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Votes at a glance: Northborough Select Board actions on Feb. 9, 2026
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Select Board approved January 12 minutes, updated weights-and-measures fees, accepted a paper-street letter of interest, referred a personnel complaint about the deputy fire chief to the town administrator, and voted to enter executive session.
The Northborough Select Board recorded several formal actions on Feb. 9, 2026. Key outcomes:
- Approval of minutes: The board approved the open-session minutes from Jan. 12 as amended (moved by Jacob Jones; seconded by Laura Zieten). Vote: unanimous.
- Referral of deputy personnel complaint: The board voted to refer the personnel complaint regarding Deputy Chief Neil Esposi to Town Administrator Stephanie Bacon for review and recommendation (motion by Jacob Jones; seconded by Laura Zieten). Vote: 4-1 (Mike Tietjen opposed). The board asked the town administrator to report back with recommended next steps.
- Motion to dismiss complaint against Fire Chief David Parente: A motion to dismiss the complaint against Chief Parente was moved and seconded but failed (vote: 1-4). No additional disciplinary action was taken at the meeting.
- Weights-and-measures fees: The board voted unanimously to adopt an updated schedule of fees for the sealer of weights and measures, effective immediately, pursuant to M.G.L. c.40, s.22F (motion by Laura Zieten; seconded by Mike Tietjen).
- Paper-street disposition: The board accepted a letter of interest for a town-owned paper street adjacent to 9 Chestnut Hill Road and directed the town administrator and town counsel to prepare materials for a disposition article on the April town meeting warrant (motion by Mike Tietjen; seconded by Laura Zieten). Vote: unanimous.
- Executive session: At meeting end, the board voted to enter executive session (M.G.L. c.30A, s.21(a)(3)) on several listed matters and not return to open session.
All votes and motions recorded above are documented in the meeting transcript and minutes.
