MassVoter.com← Townsend Select BoardTownsend Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Joint meeting
February 9, 2026
2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Townsend ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Laura Shifrin, Veronica Kell, Valerie Goodrich
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Sign the warrant for the Special Town Meeting as presented with the correction on page 5 changing "selectmen" to "Select Board
Motion by Veronica Kell: To sign the warrant for the Special Town Meeting as presented with the correction on page 5 changing "selectmen" to "Select Board" Second by Valerie Goodrich Roll Call Vote: Veronica Kell - Aye, Valerie Goodrich - Aye, Laura Shifrin - Aye
From the minutes
“Motion by Veronica Kell: To sign the warrant for the Special Town Meeting as presented with the correction on page 5 changing "selectmen" to "Select Board" Second by Valerie Goodrich Roll Call Vote: Veronica Kell - Aye, Valerie Goodrich - Aye, Laura Shifrin - Aye.” (Motion: Kell, second: Goodrich)
6.1 Town Administrator Updates and Reports
Recess at 5:40 PM
Motion by Valerie Goodrich: To recess at 5:40 PM Second by Veronica Kell After the Joint meeting with the NMRSD School Committee the Select Board adjourned their meeting at 7:37 PM Motion was made by Valerie Goodrich to adjourn at 7:37PM. Veronica Kell seconded. Roll call vote Valerie Goodrich yes, Veronica Kell yes.
Yes: Goodrich, KellThe roll call lists Valerie Goodrich and Veronica Kell but not Laura Shifrin, who is recorded at the meeting; that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion by Valerie Goodrich: To recess at 5:40 PM Second by Veronica Kell After the Joint meeting with the NMRSD School Committee the Select Board adjourned their meeting at 7:37 PM Motion was made by Valerie Goodrich to adjourn at 7:37PM. Veronica Kell seconded. Roll call vote Valerie Goodrich yes, Veronica Kell yes..” (Motion: Goodrich, second: Kell)
From the Townsend Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Agendas and Minutes page (Select Board). 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): Town of Townsend Candidates Night video — Valerie Goodrich and Sarah Logan (April 2025); Just Townies — Laura Shifrin (October 2023). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →