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West Bridgewater Board of Selectmen
How the West Bridgewater Board of Selectmen voted, from the Board of Selectmen’s official minutes. 3 Selectmen elected townwide to 3-year terms. On April 21, 2021 the board chose Anthony J. Kinahan as Chairman; Meredith L. Anderson was Vice Chairman and Denise R. Reyes Clerk. Covers 22 meetings, April 21 to April 6, 2022.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
What does the Board of Selectmen 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 Board of Selectmen, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour West Bridgewater ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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What Town Meeting decided
In West Bridgewater, Town Meeting — not the Board of Selectmen — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Special Town Meeting · October 20, 2025 3 votes: 3 passed
- Art. 1 Zoning: amend definitions, use table, accessory dwelling units and site plan sections Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY.”
- Art. 2 Zoning: create an MBTA multi-family housing overlay district Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY · YES: 107 NO: 71”
- Art. 3 Move $9,935 within the FY2026 Fire Department budget to pay a prior-year bill Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2025 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).
Annual Town Meeting · May 12, 2025 39 votes: 35 passed, 4 no action
- Art. 1 Accept the reports of town officers (consent article with Article 2) Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 2 Authorize contracts with the state for highway construction and maintenance (consent article) Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 3 Set FY2026 salaries of elected town officers Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 4 FY2026 operating budget of $46,717,898 Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 5 Accept MGL c.59 s.5 clause 22I: yearly cost-of-living increase to certain property tax exemptions Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 6 Accept MGL c.59 s.5C1/2: additional property tax exemption for those with personal exemptions Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 7 Accept and spend $490,498 in Chapter 90 state road aid for FY2026 Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 8 FY2026 Community Preservation budget: administrative expenses and reserves Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 9 $5,000 in Community Preservation funds for the Veterans Legacy Committee recognition project Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 10 $100,000 from free cash to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 11 $10,000 from free cash as the town's match for the WEB Task Force Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 12 $139,972 from free cash to the opioid settlement account Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 13 $3,307 from the Commonwealth Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund for sidewalks and roads Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 14 $15,000 from free cash for a household hazardous waste collection day Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 15 $479,000 from free cash for the South Elm Street bridge replacement Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 16 $270,000 from free cash for a DPW F-750 dump truck with plow Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 17 $24,000 from free cash for a DPW zero-turn mower Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 18 $130,320 from free cash for two police cruisers Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 19 $79,341 from free cash for police Tasers Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 20 $69,787 from free cash for a Fire Department SCBA fill station Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 21 $24,818 from free cash for a power ambulance cot Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 22 $15,260 from free cash for Fire Department Jaws equipment Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 23 $14,721 from free cash for Town Clerk voting booths Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 24 $6,829 from free cash for Council on Aging office flooring Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 25 $118,176 from free cash to replace security cameras and door access at the Middle-Senior High School Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 26 $60,776 from free cash for Middle-Senior High School Chromebooks Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 27 $113,884 from water surplus for a Water Department F-660 dump truck Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 28 Borrow $6,166,000 to build a new iron/manganese removal plant Passed “UPON VOTE UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 29 Amend the Animal Control Officers bylaw (including kennel definitions) Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 30 Amend the construction stormwater management and erosion control bylaw Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 31 Amend the Finance Committee bylaw Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 32 Acquire a 1,456 sq ft sidewalk easement on River Street, by eminent domain if needed Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 33 Zoning: create an MBTA multi-family housing overlay district No action “NOT MOVED”
- Art. 34 Zoning: amend accessory dwelling unit rules No action “NOT MOVED”
- Art. 35 Zoning: fencing rules (boundary fences over 7 feet need a building permit) Passed “UPON VOTE UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 36 Zoning: amend other dimensional and density provisions No action “NOT MOVED”
- Art. 37 Zoning: storage buildings and number of accessory buildings on lots No action “NOT MOVED”
- Art. 38 Zoning: amend site plan review applicability Passed “UPON VOTE UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 39 Accept Lamp Post Lane as a town way Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2025 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).
Special Town Meeting · November 14, 2024 2 votes: 1 passed, 1 failed
- Art. 2 $430,000 from free cash to buy about 7.6 acres at 0 Howard Street Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY DECLARED 2/3RDS REQUIRED”
- Art. 3 Borrow $1 million to use the town's right of first refusal on about 23.68 acres (Chapter 61A) at 0 Bryant Street Failed “UPON HANDCOUNT VOTE, MOTION FAILED, DID NOT · Yes – 131, No – 83”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).
