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Pepperell Chair
Mark Mathews
At-large · 6 terms in this record
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Start my ballot →Record at a glance · 2022–2023 Board
On split votes, Mathews voted the same way as…
- Chuck Walkovich100% (5 of 5)
- Tony Beattie0% (0 of 5)
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2022–2023 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Mathews as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 29 of 29 Select Board meetings in 2022–2023 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (29)
- Apr 10, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Mar 27, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Mar 13, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 27, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 13, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jan 23, 2023 · Special: Present
- Jan 23, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jan 23, 2023 · Joint: Present
- Jan 9, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Dec 12, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Dec 12, 2022 · Joint: Present
- Nov 28, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Nov 28, 2022 · Joint: Present
- Nov 14, 2022 · Special: Present
- Nov 1, 2022 · Special: Present
- Oct 24, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Oct 11, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 26, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 12, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Aug 22, 2022 · Special: Present
- Aug 22, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Aug 9, 2022 · Special: Present
- Aug 8, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jul 25, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jun 27, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jun 13, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 23, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 23, 2022 · Joint: Present
- May 4, 2022 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2022–2023 Board
Apr 10Recommend petition six as presented in the materials for…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · Mathews: Yes
April 10, 2023: Recommend petition six as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it voted to recommend petition six as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Mathews, WalkovichNo: 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. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it voted to recommend petition six as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Apr 10Recommend petition twenty-four as presented in the materials for…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Failed 1–2 · Mathews: No
April 10, 2023: Recommend petition twenty-four as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend petition twenty-four as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting. Mr. Beattie voted aye, Mr. Walkovich and Mr. Mathews voted nay.
Voted: No
Yes: BeattieNo: Mathews, Walkovich
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend petition twenty-four as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting. Mr. Beattie voted aye, Mr. Walkovich and Mr. Mathews voted nay..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Apr 10Recommend the subsection of petition twenty-six subsection North Middlesex…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Failed 1–2 · Mathews: No
April 10, 2023: Recommend the subsection of petition twenty-six subsection North Middlesex Regional School District budget of $1,763,480.00 subject to appropriation as presented in the materials for the 2023...
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend the subsection of petition twenty-six subsection North Middlesex Regional School District budget of $1,763,480.00 subject to appropriation as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting. Mr. Beattie voted aye. Mr. Walkovich and Mr. Mathews voted nay.
Voted: No
Yes: BeattieNo: Mathews, Walkovich
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was voted to recommend the subsection of petition twenty-six subsection North Middlesex Regional School District budget of $1,763,480.00 subject to appropriation as presented in the materials for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for approval by the Town Meeting. Mr. Beattie voted aye. Mr. Walkovich and Mr. Mathews voted nay..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Feb 13The Town Administrator write a letter from the Select…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–1 · Mathews: Yes
February 13, 2023: The Town Administrator write a letter from the Select Board to the North Middlesex Regional School District about Pepperell's inability to fund a 13% increase
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Walkovich from the Select Board, it was voted that the Town Administrator write a letter from the Select Board to the North Middlesex Regional School District about Pepperell's inability to fund a 13% increase. Mr. Beattie voted nay.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Mathews, WalkovichNo: 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. Walkovich from the Select Board, it was voted that the Town Administrator write a letter from the Select Board to the North Middlesex Regional School District about Pepperell's inability to fund a 13% increase. Mr. Beattie voted nay..” (Motion: Mathews, second: Walkovich)
Jan 23Appoint Brooke Ramthun to the Planning Board and to…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · Mathews: Yes
January 23, 2023 (Joint meeting): Appoint Brooke Ramthun to the Planning Board and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to appoint Brooke Ramthun to the Planning Board and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023. Roll Call Vote: Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye Casey Campetti - Aye David Ganong - Aye
