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Votes at a glance: Middleborough Select Board, Jan. 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions and motions recorded during the Select Board meeting on Jan. 13, 2025, including warrant openings, acceptances, licenses, and project approvals.
The Middleborough Select Board recorded the following formal actions and outcomes at its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting. (Where transcript did not provide a numeric roll-call, the record states the motion passed unanimously.)
- Add REXA Inc. tax-increment financing agreement to the special/annual town meeting warrant for April 28, 2025. Motion made by Brian; motion passed unanimously (transcript: “Aye,” motion passes unanimously). (Provenance: Greg and Jay discussion of EACC and law change.)
- Vote to open the special and annual town meeting to be held Monday, April 28, 2025 and to close the warrant on Friday, March 7, 2025. Motion passed unanimously. (Provenance: agenda item; staff announcement.)
- Approve minutes of Dec. 16, 2024. Motion passed unanimously. (Provenance: clerk/minutes item.)
- Accept a $20,000 annual payment (described in the meeting as a donation) from McLean Hospital. Motion to accept passed unanimously. Staff said the $20,000 has been provided for a number of years and is treated as revenue in the budget; there is no binding contract. (Provenance: agenda item B discussion.)
- Approve Amendment No. 1 to 99-year lease for 99 North Main Street with RSJ Property Services (clarifies fuel-tank liability; authorizes 2 commercial + 9 residential units; ends buyer due diligence). Motion passed unanimously. (Provenance: Jay’s overview.)
- Approve a one-day all-alcohol license for Blood Handling Services of New England for Jan. 18, 2025 at Middleborough Town Hall Ballroom. Motion passed unanimously; staff confirmed certified bartenders and insurance. (Provenance: agenda item D.)
- Motion to close Earth Removal Permit 23-01 for Gid Circle was made and then rescinded pending receipt of an as-built plan; board directed staff to request the as-built and hold the item. No closing vote recorded. (Provenance: agenda item E exchange.)
- Motion to continue Sol Homestead capital project work conditioned on certified lead inspection or hiring a lead-certified contractor and Board of Health approval; motion passed unanimously. Board also moved to form an advisory board; appointments to be scheduled. (Provenance: extended public comment and staff reports.)
- Class 2 auto license granted to United Middleborough Petroleum with a 15-vehicle limit; motion passed unanimously. Leonard’s Auto Inc. transfer to Freeman’s was confirmed resolved. X3 Truck Center review deferred; owner given time to comply and board scheduled a follow-up inspection in two weeks. (Provenance: licensing item G.)
Notes on vote tallies: The transcript repeatedly records motions as passing “unanimously” but does not always provide a roll-call list or numeric yes/no counts; where precise tallies were not in the transcript this summary records the meeting’s stated outcome and notes that counts were not specified.
