MassVoter.com← Walpole Select BoardWalpole Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Special meeting
May 21, 2025
11 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The minutes open with “Wednesday, May 22, 2025”; the town confirmed the meeting was May 21, 2025 and the header is a typo (Town of Walpole (Director of Administrative Services Aoife Kelly) email to MassVoter.com, October 6, 2026).
Present: James O’Neil, Glenn Maffei, Mark Gallivan, Benjamin Barrett, Allyson Hamilton
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
This meeting being the first meeting following the Town Election, the Select Board took up reorganization of the
Elect Benjamin Barrett as Chairperson
On a motion by Mr. O’Neil and second by Mr. Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to elect Benjamin Barrett as Chairperson.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. O’Neil and second by Mr. Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to elect Benjamin Barrett as Chairperson. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: O’Neil, second: Gallivan)
Elect Allyson Hamilton as Vice Chairperson
On a motion by Mr. O’Neil and second by Mr. Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to elect Allyson Hamilton as Vice Chairperson.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. O’Neil and second by Mr. Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to elect Allyson Hamilton as Vice Chairperson. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: O’Neil, second: Gallivan)
Elect Glenn Maffei as Clerk
On a motion by Mr. O’Neil and second by Mr. Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to elect Glenn Maffei as Clerk.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. O’Neil and second by Mr. Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to elect Glenn Maffei as Clerk. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: O’Neil, second: Gallivan)
Brook Road & Portland Way, which were authorized at the Spring Annual Town Meeting. These documents are
Accept the rights and easement related to Boyden Lane, Echo Way, Bubbling Brook Road, and Portland Way and sign the acceptance documents
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to accept the rights and easement related to Boyden Lane, Echo Way, Bubbling Brook Road, and Portland Way and sign the acceptance documents.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to accept the rights and easement related to Boyden Lane, Echo Way, Bubbling Brook Road, and Portland Way and sign the acceptance documents. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Take the public rights in Boyden Lane and sign the order of taking documents
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Boyden Lane and sign the order of taking documents.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Boyden Lane and sign the order of taking documents. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Take the public rights in Echo Way and sign the order of taking documents
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Echo Way and sign the order of taking documents.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Echo Way and sign the order of taking documents. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Take the public rights in Bubbling Brook Road and sign the order of taking documents
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Bubbling Brook Road and sign the order of taking documents.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Bubbling Brook Road and sign the order of taking documents. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Take the public rights in Portland Way and sign the order of taking documents
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Portland Way and sign the order of taking documents.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to take the public rights in Portland Way and sign the order of taking documents. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Declare the Kubota Track Loader as surplus
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to declare the Kubota Track Loader as surplus.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to declare the Kubota Track Loader as surplus. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
Approve the consent agenda
On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to approve the consent agenda items as listed on the May 21, 2025 agenda.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member Gallivan, second by Chair Barrett, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to approve the consent agenda items as listed on the May 21, 2025 agenda. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Barrett)
The Town Administrator congratulated the returning Board members following the election and expressed looking
Adjourn
On a motion by Board member O’Neil, second by Board member Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to adjourn.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Board member O’Neil, second by Board member Gallivan, the Select Board voted 5-0-0 to adjourn. voted 5-0-0.” (Motion: O’Neil, second: Gallivan)
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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