MassVoter.com← Stow Select BoardStow Select Board · 2022–2023 Board · Regular meeting
March 28, 2023
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Hector Constantzos took part remotely.
Present: Megan Birch-McMichael, Ellen Sturgis, Cortni Frecha, Ingeborg Hegemann, Hector Constantzos
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Appoint Laurie Burnett as a Member At Large of the Master/Comprehensive Planning Committee, to serve an indefinite term
Board member Frecha moved to appoint Laurie Burnett as a Member At Large of the Master/Comprehensive Planning Committee, to serve an indefinite term. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to appoint Laurie Burnett as a Member At Large of the Master/Comprehensive Planning Committee, to serve an indefinite term. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Appoint Charlie Hartford as a Member At Large of the Master/Comprehensive Planning Committee, to serve an indefinite term
Board member Frecha moved to appoint Charlie Hartford as a Member At Large of the Master/Comprehensive Planning Committee, to serve an indefinite term. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to appoint Charlie Hartford as a Member At Large of the Master/Comprehensive Planning Committee, to serve an indefinite term. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Permit Jennifer Henderson and other volunteers to use the Lower Common on Saturday, April 22, 2023 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon to distribute trash collection bags and protective gear, for the...
Board member Frecha moved to permit Jennifer Henderson and other volunteers to use the Lower Common on Saturday, April 22, 2023 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon to distribute trash collection bags and protective gear, for the annual Stow Town Clean Up, and to waive the requirement of an insurance certificate. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to permit Jennifer Henderson and other volunteers to use the Lower Common on Saturday, April 22, 2023 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon to distribute trash collection bags and protective gear, for the annual Stow Town Clean Up, and to waive the requirement of an insurance certificate. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Section 31D, to allow deficit spending of the fiscal year 2023 Snow & Ice account
Board member Frecha moved, pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 44, section 31D, to allow deficit spending of the fiscal year 2023 Snow & Ice account. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved, pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 44, section 31D, to allow deficit spending of the fiscal year 2023 Snow & Ice account. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Accept the meeting minutes of the March 14, 2023 meeting as written
Board member Frecha moved to accept the meeting minutes of the March 14, 2023 meeting as written. Board member Sturgis 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 March 14, 2023 meeting as written. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Pause this meeting in order to join the Planning Board meeting, and to reconvene following completion of the Select Board's business with the Planning Board
Board member Frecha moved to pause this meeting in order to join the Planning Board meeting, and to reconvene following completion of the Select Board's business with the Planning Board. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to pause this meeting in order to join the Planning Board meeting, and to reconvene following completion of the Select Board's business with the Planning Board. Board member Sturgis seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Sturgis)
Adjourn
Board member Frecha moved to adjourn. Board member Constantzos seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Board member Frecha moved to adjourn. Board member Constantzos seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by a roll call vote..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Constantzos)
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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