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February 3, 2026
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Patrick Costigan, Max Tassinari, Kurt Millar, Joseph Romano, Kim Dimes, Paul Reardon, Suzanne Swope, James Letterie
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
MINUTES
Approve the Minutes of January 20, 2026, as circulated and as amended by Councilor Romano
Motion by Vice President Swope to Approve the Minutes of January 20, 2026, as circulated and as amended by Councilor Romano
From the minutes
“Motion by Vice President Swope to Approve the Minutes of January 20, 2026, as circulated and as amended by Councilor Romano 2™ by Councilor Dimes . Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Swope, second: Dimes)
OLD BUSINESS
Amend the motion to join the MBTA Communities Act exemption case so that the Town Council instructs the Town Manager to join the case
Motion by Vice President Swope to amend the main motion to instruct that the Town Council instructs the Town Manager to join the case.
Yes: Costigan, Reardon, Romano, SwopeNo: Dimes, Letterie, Millar, Tassinari
From the minutes
“Motion by Vice President Swope to amend the main motion to instruct that the Town Council instructs the Town Manager to join the case. 2" by Councilor Romano (Please see attached motion as amended) Discussion ROLL CALL Councilor Costigan Yes Councilor Tassinari No Councilor Millar No Councilor Romano 'Yes Councilor Dimes No Councilor Reardon Yes Vice President Swope Yes President Letterie No Tied Vote Motion Does Not Pass.” (Motion: Swope, second: Romano)
NEW BUSINESS
Approves Town Council President Letterie's consolidation of the Town Council Standing Committees as follows: Public Health, Safey, & Works Committee Capital Assets, Economic Development &...
Motion by Councilor Dimes that the Town Council approves Town Council President Letterie's consolidation of the Town Council Standing Committees as follows: Public Health, Safey, & Works Committee Capital Assets, Economic Development & Appointments, Commissions and Committees
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Dimes that the Town Council approves Town Council President Letterie's consolidation of the Town Council Standing Committees as follows: Public Health, Safey, & Works Committee Capital Assets, Economic Development & Appointments, Commissions and Committees 2" By Councilor Tassinari Motion Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Dimes, second: Tassinari)
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Vice President Swope at 8:35pm
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn by Vice President Swope at 8:35pm 2" by Councilor Dimes Motion Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Swope, second: Dimes)
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.
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