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Select board appoints Connor Alden to Wareham Zoning Board of Appeals
Summary
The Wareham Select Board voted to appoint Connor Alden as a full member of the Zoning Board of Appeals; the action drew a question about the listed term end date and one abstention in the roll-call vote.
The Wareham Select Board on July 21 voted to appoint Connor Alden from associate to full member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, with the term as listed to expire on June 30, 2031.
A board member moved to appoint Alden and a motion was seconded. Town Administrator Derek Sullivan asked during the discussion, "Is there a typo on this 2031? I thought appointments were done for 2 years," calling attention to the listed term length. The transcript shows no correction was made on the record before the vote.
The board approved the appointment on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting: three votes in favor and one abstention. The transcript records the roll call as follows: "Mister Still? Aye." "Mister Gomes? Aye." "Miss Whiteside? Abstain." "Myself? Aye." The minutes did not include an on-the-record explanation for the abstention.
The board did not provide additional detail in the meeting about whether the 06/30/2031 end date reflects a clerical error or a nonstandard term length; that detail was not specified in the record.
What’s next: The appointment will take effect as recorded in the select board minutes; the board may correct or clarify the listed term length in a future meeting or administrative record.
