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January 21, 2025
7 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: James O’Neil, Glenn Maffei, Mark Gallivan, Benjamin Barrett, Allyson Hamilton
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Vote to accept and sign the General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes 2025
Approve the sale of $7,000,000 in General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes to Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (with related votes)
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Walpole, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held January 21, 2025, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: We hereby determine, in accordance with G.L. c.70B, that the cost of the middle school project authorized by vote of the Town passed on October 23, 2021 (Article 14) being financed with proceeds of a portion of the Notes defined below, together with all other bonds and notes of the Town previously issued to pay costs of this project, does not exceed the portion of the total cost of the project that is not being paid by the school facilities grant and we hereby approve the issuance of notes and bonds to finance this project under G.L. c.70B. Further Voted: to approve the sale of $7,000,000 4.00 percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the “Notes”) of the Town dated January 30, 2025, and payable January 30, 2026, to Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. at par and accrued interest, if any, plus a premium of $60,900. Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Notes, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated January 8, 2025, and a final Official Statement dated January 14, 2025, each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Select Board be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a significant events disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Notes from time to time. Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the Town Treasurer to establish post issuance federal tax compliance procedures and continuing disclosure procedures in such forms as the Town Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are currently in place, to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the Notes and to comply with rele …
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Walpole, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held January 21, 2025, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: We hereby determine, in accordance with G.L. c.70B, that the cost of the middle school project authorized by vote of the Town passed on October 23, 2021 (Article 14) being financed with proceeds of a portion of the Notes defined below, together with all other bonds and notes … ove votes) was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Notes were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended. Motion Passed (5-0-0).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Finance Director Jodi Cuneo was present. Jodi noted to the Board that they received the top rating for the BAN, and
Add the package store license request article to the Spring 2025 warrant
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to add the package store license request article to the Spring 2025 warrant.
Yes: Barrett, Gallivan, Hamilton, O’NeilNo: Maffei
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to add the package store license request article to the Spring 2025 warrant. Motion Passed (4-1-0) Vice Chair Maffei opposed.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Approve request of Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus, LLC dba Allegiance Refuse Systems for a Class I Dealer License to operate at 2181 Providence Highway
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to approve request of Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus, LLC dba Allegiance Refuse Systems for a Class I Dealer License to operate at 2181 Providence Highway.
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to approve request of Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus, LLC dba Allegiance Refuse Systems for a Class I Dealer License to operate at 2181 Providence Highway. Motion Passed (5-0-0).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Amend the business name of the Class II Dealer License from Robert Issa dba Roberts Garage to Roberts Garage Inc. dba Roberts Garage
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted amend the business name of the Class II Dealer License from Robert Issa dba Roberts Garage to Roberts Garage Inc. dba Roberts Garage.
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted amend the business name of the Class II Dealer License from Robert Issa dba Roberts Garage to Roberts Garage Inc. dba Roberts Garage. Motion Passed (5-0- 0).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Approve the consent items as listed on the January 21 agenda
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to approve the consent items as listed on the January 21 agenda Various Donors to Smiling Eyes Financial $50 Marion Proctor in memory of Donna Monteiro to COA Gifts $25 Bier Family Trust to COA Gifts $50 Bruce Billingham in memory of Marian Billingham to COA Gifts $100 Bill O’Connell to COA Gifts $135.42 Anonymous to COA Gifts $150 New Pond Village Association to Library Gifts $1,000 Walpole Cooperative Bank to 300 Celebrations – Clock Gift $28,000 Resignation of Tyler Church from the Zoning Bylaw Review Steering Committee Request of HESSCO to hold their Mick Morgan’s 5k on March 15, 2025 from 9am-noon Request of Arleen Hart Carter for the town to repurchase Cemetery Lot 327
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to approve the consent items as listed on the January 21 agenda Various Donors to Smiling Eyes Financial $50 Marion Proctor in memory of Donna Monteiro to COA Gifts $25 Bier Family Trust to COA Gifts $50 Bruce Billingham in memory of Marian Billingham to COA Gifts $100 Bill O’Connell to COA Gifts $135.42 Anonymous to COA Gifts $150 New Pond Village Association to Library Gifts $1,000 Walpole Cooperative Bank to 300 Celebrations – Clock Gift $28,000 Resignation of Tyler Church from the Zoning Bylaw Review Steering Committee Request of HESSCO to hold their Mick Morgan’s 5k on March 15, 2025 from 9am-noon Request of Arleen Hart Carter for the town to repurchase Cemetery Lot 327 Motion Passed (5-0-0).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Approve the Minutes of January 7, 2024 as presented
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to approve the Minutes of January 7, 2024 as presented.
The minutes say “Minutes of January 7, 2024”; the town confirmed this is a typo for January 7, 2025 (Town of Walpole (Director of Administrative Services Aoife Kelly) email to MassVoter.com, October 6, 2026).
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to approve the Minutes of January 7, 2024 as presented. Motion Passed (5-0-0).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Adjourn and the meeting was adjourned accordingly at 7:30pm
On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to adjourn and the meeting was adjourned accordingly at 7:30pm.
From the minutes
“On motion of Clerk Gallivan, seconded by Board member Barrett, voted to adjourn and the meeting was adjourned accordingly at 7:30pm. Motion Passed (5-0-0).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
From the Walpole Select Board’s official minutes: 2018 to 2024 from the town’s Document Center (Agendas & Minutes, Select Board), and 2025 on from its Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: the members’ own campaign Facebook pages (Allyson Hamilton, Glenn Maffei, Benjamin Barrett, James O’Neil); Walpole Media Corp (Mark Gallivan, “Mark Gallivan Candidate Special,” June 2020); the Town of Walpole’s Annual Town Reports (Nancy Mackenzie, 2019 report, board photo with name card; David Salvatore, 2020 report, board photo); Hometown Weekly (Ann Ragosta, “An Outside View,” November 2018). No photo found for Eric Kraus.
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