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Tyngsborough Select Board
How the Tyngsborough Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. The same five members served after the May 14, 2019 town election. On June 10, 2019 the board unanimously chose Hillari Wennerstrom as Chair, David Robson as Vice Chair and Richard Reault as Clerk. From April 2020 the board met by Zoom and voted by roll call. Until December 2022 the minutes call the board the Board of Selectmen and its members Selectmen. Covers 26 meetings, June 10 to June 22, 2020.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Tyngsborough ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Loaded: Tyngsborough Select Board minutes from January 8, 2018 through September 21, 2026: 213 meetings and 2,821 votes. Nothing before 2018 is online: the town’s Agenda Center starts in January 2018. The minutes call the board the Board of Selectmen (members “Selectman”) through December 12, 2022 and the Select Board (members “Selectperson”) from January 9, 2023, after the town voted in 2021 to seek a special act changing the name. All the minutes loaded are typed documents with searchable text. Not here: executive-session minutes (including released executive-session minutes that many 2021-2025 files append after the open-session minutes); votes of the Planning Board, Finance Committee, School Committee, Board of Health, Board of Assessors, Library Trustees and other boards at joint meetings; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (July 30, 2018, where the file posted is the agenda; November 2, 2020, where the file posted is a copy of the November 12, 2020 minutes; May 22, 2024, a joint housing plan kick-off; January 5, 2026; and May 11, 2026); and meetings after September 21, 2026 (the September 8, 2026 meeting was an executive session only, and the October 5, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Tyngsborough’s minutes name the mover and seconder and give the count (“motion passes 5-0-0”); a count that matches the members present with no no votes is shown as every member present voting yes. In 2020-2022 remote meetings, and in many 2026 meetings, the board votes by roll call (“Selectpersons Marino, IN FAVOR; Kalabokis, IN FAVOR …”), shown by name; a member who answers “present” is shown as abstaining. When a member votes no or abstains the minutes usually name the member (“Motion carries 4-1-0 with Selectperson Coughlin opposing”); where a split count names no one, or a count does not match the members present, we show the count only, with a note (30 votes), and where the minutes give no count or names we show the result only (3 votes). Members who recused themselves or stepped out are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. A motion with no recorded outcome, a motion that was withdrawn, or a motion that died for lack of a second is not counted as a vote. On April 23, 2018 the minutes record the board’s recommendation on each Town Meeting article only in a table; those rows are shown as votes. Two different members share the surname Kalabokis: Katerina Kalabokis (2021-2024) and Konstantinos Kalabokis (from 2026). We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Jun 22Approve the appointment of David Robson as the Animal…Motion: Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen approve the appointment…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Robson
June 22, 2020: Approve the appointment of David Robson as the Animal Inspector
Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen approve the appointment of David Robson as the Animal Inspector; Selectman Keohane seconds; ROLL CALL: Selectman Keohane: YES; Selectman Reault: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: YES; motion passes 3-0- 0with Selectman Robson abstained
Yes: Keohane, Reault, WennerstromAbstained: Robson
From the minutes
“Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen approve the appointment of David Robson as the Animal Inspector; Selectman Keohane seconds; ROLL CALL: Selectman Keohane: YES; Selectman Reault: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: YES; motion passes 3-0- 0with Selectman Robson abstained.” (Motion: Reault, second: Keohane)
Jun 22Adopt option 1Motion: Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen adopt option 1;…Failed 2–0 · Abstained: Keohane, Wennerstrom
June 22, 2020: Adopt option 1
Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen adopt option 1; Selectman Robson seconds; ROLL CALL: Selectman Keohane: Abstained; Selectman Reault: YES; Selectman Robson: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: Abstained; motion fails 2-0-2 with Selectman Keohane and Wennerstrom abstaining
Yes: Reault, RobsonAbstained: Keohane, WennerstromThe minutes record the motion as failed, 2-0-2, with Selectmen Keohane and Wennerstrom abstaining (roll call); two yes votes of the four members present were not enough to pass it.
From the minutes
“Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen adopt option 1; Selectman Robson seconds; ROLL CALL: Selectman Keohane: Abstained; Selectman Reault: YES; Selectman Robson: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: Abstained; motion fails 2-0-2 with Selectman Keohane and Wennerstrom abstaining.” (Motion: Reault, second: Robson)
May 11Offer a 20% reduction in the monthly lease price…Motion: Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen offer a 20%…Passed 4–1 · No: Keohane
May 11, 2020: Offer a 20% reduction in the monthly lease price for June and a 10% reduction for July
Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen offer a 20% reduction in the monthly lease price for June and a 10% reduction for July; Selectman Robson seconds; a. Discussion: b. Selectman Keohane notes that he still believes it is too early for June and especially too early for July. c. Selectman Nocco agrees with Selectman Keohane as it relates to July. He suggests addressing the June reduction tonight and revisiting the July payment tonight. d. Angela Rufo notes that rent is due on the first of the month and that April and May have already been paid. She further notes that if the Board pushes the reduction off and continues to use the current data, there will be no reduction. e. Selectman Reault agrees with Selectman Keohane and amends his motion to include only a reduction of 20% for June; Selectman Robson seconds; ROLL CALL: Selectman Keohane: NO; Selectman Nocco: YES; Selectman Reault: YES; Selectman Robson: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: YES; motion passes 4-1-0
Yes: Nocco, Reault, Robson, WennerstromNo: Keohane
From the minutes
“Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen offer a 20% reduction in the monthly lease price for June and a 10% reduction for July; Selectman Robson seconds; a. Discussion: b. Selectman Keohane notes that he still believes it is too early for June and especially too early for July. c. Selectman Nocco agrees with Selectman Keohane as it relates to July. He suggests addressing the June reduction tonight and revisiting the July payment tonight. d. Angela Rufo notes that rent is due on the first of the month and that April and May have already been paid. She further notes that if the Board pushes the reduction off and continues to use the current data, there will be no reduction. e. Selectman Reault agrees with Selectman Keohane and amends his motion to include only a reduction of 20% for June; Selectman Robson seconds; ROLL CALL: Selectman Keohane: NO; Selectman Nocco: YES; Selectman Reault: YES; Selectman Robson: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: YES; motion passes 4-1-0.” (Motion: Reault, second: Robson)
