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February 10, 2026
11 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Barry Sanders, Debra Botellio, Phillip Duarte, Edward Correira, David Chaves, David Pottier, Deborah Carr, Scott Martin
Absent: John McCaul
Every vote, in order
Opportunity for input by the general public.
To open Public Input
From the minutes
“Motion made to open Public Input. So voted..”
Kathryn N. Cunningham, 135 Shores Street, Taunton spoke about harassment from the developer who is building near her property for not selling property she owns for his access road.
To close Public Input
From the minutes
“Motion made to close Public Input. So voted..”
Communication from SRPEDD, 88 Broadway, Taunton submitting the 2025 Year End Report.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Communication from the Silver City Seniors, Inc. (formerly Taunton Triad), 50 Highland Street, requesting approval to conduct Bingo (Beano) on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
To approve
Communication from the Silver City Seniors, Inc
To table for one week
From the minutes
“Motion made to table for one week. So voted..”
Communication from the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 150 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, MA notifying of a KENO To Go monitor installation at Taunton Gas & Market located at 2318 Bay Street, Taunton, MA 02780.
To receive and place of file
From the minutes
“Motion made to receive and place of file. So voted..”
Class II License Transfer and Renewal Petition submitted by Wayne Martinyak, 398 Elm St. East, Raynham, MA requesting to renew and transfer his Class II License for Cruisin Classics from 597 Winthrop Street, Taunton back to 632 Winthrop Street, Taunton.
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule the Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule the Public Hearing. So voted..”
3 Sewer Extension Petition submitted by Brad Fitzgerald, P.E., SFG Associates, Inc., 28 Main St., Lakeville requesting approval of a sewer extension on Bassett Street.
To refer to the Department of Public Works Committee
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the Department of Public Works Committee. So voted..”
Committee reports
For Committee Reports to be read by title and approved
From the minutes
“Motion was made for Committee Reports to be read by title and approved. So Voted..”
Petition submitted by Brad Fitzgerald, P
To recommend the Council approve the vote in Committees
Yes: Botellio, Carr, Chaves, Correira, Duarte, SandersNo: Martin, PottierAbsent: McCaul
From the minutes
“Motion made to recommend the Council approve the vote in Committees on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors were in Favor (Councilors Carr, Chaves, Correira, Duarte, Botellio and Sanders) and two (2) Councilors were opposed (Councilors Martin and Pottier). Councilor McCaul was absent. Motion passed..”
Resolutions: None
To refer to the Committee on Department of Public Works to draft a letter to the Attorney General to ask the questions
Yes: Carr, Correira, SandersNo: Botellio, Chaves, Duarte, Martin, PottierAbsent: McCaul
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the Committee on Department of Public Works to draft a letter to the Attorney General to ask the questions on a roll call vote. … On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, three (3) Councilors voted in favor (Councilors Sanders, Correira and Carr), five (5) Councilors were opposed (Councilors Botellio, Duarte, Chaves, Pottier and Martin). Councilor McCaul was absent. Motion did not pass..”
From the official minutes kept by the Taunton City Clerk (agendas and minutes). From the Taunton Municipal Council’s official minutes, posted in the city’s Agenda Center. Most items pass by voice (“So voted”), and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: City of Taunton Municipal Council page (taunton-ma.gov). Former councilors show initials.
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