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Laurie Bent
At-large · 6 terms in this record
Laurie A. Bent
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Record at a glance · 2019–2020 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2019–2020 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Bent as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 33 of 35 Select Board meetings in 2019–2020 Board.
Missed
- Jan 21, 2020 · Regular: Absent
- Jun 11, 2019 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (35)
- Sep 8, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jul 31, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jul 28, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jul 14, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jun 23, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jun 9, 2020 · Regular: Present
- May 26, 2020 · Regular: Present
- May 12, 2020 · Regular: Present
- May 7, 2020 · Special: Present
- Apr 28, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Apr 21, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Mar 24, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Mar 17, 2020 · Special: Present
- Mar 11, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Feb 27, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Feb 25, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Feb 11, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jan 23, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jan 21, 2020 · Regular: Absent
- Jan 7, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Dec 18, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Dec 10, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Nov 13, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Nov 12, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Oct 29, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Oct 22, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Oct 8, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Sep 24, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Sep 10, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Aug 29, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Jul 30, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Jul 10, 2019 · Regular: Present
- Jun 11, 2019 · Regular: Absent
- May 28, 2019 · Regular: Present
- May 14, 2019 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2019–2020 Board
Jul 31Set the date of the Town Election for September…Motion: MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to set the date of the Town…Passed 2–0 · Bent: Yes
July 31, 2020: Set the date of the Town Election for September 10, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Town Hall, subject to the Town's receipt of a court order authorizing…
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to set the date of the Town Election for September 10, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Town Hall, subject to the Town's receipt of a court order authorizing the Town to hold the election on this date. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Mr. Boshart abstained.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Bent, HoustonAbstained: Boshart
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to set the date of the Town Election for September 10, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Town Hall, subject to the Town's receipt of a court order authorizing the Town to hold the election on this date. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Mr. Boshart abstained..” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Jul 14Authorize the Select Board Chair to work with Town…Motion: MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to authorize the Select Board Chair to…Passed 2–0 · Bent: Yes
July 14, 2020: Authorize the Select Board Chair to work with Town Counsel to pursue a court order on behalf of the Town affirming the validity of a Town Election to be held…
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to authorize the Select Board Chair to work with Town Counsel to pursue a court order on behalf of the Town affirming the validity of a Town Election to be held on a date to be determined in September 2020 and the ballot to be prepared for such election, which shall include the elections for various Town offices and the debt exclusion question previously presented to and discussed by the Select Board. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Mr. Boshart recused himself. Approved unanimously
Voted: Yes
Yes: Bent, HoustonThe minutes say Harvey Boshart stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to authorize the Select Board Chair to work with Town Counsel to pursue a court order on behalf of the Town affirming the validity of a Town Election to be held on a date to be determined in September 2020 and the ballot to be prepared for such election, which shall include the elections for various Town offices and the debt exclusion question previously presented to and discussed by the Select Board. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Mr. Boshart recused himself. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Feb 25Refer the Active Adult Residential Cluster By-law to the…Motion: MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to refer the Active Adult Residential Cluster…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · Bent: Yes
February 25, 2020: Refer the Active Adult Residential Cluster By-law to the Planning Board for a public hearing
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to refer the Active Adult Residential Cluster By-law to the Planning Board for a public hearing. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously
Voted: Yes
The minutes name Christopher Houston as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to refer the Active Adult Residential Cluster By-law to the Planning Board for a public hearing. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston)
Feb 11Grant the request of Julie and David Harmon for…Motion: MOTION: Move to grant the request of Julie and David Harmon…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · Bent: Yes
February 11, 2020: Grant the request of Julie and David Harmon for an exception to the cemetery regulations that would allow them to have their ashes interred in the Scattering Garden at Linwood…
MOTION: Move to grant the request of Julie and David Harmon for an exception to the cemetery regulations that would allow them to have their ashes interred in the Scattering Garden at Linwood Cemetery. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Approved unanimously
Voted: Yes
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Move to grant the request of Julie and David Harmon for an exception to the cemetery regulations that would allow them to have their ashes interred in the Scattering Garden at Linwood Cemetery. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Approved unanimously.” (second: Bent)
Votes with no disagreement (150)
From the Weston 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): Weston Observer — Al Aydelott, Rebecca Mercuri and Anupam Sachdev (Addison Antonoff, April 2026); Weston Owl — Lise Revers (April 2024) and John McDonald (courtesy photo, January 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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