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Votes at a glance: Select Board actions, May 26, 2026
Summary
Summary of formal Select Board actions on May 26: proclamations, three Eversource grants of location, authorization of a $10.9M bond anticipation note sale, consent agenda approval, authorization to proceed with four‑lane design, opt out of recreational cannabis delivery, and a 3–2 vote to decline a ZBA appointment.
The Needham Select Board took several formal actions during its May 26 meeting. This summary lists each action and the outcome; where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript they are shown.
- Pride Month proclamation: Motion to approve and sign the 2026 Pride Month proclamation — approved by voice vote.
- Grants of location (Eversource Energy): The board approved petitions for conduit installations to serve: 18 Grant Street (approximately 5 ft), 106 Windsor Road (approximately 5 ft), and 120 Whitman Road (approximately 35 ft). Each petition was approved after the public hearing and staff confirmation.
- Bond Anticipation Note (BAN) sale: The treasurer reported a successful sale of a $10.9 million BAN maturing in November; the winning bid had a 3.5% coupon and the net interest cost was reported as about 2.586%. The board approved the recommended motions (A–F) as presented.
- Consent agenda and appointments: The board approved the appointments and the consent calendar as presented; signature pages were circulated.
- Four‑lane reconstruction: The board voted to authorize moving forward with design of a four‑lane reconstruction concept (estimated roughly $13 million) and to seek design funding and a scope of services.
- Cannabis delivery waiver (opt‑out): The board voted to request a two‑year waiver from the Cannabis Control Commission to opt out of recreational cannabis delivery; staff will file the waiver and seek clarification of enforcement mechanisms.
- Zoning Board of Appeals appointment: A motion to not appoint Zachary Wallik as an associate member of the ZBA passed on a 3–2 vote; the board did not record specific allegations publicly during the debate.
Where the transcript recorded specific tallies, they are noted; in many cases votes were taken by voice and individual roll‑call attributions were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
