MassVoter.com← Winchester Select BoardWinchester Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
September 23, 2019
13 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Mariano Goluboff, Michael Bettencourt, Jacqueline Welch, Susan Verdicchio, Amy Shapiro
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS
Accept, with gratitude, the donation of $5,000 from the Winchester Garden Club to support the Saltmarsh Park
*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the donation of $5,000 from the Winchester Garden Club to support the Saltmarsh Park. Verdicchio - Shapiro All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the donation of $5,000 from the Winchester Garden Club to support the Saltmarsh Park. Verdicchio - Shapiro All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Verdicchio, second: Shapiro)
Appointments
Waive the customary fifteen (15) day appointment effective waiting period to allow Rachel Buck and Susan Whitten-Clark to begin their employment
*Motion: That the Select Board waive the customary fifteen (15) day appointment effective waiting period to allow Rachel Buck and Susan Whitten-Clark to begin their employment. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board waive the customary fifteen (15) day appointment effective waiting period to allow Rachel Buck and Susan Whitten-Clark to begin their employment. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Committees and Commissions
Reappoint Lisa Matrundola to the Disability Access Committee for a term to expire August 31, 2022
*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Lisa Matrundola to the Disability Access Committee for a term to expire August 31, 2022. Bettencourt - Shapiro All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Lisa Matrundola to the Disability Access Committee for a term to expire August 31, 2022. Bettencourt - Shapiro All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Shapiro)
Reappoint Laura Turenne to the Climate Action Advisory Committee for a term to expire August 31, 2022
*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Laura Turenne to the Climate Action Advisory Committee for a term to expire August 31, 2022. Bettencourt - Shapiro All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Laura Turenne to the Climate Action Advisory Committee for a term to expire August 31, 2022. Bettencourt - Shapiro All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Shapiro)
Establish a speed limit of 25 mph on all roadways in the Town that are not state highways and are not otherwise posted, pursuant to the approval of Article 21 at the Fall Town Meeting held on...
*Motion That the Select Board establish a speed limit of 25 mph on all roadways in the Town that are not state highways and are not otherwise posted, pursuant to the approval of Article 21 at the Fall Town Meeting held on November 6, 2017, accepting the provisions of General Laws chapter 90, section 17C. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board establish a speed limit of 25 mph on all roadways in the Town that are not state highways and are not otherwise posted, pursuant to the approval of Article 21 at the Fall Town Meeting held on November 6, 2017, accepting the provisions of General Laws chapter 90, section 17C. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
CONSENT AGE NDA
Approve One Day Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for - William Ference for Winchester Historical Society - September 26, 2019 - Sanborn House; Liz Kiraly for Bone Up Brewing Co. - September 29, 2019 -...
*Motion That the Select Board approve One Day Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for - William Ference for Winchester Historical Society - September 26, 2019 - Sanborn House; Liz Kiraly for Bone Up Brewing Co. - September 29, 2019 - Wright-Locke Farm; Gail Ockerbloom for Studio on the Common - September 26, 2019 and October 15, 2019 - Studio on the Common; Dianna Kenosian for Winchester Rotary - November 2, 2019 - Town Auditorium Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve One Day Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for - William Ference for Winchester Historical Society - September 26, 2019 - Sanborn House; Liz Kiraly for Bone Up Brewing Co. - September 29, 2019 - Wright-Locke Farm; Gail Ockerbloom for Studio on the Common - September 26, 2019 and October 15, 2019 - Studio on the Common; Dianna Kenosian for Winchester Rotary - November 2, 2019 - Town Auditorium Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve First Congregation Church Blessing of the Animals on the Common service, Sunday October 20, 2019 from 8:30 to 11:30 am
*Motion That the Select Board approve First Congregation Church Blessing of the Animals on the Common service, Sunday October 20, 2019 from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Verdicchio - Shapiro All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve First Congregation Church Blessing of the Animals on the Common service, Sunday October 20, 2019 from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Verdicchio - Shapiro All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Verdicchio, second: Shapiro)
Approve Winchester Recreation Department request to close Mt Vernon St for Halloween Horribles Parade, October 26, 2019
*Motion That the Select Board approve Winchester Recreation Department request to close Mt Vernon St for Halloween Horribles Parade, October 26, 2019 Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve Winchester Recreation Department request to close Mt Vernon St for Halloween Horribles Parade, October 26, 2019 Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve the Girl Scout to use Borggaard Beach to kick off the Girl Scout year
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Girl Scout to use Borggaard Beach to kick off the Girl Scout year. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Girl Scout to use Borggaard Beach to kick off the Girl Scout year. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve the change of date for the "5k to Support Heroes on the Water" from May 5, 2019 to Sunday, November 10, 2019 beginning at 9:00 am, to start and end at the Palmer Tennis Courts
*Motion That the Select Board approve the change of date for the "5k to Support Heroes on the Water" from May 5, 2019 to Sunday, November 10, 2019 beginning at 9:00 am, to start and end at the Palmer Tennis Courts. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the change of date for the "5k to Support Heroes on the Water" from May 5, 2019 to Sunday, November 10, 2019 beginning at 9:00 am, to start and end at the Palmer Tennis Courts. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve the request from the Winchester Chamber of Commerce to close Main Street from the rotary to Converse Place and Thompson Street from Main to Waterfield Road on Friday, October 4th from 4:00...
*Motion That the Select Board approve the request from the Winchester Chamber of Commerce to close Main Street from the rotary to Converse Place and Thompson Street from Main to Waterfield Road on Friday, October 4th from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm for Winchester Spirit Night. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the request from the Winchester Chamber of Commerce to close Main Street from the rotary to Converse Place and Thompson Street from Main to Waterfield Road on Friday, October 4th from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm for Winchester Spirit Night. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve the minutes for June 5 & 17, 2019
*Motion That the Select Board approve the minutes for June 5 & 17, 2019. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the minutes for June 5 & 17, 2019. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING GROUP REPORTS
Adjourn
*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn for the evening. Verdicchio - Shapiro Roll Call: Bettencourt, Goluboff, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
Yes: Bettencourt, Goluboff, Shapiro, VerdicchioThe roll call does not list Jacqueline Welch, who was present; that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn for the evening. Verdicchio - Shapiro Roll Call: Bettencourt, Goluboff, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Verdicchio, second: Shapiro)
From the Winchester 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): Winchester News candidate profiles — Michelle Prior and Michael Bettencourt (2026), Anthea Brady and William McGonigle (2025), courtesy of the candidates. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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