Annual Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 43 votes: 40 passed, 1 failed, 1 no action, 1 other
- Art. 1 Accept the reports of town officers (consent article with Article 2) Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 2 Authorize contracts with the state for highway construction and maintenance (consent article) Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 3 Set FY2025 salaries of elected town officers Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 4 FY2025 operating budget of $44,610,754 Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 5 Increase certain property tax exemptions (elderly, veterans, blind, widows) by 25% for FY2025 Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 6 Accept and spend $321,318 in Chapter 90 state road aid for FY2025 Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 7 FY2025 Community Preservation budget: administrative expenses and reserves Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 8 $67,157 in Community Preservation funds for debt service on the Friendship Park playground Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 9 $84,200 in Community Preservation funds for War Memorial Park fish passage engineering and permitting Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 10 $5,000 in Community Preservation funds for the Veterans Legacy Committee recognition project Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 11 $100,000 from free cash to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 12 $10,000 from free cash as the town's match for the WEB Task Force Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 13 Remove the Police Department and Police Chief from Civil Service Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 14 $500,000 from free cash to the Stabilization Fund Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 15 $2,167 from the Commonwealth Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund for sidewalks and roads Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 16 $300,000 from free cash for DPW sidewalk, road and intersection work Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 17 $48,500 from free cash for a Town Clerk digital sign Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 18 $318,110 from free cash for a DPW street sweeper Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 19 $99,763 from free cash for a DPW F550 truck with plow Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 20 $19,621 from free cash for a DPW exhaust reel Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 21 $250,000 from free cash to repair the Grant Street culvert Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 22 $11,175 from free cash for a DPW rotary lift Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 23 $64,192 from free cash for a police cruiser Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 24 $74,790 from free cash for Fire Department protective gear Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 25 $67,398 from free cash for Fire Department Jaws of Life Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 26 $24,905 from free cash for new Council on Aging flooring Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 27 $72,165 from free cash for school Chromebooks Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 28 $30,510 from free cash for copiers at the Middle-Senior High School Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 29 $18,260 from water surplus for a heavy equipment trailer Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 30 $8,745 from water surplus for a light utility trailer Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 31 $10,999 from water surplus for a Water Department lawn mower Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 32 Borrow $10,700,000 for an iron/manganese water treatment plant for five Cyr/Norman Ave area wells Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY DECLARED 2/3RDS MAJORITY”
- Art. 33 Rename the Board of Selectmen to the Select Board in the town bylaws No action “ARTICLE #33 WAS NOT MOVED”
- Art. 34 Make the Tree Warden an appointed position instead of elected Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY MAJORITY”
- Art. 35 New bylaw for mobile food vendors and food trucks Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 36 Amend the Mobile Home Park Regulations bylaw Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 37 Zoning: define and regulate contractor's storage yards Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY DECLARED 2/3RDS MAJORITY”
- Art. 38 Zoning: amend use table and business/industrial district sign rules Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 39 Zoning: define and allow mixed-use buildings (commercial first floor, apartments above) Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 40 Zoning: amend accessory dwelling unit rules Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED BY DECLARED 2/3RDS MAJORITY”
- Art. 41 Zoning: amend the Water Resource Protection Overlay District Passed “UPON VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY”
- Art. 42 Zoning: change single- and two-family minimum lot sizes Failed “MOTION WAS DEFEATED BY HANDCOUNT · YES: 66 NO: 35”
- Art. 43 Accept Lamp Post Lane as a town way Other “ARTICLE 42 WAS NOT MOVED”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).
Not here yet: the January 31, 2026 Special Town Meeting and the May 11, 2026 Annual Town Meeting (only the warrants are posted; the Town Clerk's minutes for meetings after 2021 appear only in the Annual Town Report).
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: every Board of Selectmen meeting with minutes on the town website from January 2021 through June 10, 2026, plus the February 18, 2026 meeting (with the Planning Board) and the July 15, 2026 meeting, whose minutes the Board of Selectmen office emailed to MassVoter on October 5, 2026 in answer to a public records request (they are not on the town website yet; MassVoter keeps a copy, linked on each meeting). Thank you to the office for the quick reply. Not here yet: the August 19 and September 23, 2026 minutes, which the Board has not approved yet. October 20, 2025, January 31, 2026 and May 11, 2026 were Town Meetings, not Board meetings. Minutes from 2015 to 2020 are online but not loaded yet. Since February 2022 the posted minutes are scans of the signed copies, which we read with text recognition, so some words may read awkwardly; each vote quotes the minutes. Most votes read “so voted unanimously” and are shown as every member present voting yes; split votes name who voted no or give a roll call by name, and are shown as recorded. Members who stepped aside (recused) are left out of that vote. Where the minutes say “unanimously” but print a roll call that shows a no vote or an abstention (February 17 and April 7, 2021; March 11, 2026), we follow the roll call and say so on the vote. Votes by other boards at joint meetings and motions with no recorded vote are not listed.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 6Accept the FY23 Budget as presented while recusing herself…Motion: MOVED to accept the FY23 Budget as presented while recusing herself…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
April 6, 2022: Accept the FY23 Budget as presented while recusing herself from any compensation or...
MOVED to accept the FY23 Budget as presented while recusing herself from any compensation or insurance benefit line items that may impact her husband or her family
The minutes say this member recused from certain budget lines only; recorded as part of the unanimous vote.
