MassVoter.com← Winthrop Town CouncilWinthrop Town Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
April 15, 2025
6 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Winthrop ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Rob DeMarco, Patrick Costigan, Max Tassinari, Suzanne Swope, John DaRos, Hannah Belcher, James Letterie
Absent: John Munson, Joseph Aiello
Every vote, in order
MINUTES
Approve the Approval of Minutes of April 1, 2025, as circulated
Motion by Vice President Belcher to Approve the Approval of Minutes of April 1, 2025, as circulated.
The minutes say only "Motion Passed", with no count and no names.
From the minutes
“Motion by Vice President Belcher to Approve the Approval of Minutes of April 1, 2025, as circulated. 2°4 by Councilor DeMarco Motion Passed.” (Motion: Belcher, second: DeMarco)
OLD BUSINESS
Approve a new Fee Cost to our current Fee Schedule to include Utility Public Hearing(s)
Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation that the Town Council approve a new Fee Cost to our current Fee Schedule to include Utility Public Hearing(s)
The motion came from a council committee, so no mover or seconder is named.
From the minutes
“Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation that the Town Council approve a new Fee Cost to our current Fee Schedule to include Utility Public Hearing(s) No 2"4 Needed Roll Call Vote Yes: Councilor DeMarco, Councilor Costigan, Councilor Tassinari, Councilor Swope, Councilor DaRos Vice President Belcher, President Letterie Motion Passes.”
National Grid- WR #30940804-Shirley St.be granted
Motion by Public Health and Safety Committee with a positive recommendation that National Grid- WR #30940804-Shirley St.be granted
The motion came from a council committee, so no mover or seconder is named.
From the minutes
“Motion by Public Health and Safety Committee with a positive recommendation that National Grid- WR #30940804-Shirley St.be granted No 2"¢ Needed Roll Call Vote Yes: Councilor DeMarco, Councilor Costigan, Councilor Tassinari, Councilor Swope, Councilor DaRos Vice President Belcher, President Letterie Motion Passes.”
Winthrop Taxi Request Increase on Fares are granted to $9 Regular Fares / Sr. Rate $8 Winthrop to Winthrop
Motion by the Rules & Ordinance with a positive recommendation that Winthrop Taxi Request Increase on Fares are granted to $9 Regular Fares / Sr. Rate $8 Winthrop to Winthrop
Yes: Belcher, Costigan, DaRos, Letterie, Swope, TassinariNo: DeMarcoThe motion came from a council committee, so no mover or seconder is named.
From the minutes
“Motion by the Rules & Ordinance with a positive recommendation that Winthrop Taxi Request Increase on Fares are granted to $9 Regular Fares / Sr. Rate $8 Winthrop to Winthrop No 2" Needed Yes: Councilor Costigan, Councilor Tassinari, Councilor Swope, Councilor DaRos Vice President Belcher, President Letterie No: Councilor DeMarco Motion Passes.”
Accept the appointment of Katherine O'Malley to the Affordable Housing Committee with a term expiration date of June 30, 2028
Motion by Council President Letterie for the Town Council to accept the appointment of Katherine O'Malley to the Affordable Housing Committee with a term expiration date of June 30, 2028
The minutes say only "Motion Passes", with no count and no names.
From the minutes
“Motion by Council President Letterie for the Town Council to accept the appointment of Katherine O'Malley to the Affordable Housing Committee with a term expiration date of June 30, 2028 2™ by Vice President Belcher Motion Passes.” (Motion: Letterie, second: Belcher)
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Vice President Belcher at 6:55 pm
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn by Vice President Belcher at 6:55 pm 2" by Councilor DeMarco Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Belcher, second: DeMarco)
From the Winthrop Town Council’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Member photos: Winthrop Sun Transcript (candidate announcements for Letterie, Millar, Dimes and Romano; Costigan and Swope from a captioned June 2026 Strawberry Festival photo by Salza). Former members and Tassinari, Reardon and Finn show initials for now.
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 →