MassVoter.com← Stow Select BoardStow Select Board · 2022–2023 Board · Regular meeting
September 27, 2022
5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Megan Birch-McMichael, Ellen Sturgis, Cortni Frecha, Ingeborg Hegemann, Hector Constantzos
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Support the removal of the 30-inch white pine tree in front of 389 Taylor Road
Board member Frecha moved to support the removal of the 30-inch white pine tree in front of 389 Taylor Road. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to support the removal of the 30-inch white pine tree in front of 389 Taylor Road. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
A subset of the Select Board participate in the Randall Trustees Trivia Event
Board member Frecha moved that a subset of the Select Board participate in the Randall Trustees Trivia Event. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved that a subset of the Select Board participate in the Randall Trustees Trivia Event. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Approve the Town Administrator Performance Evaluation for the period of September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 as amended
Board member Frecha moved to approve the Town Administrator Performance Evaluation for the period of September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 as amended. Ms. Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed 4-1 with Ms. Sturgis opposed.
Yes: Birch-McMichael, Constantzos, Frecha, HegemannNo: Sturgis
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to approve the Town Administrator Performance Evaluation for the period of September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 as amended. Ms. Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed 4-1 with Ms. Sturgis opposed..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Have the Select Board see the names of all applicants
Mr. Constantzos moved to have the Select Board see the names of all applicants. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed 3-0-2 with Ms. Hegemann and Chair Birch-McMichael abstaining.
Yes: Constantzos, Frecha, SturgisAbstained: Birch-McMichael, Hegemann
From the minutes
“Mr. Constantzos moved to have the Select Board see the names of all applicants. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed 3-0-2 with Ms. Hegemann and Chair Birch-McMichael abstaining..” (Motion: Constantzos, second: Sturgis)
Adjourn
Board member Frecha moved to adjourn. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to adjourn. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
From the Stow Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Document Center (Agendas/Minutes > Minutes > Select Board, 2014–2024) and Agenda Center (Select Board, 2025 on). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Stow TV meeting videos — Hector Constantzos (May 2026), JT Toole (July 2026) and Ingeborg Hegemann (August 2026); Stow TV and The Stow Independent Candidates Night — Dan Petersen (May 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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