August 18, 2025

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of $500 from Randie Black Schaffer to the Conservation Commission Tree Fund. 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.

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a grant of $400 from the Winchester Cultural Council to the Winchester Historical Society to be put towards the replacement of the Winchester History Sign. 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.

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of $100 from Nouvelle Holdings LLC to the Recreation Department for the Concerts on the Commons. 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.

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a grant of $4,250 from the Winchester Mount Vernon House to the Council on Aging to promote outcomes for caregiving initiatives. 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.

*Motion: That the Select Board Chair approve Eversource's Grant of Location to install approximately 80-feet of conduit within the public right-of-way to provide electric service to a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon at the crosswalk at Children's Own on Main Street. 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.

*Motion: That the Select Board Chair approve the Alcohol License, Section 12, All Alcoholic Beverages for Celine Kimberly, Nouvelle Holdings LLC d/b/a Nouvelle Maison, 30 Church Street. 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.

*Motion That the Select Board find there is no conflict of interest between Weston & Sampson and the Town for the purpose of this project. McGonigle - Brady VOTED Yes - Brady, Bhayani, McGonigle Motion Passes 3-2 No - Bettencourt, Prior

Yes: Bhayani, Brady, McGonigleNo: Bettencourt, Prior

*Motion That the Select Board notwithstanding the fact that from a statutory perspective we do not deem this a conflict of interest we ask the chair of the Select Board or her designee to have a conversation or an email communication with the chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals in order to suggest to them that they consider a different engineering consultant that would not be somebody who has a substantial relationship with the Town. Bhayani - Brady VOTED Yes - Brady, Bettencourt, Bhayani, Prior Motion Passes 4-1 No - McGonigle

Yes: Bettencourt, Bhayani, Brady, PriorNo: McGonigle

*Motion: That the Select Board deny the appeal of the appellant at 176 Dothan Street raised in consternation of the peer review requested by the Zoning Board of Appeals and specifically for the use of Weston & Sampson siting 44s. 53G. McGonigle - Brady 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.

*Motion: That the Select Board co-sponsor the article to demolish the Carriage House at Town Meeting 2025 with the CPC & School Committee. Bhayani - Brady 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.

*Motion: That the Select Board ask the Chair to issue a letter on Select Board letterhead under her signature or all of our signatures to the Historical Commission stating that we believe the School Committee has the proper care and control on behalf of the Town of the Carriage House and therefore the proper applicant on the demolition permit and if there is any question about whether the Select Board would have come to the same conclusion about putting forward a demolition permit to the Building Department the answer is that we would have. Bhayani - Brady 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.

*Motion That the Select Board approve the Local 888 of the SEIU Winchester DPW Workers MOU as presented. 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.

*Motion That the Select Board approve One Day Liquor License(s) for Crista Dix for Griffin Museum - October 9, 2025 - Griffin Museum; peter Caradonna for Arlington Brewing Company - September 20, 2025 - Griffin Museum; Amy Rindskopf for Wright-Locke Farm - September 28, 2025 - Wright-Locke Farm All Seasons Barn. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED

William McGonigle had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown. The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

*Motion That the Select Board approve Hilda Wong-Doo, Arts Winchester president, request to replace four of the existing sculptures with three new sculptures that are located on the bike path behind the Jenks Center, at Mt. Vernon Street and the corner of Main & Mystic Valley Parkway; and install a new sculpture at the park on Shore Road. Brady - Bettencourt VOTED

William McGonigle had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown. The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

*Motion That the Select Board approve the meeting minutes for April 7, 14, 24 and 28, 2025 Brady - Bettencourt VOTED

William McGonigle had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown. The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.