Voted: Yes
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. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to appoint Brooke Ramthun to the Planning Board and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023. Roll Call Vote: Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye Casey Campetti - Aye David Ganong - Aye.” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Jan 23Appoint Robert Goes to the Nashoba Valley Technical School…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · Mathews: Yes
January 23, 2023 (Special meeting): Appoint Robert Goes to the Nashoba Valley Technical School District School Committee with a term to expire on March 31, 2024 or March 31, 2025. (Mr. Goes was not in…
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to appoint Robert Goes to the Nashoba Valley Technical School District School Committee with a term to expire on March 31, 2024 or March 31, 2025. (Mr. Goes was not in attendance at the meeting but will follow up with him as to what term he would like to fill.) Roll Call Vote: Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye Craig Hansen - Aye David Carney - Aye
Voted: Yes
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. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to appoint Robert Goes to the Nashoba Valley Technical School District School Committee with a term to expire on March 31, 2024 or March 31, 2025. (Mr. Goes was not in attendance at the meeting but will follow up with him as to what term he would like to fill.) Roll Call Vote: Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye Craig Hansen - Aye David Carney - Aye.” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Dec 12Appoint Joe Radwich to the Board of Health and…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr.…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · Mathews: Yes
December 12, 2022 (Joint meeting): Appoint Joe Radwich to the Board of Health and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023
On a motion made by Mr. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to appoint Joe Radwich to the Board of Health and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023. Roll Call Vote: Renee D'Argento- Aye Stephen Themelis- Aye Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye
Voted: Yes
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. Mathews and seconded by Mr. Beattie, it was unanimously voted to appoint Joe Radwich to the Board of Health and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023. Roll Call Vote: Renee D'Argento- Aye Stephen Themelis- Aye Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye.” (Motion: Mathews, second: Beattie)
Nov 28Appoint Jim MacDonald to the Board of Public Works…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Nephew and seconded by Mr.…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · Mathews: Yes
November 28, 2022 (Joint meeting): Appoint Jim MacDonald to the Board of Public Works and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023
On a motion made by Mr. Nephew and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was unanimously voted to appoint Jim MacDonald to the Board of Public Works and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023. Roll Call Vote: Tom Nephew- Aye Joe Mercado- Aye Pat Harrington - Aye Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye
Voted: Yes
Joint vote of the Select Board and the other board at this joint meeting; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. The motion was made by Mr. Nephew, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Nephew and seconded by Mr. Mathews, it was unanimously voted to appoint Jim MacDonald to the Board of Public Works and to serve until the next Town Election in 2023. Roll Call Vote: Tom Nephew- Aye Joe Mercado- Aye Pat Harrington - Aye Mark Mathews - Aye Tony Beattie - Aye Chuck Walkovich - Aye.” (second: Mathews)
Oct 24Recommend Article 4, Pepperell Home Rule Charter RevisionsMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–0 · Mathews: Yes
October 24, 2022: Recommend Article 4, Pepperell Home Rule Charter Revisions
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie it was voted to recommend Article 4, Pepperell Home Rule Charter Revisions. Mr. Walkovich abstained.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Beattie, MathewsAbstained: WalkovichThe minutes say Chuck Walkovich abstained and record the motion as passed; the other members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie it was voted to recommend Article 4, Pepperell Home Rule Charter Revisions. Mr. Walkovich abstained..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Oct 24Recommend Article 6, Proposed 40R Zoning BylawMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr.…Passed 2–0 · Mathews: Yes
October 24, 2022: Recommend Article 6, Proposed 40R Zoning Bylaw
On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie it was unanimously voted to recommend Article 6, Proposed 40R Zoning Bylaw. Mr. Beattie abstained.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Mathews, WalkovichAbstained: BeattieThe minutes say Tony Beattie abstained and record the motion as passed; the other members present are shown voting yes. The minutes call the vote unanimous; the member who abstained is shown abstaining.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Walkovich and seconded by Mr. Beattie it was unanimously voted to recommend Article 6, Proposed 40R Zoning Bylaw. Mr. Beattie abstained..” (Motion: Walkovich, second: Beattie)
Votes with no disagreement (136)
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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