From the minutes
“Ms. Anderson MOVED to accept the FY23 Budget as presented while recusing herself from any compensation or insurance benefit line items that may impact her husband or her family, Ms. Reyes seconded with the addition that she recuse herself from the library budget entirely and the educational budget, particularly pertaining to teacher salaries, and so voted unanimously..” (Motion: Anderson, second: Reyes)
Mar 2Ratify the Executive Assistant Contract as presentedMotion: MOVED to ratify the Executive Assistant Contract as presentedPassed 2–1 · No: Anderson
March 2, 2022: Ratify the Executive Assistant Contract as presented
MOVED to ratify the Executive Assistant Contract as presented
Yes: Kinahan, ReyesNo: AndersonMinutes name the member(s) voting no/recused and give the count; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Ms. Reyes MOVED to ratify the Executive Assistant Contract as presented, Chairman Kinahan seconded and Ms. Anderson voted against..” (Motion: Reyes, second: Kinahan) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Mar 2Ratify the Town Administrator Contract as presentedMotion: MOVED to ratify the Town Administrator Contract as presentedPassed 2–1 · No: Anderson
March 2, 2022: Ratify the Town Administrator Contract as presented
MOVED to ratify the Town Administrator Contract as presented
Yes: Kinahan, ReyesNo: AndersonMinutes name the member(s) voting no/recused and give the count; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Ms. Reyes MOVED to ratify the Town Administrator Contract as presented, Chairman Kinahan seconded and Ms. Anderson voted against..” (Motion: Reyes, second: Kinahan) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Mar 2Approve the Town Hall Dress Code PolicyMotion: MOVED to approve the Town Hall Dress Code PolicyPassed 2–1 · No: Anderson
March 2, 2022: Approve the Town Hall Dress Code Policy
MOVED to approve the Town Hall Dress Code Policy
Yes: Kinahan, ReyesNo: AndersonMinutes name the member(s) voting no/recused and give the count; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Ms. Reyes MOVED to approve the Town Hall Dress Code Policy, Chairman Kinahan seconded and Ms. Anderson voted against..” (Motion: Reyes, second: Kinahan) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Nov 17Continue the hearing until , after the Board of…Motion: MOVED to continue the hearing until , after the Board of…Passed 2–1 · see note
November 17, 2021 (Joint meeting): Continue the hearing until , after the Board of Assessors have officially met to...
MOVED to continue the hearing until , after the Board of Assessors have officially met to review and vote on the figures presented
The minutes give only the count ("two in favor, one opposed").
From the minutes
“Ms. Anderson stated she was uncomfortable with the process and MOVED to continue the hearing until , after the Board of Assessors have officially met to review and vote on the figures presented, Ms. Reyes seconded, and so voted; two in favor, one opposed..” (Motion: Anderson, second: Reyes)
Jun 16Ratify the amended Library Union Collective Bargaining AgreementMotion: MOVED to ratify the amended Library Union Collective Bargaining AgreementPassed 2–0 · see note
June 16, 2021: Ratify the amended Library Union Collective Bargaining Agreement
MOVED to ratify the amended Library Union Collective Bargaining Agreement
The minutes give only the count ("two in favor, one recused").
From the minutes
“Ms. Anderson MOVED to ratify the amended Library Union Collective Bargaining Agreement, Chairman Kinahan seconded, and so voted, two in favor, one recused..” (Motion: Anderson, second: Kinahan)
Jun 2Ratify the Assistant DPW Director's contract as presentedMotion: MOVED to ratify the Assistant DPW Director's contract as presentedPassed 2–0 · see note
June 2, 2021: Ratify the Assistant DPW Director's contract as presented
MOVED to ratify the Assistant DPW Director's contract as presented
Yes: Kinahan, ReyesMinutes give the count ("two in favor, one recused"); the recused member is named in the sentence before: "Anderson recused herself from voting on Assistant DPW Director, Shawn Anderson's contract, to whom she is married". Minutes name the member(s) voting no/recused and give the count; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Ms. Reyes MOVED to ratify the Assistant DPW Director's contract as presented, Chairman Kinahan seconded, and so voted, two in favor, one recused..” (Motion: Reyes, second: Kinahan) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Apr 21Approve the proposed Library Budget increaseMotion: MOVED to approve the proposed Library Budget increasePassed 2–0 · see note
April 21, 2021: Approve the proposed Library Budget increase
MOVED to approve the proposed Library Budget increase
The minutes give only the count ("two in favor, one abstained").
From the minutes
“Ms. Anderson MOVED to approve the proposed Library Budget increase, Mr. Kinahan seconded, and so voted, two in favor one abstained..” (Motion: Anderson, second: Kinahan)
From the West Bridgewater Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Agendas & Minutes page. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of West Bridgewater, “Learn More About Your Selectmen” page (westbridgewaterma.org). Former members show initials.
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