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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves sale contingency, road referrals, licenses and committee-spending limit
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Select Board approved proceeding with the sale of 4543 Millville Road with a mutually agreed deed restriction, referred a road layout to planning, approved an entertainment license for a Sept. 6 car show, set a $1,500 per-item spending threshold for the 300th anniversary committee, accepted multiple temporary road closures, and approved minutes and executive-session entry.
The Uxbridge Select Board recorded several formal outcomes in its Aug. 11 meeting. Key votes included:
- Sale of 4543 Millville Road (Item A): Motion approved to allow the sale to proceed contingent on a deed restriction mutually agreed by the town and buyer counsel (mover: Selectman Wise; second: Selectman Plasco). Vote: passed in open session (4–0; Selectman Demers absent).
- Road layout / referral to planning (Item B): Board opened and closed the public hearing and moved to refer the layout for planning-board recommendation; staff reported outstanding work had been completed and recommended referral. Vote: passed by the board.
- Entertainment license (Item C): The board approved an entertainment license for the Knights of Columbus car show at Uxbridge High School on Sept. 6 (motion by Selectman Plasco; second by Selectman McMillan). Vote: unanimous.
- 300th anniversary committee spending (Item D): The board amended the committee’s charge to permit per-item spending up to $1,500 without Select Board approval; anything over $1,500 must return to the Select Board (motion by Selectman Wise; second by Selectman Plasco). Vote: unanimous.
- Temporary road closures and detours (Item E): The board approved temporary closures/detours to accommodate MassDOT bridge work and a downtown contractor’s work at 2 South Main Street, subject to permit conditions including lane maintenance, police details and infrared paving for patches. Vote: unanimous.
- Meeting minutes (several dates): Meeting minutes for May 27, June 9, June 23, July 14 and July 28, 2025 were approved as presented.
- Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session to discuss litigation strategy in Darius Silva v. Archbridge Public Schools, citing the applicable Massachusetts statutory authority, and announced it would not return to open session. A roll-call vote recorded in the meeting showed members voting to enter executive session.
The board’s approvals generally move items to the next administrative or permitting step: the sale requires negotiation of deed-language and subsequent planning/zoning/town-meeting review; road and closure approvals require contractor permits and post-work inspection; licensing and committee charge amendments are effective immediately as recorded on the meeting minutes.
