Tony BeattieClerk · At-large · at 28 of 29 meetingsChuck WalkovichMember · At-large · at 29 of 29 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 10Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packetMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
April 10, 2024: Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Walkovich)
Apr 10Place the petitions in the Town Meeting Warrant in…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Beattie
April 10, 2024: Place the petitions in the Town Meeting Warrant in the order proposed in the Control Listing
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted 2-1 to place the petitions in the Town Meeting Warrant in the order proposed in the Control Listing. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Yes: Mathews, WalkovichNo: Beattie
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted 2-1 to place the petitions in the Town Meeting Warrant in the order proposed in the Control Listing. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Mar 27Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packetMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 27, 2024: Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Walkovich)
Mar 13Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packetMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 13, 2024: Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Walkovich)
Mar 13Re-appoint Paula Baldassari to the Nashoba Valley Technical District…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
March 13, 2024 (Joint meeting): Re-appoint Paula Baldassari to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee with a term to expire on March 31, 2027
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to re-appoint Paula Baldassari to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee with a term to expire on March 31, 2027. Roll Call Vote: Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye Craig Hansen - Aye David Carney - Aye Mr. Hansen took a moment to thank Ms. Baldassari for her service to date on the Committee.
Joint vote of the Select Board and the other board at this joint meeting; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to re-appoint Paula Baldassari to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee with a term to expire on March 31, 2027. Roll Call Vote: Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye Craig Hansen - Aye David Carney - Aye Mr. Hansen took a moment to thank Ms. Baldassari for her service to date on the Committee..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Feb 28Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packetMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
February 28, 2024: Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Walkovich)
Feb 28Provide a resolution in support of Pepperell+'s goal to…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Beattie
February 28, 2024: Provide a resolution in support of Pepperell+'s goal to engage with Community Heart & Soul
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, the motion was passed 2-1 to provide a resolution in support of Pepperell+'s goal to engage with Community Heart & Soul. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Yes: Mathews, WalkovichNo: Beattie
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, the motion was passed 2-1 to provide a resolution in support of Pepperell+'s goal to engage with Community Heart & Soul. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Jan 24Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packetMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
January 24, 2024: Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Walkovich)
Jan 24Approve the Agricultural Commission's application for business plan development…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · No: Walkovich
January 24, 2024: Approve the Agricultural Commission's application for business plan development for a Food Hub/commercial kitchen in the amount of $17,700.00 from the legislative earmark provided to the Town of...
On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to approve the Agricultural Commission's application for business plan development for a Food Hub/commercial kitchen in the amount of $17,700.00 from the legislative earmark provided to the Town of Pepperell. Mr. Walkovich voted nay. Motion carries, 2-1.
Yes: Beattie, MathewsNo: Walkovich
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr. Walkovich, it was voted to approve the Agricultural Commission's application for business plan development for a Food Hub/commercial kitchen in the amount of $17,700.00 from the legislative earmark provided to the Town of Pepperell. Mr. Walkovich voted nay. Motion carries, 2-1..” (Motion: Beattie, second: Walkovich)
Jan 10Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packetMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
January 10, 2024: Accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to accept the consent agenda as presented in the packet..” (Motion: Walkovich, 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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