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Votes at a glance: Select Board actions on Oct. 8
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Select Board adopted the Housing Production Plan, authorized execution of LWCF grant documents for 0 Bowman Street (Ellis Walker property), appointed Leanne Norman to the Conservation Commission, approved amendments to personnel clothing allowances, approved meeting minutes, and voted to enter executive session.
The Westborough Select Board approved several motions during its meeting:
• Housing Production Plan: The board adopted the Housing Production Plan and authorized the chair to submit documentation to the state for acceptance (see separate coverage).
• LWCF grant, 0 Bowman Street (Ellis Walker property): The board authorized the chair to execute Land and Water Conservation Fund grant documents to acquire the property; staff said partner contributions and the grant result in a net $0 cost to the town.
• Appointment: The board moved and approved appointment of Leanne Norman to the Conservation Commission for a term ending 06/30/2027.
• Personnel policy amendment: The board approved an amendment to Section 5.17 of the personnel policies to add clothing allowances, paid by reimbursement, of $100 for the building commissioner and $425 for the conservation director.
• Minutes: The board approved Select Board meeting minutes of 10/08/2024.
• Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session under multiple provisions of Massachusetts open‑meeting law to discuss collective bargaining, contract negotiations and litigation; the chair declared the meeting would be detrimental to the town’s negotiating and litigating position and a roll‑call vote was recorded: Edinburg (yes), Marshall (yes), Johnson (yes), Keogh (yes), Welch (yes).
Where specific vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript, motions were described as approved by voice vote or by the roll call recorded for executive session.