Apr 6Postpone the May 2020 election to a future dateMotion: Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen postpone the May…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 6, 2020: Postpone the May 2020 election to a future date
Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen postpone the May 2020 election to a future date; Selectman Robson seconds; ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL: Selectman Nocco: YES; Selectman Robson: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: YES; motion passes 3-0- 0
Yes: Nocco, Robson, WennerstromThe roll call does not list Ronald Keohane, who was at the meeting, so that member is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen postpone the May 2020 election to a future date; Selectman Robson seconds; ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL: Selectman Nocco: YES; Selectman Robson: YES; Selectman Wennerstrom: YES; motion passes 3-0- 0.” (Motion: Nocco, second: Robson)
Feb 10Make no commentMotion: Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen make no comment;…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 10, 2020: Make no comment
Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen make no comment; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-0
Yes: Keohane, Nocco, Robson, WennerstromThe minutes say Richard Reault stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen make no comment; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-0.” (Motion: Nocco, second: Robson)
Feb 10Ratify the 1% cost of living increases for the…Motion: Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen ratify the 1%…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Keohane
February 10, 2020: Ratify the 1% cost of living increases for the Police Chief, the Deputy Police Chief, and the Executive Assistant to the Police Chief effective July 1, 2019
Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen ratify the 1% cost of living increases for the Police Chief, the Deputy Police Chief, and the Executive Assistant to the Police Chief effective July 1, 2019; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-1 with Selectman Keohane abstained
Yes: Nocco, Reault, Robson, WennerstromAbstained: Keohane
From the minutes
“Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen ratify the 1% cost of living increases for the Police Chief, the Deputy Police Chief, and the Executive Assistant to the Police Chief effective July 1, 2019; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-1 with Selectman Keohane abstained.” (Motion: Reault, second: Robson)
Jan 27Approve the regular session minutes from January 6, 2020Motion: Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen approve the regular…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Nocco
January 27, 2020: Approve the regular session minutes from January 6, 2020
Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen approve the regular session minutes from January 6, 2020; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-1 with Selectman Nocco abstaining
Yes: Keohane, Reault, Robson, WennerstromAbstained: Nocco
From the minutes
“Selectman Reault moves that the Board of Selectmen approve the regular session minutes from January 6, 2020; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-1 with Selectman Nocco abstaining.” (Motion: Reault, second: Robson)
Jan 27Appoint Melissa Hurynowicz to the position of Collector's Clerk…Motion: Selectman Reault moves that the Board appoint Melissa Hurynowicz to the…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 27, 2020: Appoint Melissa Hurynowicz to the position of Collector's Clerk at the hourly rate of $20.03
Selectman Reault moves that the Board appoint Melissa Hurynowicz to the position of Collector's Clerk at the hourly rate of $20.03; Selectman Nocco seconds; motion passes 4-0-0
Yes: Keohane, Nocco, Reault, WennerstromThe minutes say David Robson stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Selectman Reault moves that the Board appoint Melissa Hurynowicz to the position of Collector's Clerk at the hourly rate of $20.03; Selectman Nocco seconds; motion passes 4-0-0.” (Motion: Reault, second: Nocco)
Nov 18Allow New England Beekeeping Supplies, Inc. d/b/a Honeybound Mead…Motion: Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen allow New England…Passed 3–0 · see note
November 18, 2019: Allow New England Beekeeping Supplies, Inc. d/b/a Honeybound Mead to serve samples in accordance with MGL Chapter 138 Section 19B at the property located at 7 Locust Avenue in Tyngsborough
Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen allow New England Beekeeping Supplies, Inc. d/b/a Honeybound Mead to serve samples in accordance with MGL Chapter 138 Section 19B at the property located at 7 Locust Avenue in Tyngsborough; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 3-0-0 with Selectman Reault recused
Yes: Nocco, Robson, WennerstromThe minutes say Richard Reault stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Selectman Nocco moves that the Board of Selectmen allow New England Beekeeping Supplies, Inc. d/b/a Honeybound Mead to serve samples in accordance with MGL Chapter 138 Section 19B at the property located at 7 Locust Avenue in Tyngsborough; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 3-0-0 with Selectman Reault recused.” (Motion: Nocco, second: Robson)
Oct 7Grant the license requests as presented and waive all…Motion: Selectman Keohane moves that the Board of Selectmen grant the license…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Reault
October 7, 2019: Grant the license requests as presented and waive all fees associated with the request
Selectman Keohane moves that the Board of Selectmen grant the license requests as presented and waive all fees associated with the request; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-1 with Selectman Reault abstaining
Yes: Keohane, Nocco, Robson, WennerstromAbstained: Reault
From the minutes
“Selectman Keohane moves that the Board of Selectmen grant the license requests as presented and waive all fees associated with the request; Selectman Robson seconds; motion passes 4-0-1 with Selectman Reault abstaining.” (Motion: Keohane, second: Robson)
From the Tyngsborough Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (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): The Lowell Sun — Nate Marino and Konstantinos Kalabokis (Rony Camille/Town of Tyngsboro, May 2026), Adele Coughlin (courtesy photo, May 2025), Jackie Geilfuss (courtesy photo, May 2024), Eric Eldridge (June 2021). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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