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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves RFP for 3 & 13 School Street, confirms appointments and acts on consent items
Summary
At its March meeting the Select Board approved an RFP for the disposition of 3 and 13 School Street, appointed a town accountant, approved an intermunicipal bike-share agreement, granted a one-day alcohol license and took procedural actions on several consent items.
The Acton Select Board took multiple formal actions at its meeting, including motions to appoint staff, approve a request-for-proposals and act on consent items.
Key actions and outcomes
- Appointment: The board moved to appoint Kristen Coit as Town Accountant, effective March 10, 2025. The motion was seconded and the board voted in favor; the appointment was announced and the appointee addressed the board.
- Real property disposition RFP: The board approved release of the Request for Proposals for disposition of real property at 3 and 13 School Street (the RFP will be posted for the 30-day statutory period under Massachusetts General Laws). The motion passed unanimously.
- Intermunicipal bike-share agreement: The board approved an intermunicipal agreement among Acton, Concord, Lincoln and Maynard to establish a coordinated automated, on-demand bike-share system; the board discussed station siting along the rail trail and membership options before voting to approve the agreement.
- One-day malt and wine license: The board approved a one-day malt and wine license for Nexstar Entertainment for an event at Narrow Park; the license included a police detail as recommended by the police chief.
- Consent items: The board voted to approve a set of consent items (items 13 and 15 through 21 inclusive) and subsequently handled additional consent agenda items, including acceptance of gifts, and multiple appointments to local boards and committees.
- Procedural holds/non-action: The board voted to "take no action" on one request for waiver of facility rental fees (Emerson Health 5K run) after members expressed concerns about precedent and the recreation department's self‑funding model. The board also voted to take no action on a proposed letter of support for legislation identified as the Safe Communities Act and said it would bring the issue back for public discussion at a future meeting.
- Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned by unanimous vote.
For transparency, the transcript contains the original motions and the points in the meeting where each vote occurred (provenance for each action is below).
