MassVoter.com← Walpole Select BoardWalpole Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
February 24, 2026
9 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Attendance
Present: James O’Neil, Glenn Maffei, Mark Gallivan, Benjamin Barrett, Allyson Hamilton
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Everything Bagel is a family-owned, multi-generational business that makes bagels the traditional way, and this
Approve request of Everything Bagel for a Common Victualler at 104 Main Street
Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve request of Everything Bagel for a Common Victualler at 104 Main Street. Seconded by Board member Gallivan.
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve request of Everything Bagel for a Common Victualler at 104 Main Street. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. Motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Approve request of Flying Boar Pizza and Kitchen for a Common Victualler at 975 Old Post Road
Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve request of Flying Boar Pizza and Kitchen for a Common Victualler at 975 Old Post Road. Seconded by Board member Gallivan.
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve request of Flying Boar Pizza and Kitchen for a Common Victualler at 975 Old Post Road. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. Motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Vote on MWRA Project Funding Assistance
Approve the sale of a $164,197.50 sewer bond to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA project funding assistance)
Clerk Maffei moved, I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Walpole, Massachusetts (the “Town”), certify that at a meeting of the board held February 24, 2026, 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: that the sale of the $164,197.50 Sewer Bond of the Town dated March 9, 2025, to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (the “Authority”) is hereby approved and the Town Treasurer or other appropriate Town official is authorized to execute on behalf of the Town a Loan Agreement and a Financial Assistance Agreement with the Authority with respect to the bond. The bond shall be payable without interest on February 15 of the years and in the principal amounts as follows: Year Installment Year Installment 2027 $16,419.75 2032 $16,419.75 2028 16,419.75 2033 16,419.75 2029 16,419.75 2034 16,419.75 2030 16,419.75 2035 16,419.75 2031 16,419.75 2036 16,419.75 Further Voted: that any certificates or documents relating to bond (collectively, the “Documents”), may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be regarded as an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document; delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to a Document by electronic mail in a “.pdf” file or by other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart signature page to such Document; and electronic signatures on any of the Documents shall be deemed original signatures for the purposes of the Documents and all matters relating thereto, having the same legal effect as original signatures; Further Voted: that all action taken to date by the Town and its officers and agents to carry out this financing, including the execution of any application agreement by the Treasurer or any other official of the Town, are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed; and Further Voted: that each member of the Select Board, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing vote. I further certify t …
From the minutes
“Clerk Maffei moved, I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Walpole, Massachusetts (the “Town”), certify that at a meeting of the board held February 24, 2026, 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: that the sale of the $164,197.50 Sewer Bond of the Town dated March 9, 2025, to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (the “Authority”) is hereby approved and the Town Treasurer or other appropriate Town official is authorized to execute on behalf of the Town a Loan Agreement and a Financial Assistance A … py 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 bond were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended. The motion was seconded by Board member Gallivan. Motion Passed (5-0-0).” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Vice Chair for some time, and individual board members had reviewed it. The contract extends Chief Barry's
Sign the Fire Chief’s employment contract
Motion by Clerk Maffei to sign the Fire Chief’s employment contract. Seconded by Board member Gallivan.
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to sign the Fire Chief’s employment contract. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. Motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Vote to declare eight printers as surplus as requested by the Town Administrator
Approve the request to declare eight printers as surplus
Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve the request to declare eight printers as surplus. Seconded by Board member Gallivan.
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve the request to declare eight printers as surplus. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. Motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Everything Bagel is a family-owned, multi-generational business that makes bagels the traditional way, and this
Approve request to Fun City for an Automatic Amusement License for 30 devices at 90 Providence Highway
Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve request to Fun City for an Automatic Amusement License for 30 devices at 90 Providence Highway. Seconded by Board member Gallivan.
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve request to Fun City for an Automatic Amusement License for 30 devices at 90 Providence Highway. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. Motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Kevin Smith to Turner Pond Lodge Programs $100
Approve the consent items as listed on the February 24 agenda
Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve the consent items as listed on the February 24 agenda. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. The
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve the consent items as listed on the February 24 agenda. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. The motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
Minutes
Approve the Minutes of February 3, 2026, as presented
Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve the Minutes of February 3, 2026, as presented. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. The
From the minutes
“Motion by Clerk Maffei to approve the Minutes of February 3, 2026, as presented. Seconded by Board member Gallivan. The motion passed 5-0-0.” (Motion: Maffei, second: Gallivan)
The Chair announced the Board would enter executive session for Purpose 3: to conduct with respect to collective
Enter executive session for Purpose 3, declaring that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body
Chair Barrett moved to enter executive session for Purpose 3, declaring that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body. The motion was seconded by Board member Gallivan
From the minutes
“Chair Barrett moved to enter executive session for Purpose 3, declaring that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body. The motion was seconded by Board member Gallivan and passed 5-0.” (Motion: Barrett, 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.
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 →