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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves utility petitions, consent agenda and lease extension; appoints interim building inspector
Summary
The Hubbardston Select Board at its June 16 meeting approved National Grid/Verizon pole-location petitions for Williamsville Road, adopted the FY26 meeting calendar, approved the consent agenda (with a held appointment), authorized a lease extension for a town building tenant, scheduled the FY26 goal-setting retreat, and appointed an interim building commissioner.
The Town of Hubbardston Select Board took several formal actions June 16. Key recorded outcomes from the meeting are listed below. The board’s votes were announced verbally during public session; the meeting audio transcript records the motions and the board’s announcement that motions passed but does not provide a roll-call tally for each vote.
Votes at a glance
- National Grid / Verizon petitions for pole relocations and installations on Williamsville Road: Motion to approve the petitions “as presented subject to any applicable conditions.” Outcome: approved. (Discussion and public comment addressed separate concerns about poles installed without proper hearings on Ragged Hill Road and unpaid publication notices; staff to pursue follow-up.)
- Consent agenda (meeting minutes, administrative contracts, land survey authorization, annual appointments and personnel actions): Motion for unanimous consent on the consent agenda as presented. Outcome: approved with three holds noted. Notably, the appointment of Jessica Hall as CPA parks liaison was tabled until after the election (motion to table passed). Outcome of the table motion: tabled until after the election.
- FY 2026 Select Board meeting calendar adoption: Motion to adopt the FY26 calendar (first and third Mondays, no meeting in July). Outcome: approved.
- FY26 Select Board goal-setting retreat: Motion to schedule the annual goal-setting retreat for July 15 at 6:30 p.m.; includes an organizational reorganization to be handled at that meeting. Outcome: approved.
- Lease amendment: Motion to approve a lease amendment extending the term for the tenant in the municipal building (pause-and-clause tenant) to align lease terms with the veterinarian tenant through 2029 and authorize the Town Administrator to sign. Outcome: approved.
- Appointment of interim building commissioner: Motion to appoint Mr. George Tignor as interim building commissioner for up to 90 days at $75 per hour (up to five hours per week noted). Outcome: approved.
Votes not broken out by name in the public audio recording were announced as passed; the board directed staff to return with follow-up where additional ratification is needed (for example, unresolved notices/invoices related to utility pole petitions). For any item where more detail is needed (line-item dollar amounts, full appointment materials, or contract language), meeting packets and staff follow-ups are the official record.
Provenance: motions and votes are recorded across the meeting audio where each agenda item was presented and then put to motion and vote.
