MassVoter.com← Stow Select BoardStow Select Board · 2022–2023 Board · Regular meeting
March 14, 2023
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The meeting was held on Zoom.
Present: Megan Birch-McMichael, Ellen Sturgis, Cortni Frecha, Ingeborg Hegemann
Absent: Hector Constantzos
Every vote, in order
Reappoint Joseph Jacobs as the Town's Veterans' Services Officer, to fill a one-year term from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024
Board member Frecha moved that the Select Board reappoint Joseph Jacobs as the Town's Veterans' Services Officer, to fill a one-year term from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved that the Select Board reappoint Joseph Jacobs as the Town's Veterans' Services Officer, to fill a one-year term from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Hegemann)
Set the following list of goals for the Economic Development & Industrial Commission: 1) Coordination, creation, and evaluation of a Needs Survey; 2) Create a Stow Business Forum meeting for the...
Board member Frecha moved to set the following list of goals for the Economic Development & Industrial Commission: 1) Coordination, creation, and evaluation of a Needs Survey; 2) Create a Stow Business Forum meeting for the purpose of bringing together Stow business owners to get real-time feedback on issues they may face or topics of concern. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to set the following list of goals for the Economic Development & Industrial Commission: 1) Coordination, creation, and evaluation of a Needs Survey; 2) Create a Stow Business Forum meeting for the purpose of bringing together Stow business owners to get real-time feedback on issues they may face or topics of concern. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Hegemann)
Appoint Cortni Frecha as the Select Board representative to the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC)
Board member Sturgis moved to appoint Cortni Frecha as the Select Board representative to the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC). Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Sturgis moved to appoint Cortni Frecha as the Select Board representative to the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC). Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Sturgis, second: Hegemann)
Declare as surplus, the goods and equipment on the list provided by the Acting Highway Superintendent, valued at less than $10,000 and belonging to the Town, and to authorize the disposal of these...
Board member Frecha moved to declare as surplus, the goods and equipment on the list provided by the Acting Highway Superintendent, valued at less than $10,000 and belonging to the Town, and to authorize the disposal of these surplus items, and to declare as surplus, the goods and equipment on the list provided by the Building Commissioner, valued at less than $10,000 and belonging to the Town, and to authorize the disposal of these surplus items. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to declare as surplus, the goods and equipment on the list provided by the Acting Highway Superintendent, valued at less than $10,000 and belonging to the Town, and to authorize the disposal of these surplus items, and to declare as surplus, the goods and equipment on the list provided by the Building Commissioner, valued at less than $10,000 and belonging to the Town, and to authorize the disposal of these surplus items. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Hegemann)
Accept the meeting minutes of the February 28, 2023 meeting as written
Board member Frecha moved to accept the meeting minutes of the February 28, 2023 meeting as written. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to accept the meeting minutes of the February 28, 2023 meeting as written. Board member Hegemann seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Hegemann)
Adjourn
Board member Frecha moved to adjourn. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to adjourn. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (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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