MassVoter.com← Winchester Select BoardWinchester Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
May 1, 2025
12 recorded votes, 11 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Winchester ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Michelle Prior, Anthea Brady, Michael Bettencourt, William McGonigle, Paras Bhayani
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
First House Pub Outdoor Dining Request
Approve First House Pub's petition for the extra half parking spot for the 2025 season
*Motion That the Select Board approve First House Pub's petition for the extra half parking spot for the 2025 season. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Bhayani Motion Passes 4-1 No - Prior
Yes: Bettencourt, Bhayani, Brady, McGonigleNo: Prior
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve First House Pub's petition for the extra half parking spot for the 2025 season. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Bhayani Motion Passes 4-1 No - Prior.” (Motion: Brady, second: Bettencourt)
Permit First House Pub's to set up a day earlier
*Motion That the Select Board permit First House Pub's to set up a day earlier. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: No - Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Prior Motion Fails 4-0-1 Abstain - Bhayani
The minutes say the motion failed and list “No - Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Prior” and “Abstain - Bhayani”, but record the count as “4-0-1”; the count and the names do not match, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board permit First House Pub's to set up a day earlier. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: No - Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Prior Motion Fails 4-0-1 Abstain - Bhayani.” (Motion: Brady, second: Bettencourt)
MWRA Water Bond Vote
Approve all of the votes as written in the form of the document that was prepared by Bond Counsel and provided to the Board for the water bond to be issued to the Massachusetts Water Resources...
*Motion That the Select Board approve all of the votes as written in the form of the document that was prepared by Bond Counsel and provided to the Board for the water bond to be issued to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED
The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve all of the votes as written in the form of the document that was prepared by Bond Counsel and provided to the Board for the water bond to be issued to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: Brady, second: Bettencourt)
Spring 2024 Warrant Articles: Select Board Positions
Approved unfavorable action for Articles 37, & 49
*Motion That the Select Board approved unfavorable action for Articles 37, & 49. Brady - McGonigle VOTED
The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved unfavorable action for Articles 37, & 49. Brady - McGonigle VOTED.” (Motion: Brady, second: McGonigle)
Approved favorable action for Articles 54 & 55
*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Articles 54 & 55. Brady - McGonigle VOTED
The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Articles 54 & 55. Brady - McGonigle VOTED.” (Motion: Brady, second: McGonigle)
Approved favorable action for Article 50 with removal of 3.5 edits
*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Article 50 with removal of 3.5 edits. Brady - McGonigle VOTED
The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Article 50 with removal of 3.5 edits. Brady - McGonigle VOTED.” (Motion: Brady, second: McGonigle)
Approved favorable action for Article 52 with edits to 4 and 5.a
*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Article 52 with edits to 4 and 5.a. Brady - McGonigle VOTED
The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Article 52 with edits to 4 and 5.a. Brady - McGonigle VOTED.” (Motion: Brady, second: McGonigle)
Approved favorable action for Article 41
*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Article 41. Bettencourt - Bhayani VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, Bettencourt, Bhayani, Prior Motion Passes 4-0-1 Abstain - McGonigle
Yes: Bettencourt, Bhayani, Brady, PriorAbstained: McGonigle
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved favorable action for Article 41. Bettencourt - Bhayani VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, Bettencourt, Bhayani, Prior Motion Passes 4-0-1 Abstain - McGonigle.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Bhayani)
Approved unfavorable action for Article 48
*Motion That the Select Board approved unfavorable action for Article 48. McGonigle - Brady VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, McGonigle, Bhayani, Prior Motion Passes 4-1 No - Bettencourt
Yes: Bhayani, Brady, McGonigle, PriorNo: Bettencourt
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved unfavorable action for Article 48. McGonigle - Brady VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, McGonigle, Bhayani, Prior Motion Passes 4-1 No - Bettencourt.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Brady)
Approved unfavorable action for Article 53
*Motion That the Select Board approved unfavorable action for Article 53. Brady - McGonigle VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, McGonigle, Prior Motion Passes 3-2 No - Bettencourt, Bhayani
Yes: Brady, McGonigle, PriorNo: Bettencourt, Bhayani
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approved unfavorable action for Article 53. Brady - McGonigle VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Brady, McGonigle, Prior Motion Passes 3-2 No - Bettencourt, Bhayani.” (Motion: Brady, second: McGonigle)
CONSENT AGENDA
Accept, approve the Verizon Renewal License Agreement as submitted to the Select Board by Ashley Stevens, Cable Advisory Committee, Approved and executed by the Cable Advisory Committee
*Motion That the Select Board accept, approve the Verizon Renewal License Agreement as submitted to the Select Board by Ashley Stevens, Cable Advisory Committee, Approved and executed by the Cable Advisory Committee. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED
The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board accept, approve the Verizon Renewal License Agreement as submitted to the Select Board by Ashley Stevens, Cable Advisory Committee, Approved and executed by the Cable Advisory Committee. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: Brady, second: Bettencourt)
Recess to the floor of Town Meeting not to return to public session
*Motion: That the Select Board recess to the floor of Town Meeting not to return to public session. Brady - McGonigle VOTED Roll Call: Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Bhayani, Prior
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board recess to the floor of Town Meeting not to return to public session. Brady - McGonigle VOTED Roll Call: Brady, Bettencourt, McGonigle, Bhayani, Prior.” (Motion: Brady, second: McGonigle)
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.
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 →