Commonwealth of Massachusetts s80

RESULTS OF SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION

JANUARY 29, 2002

The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 11:27 AM by Constable William Davis.

Election officers on duty and duly sworn in were as follows: Bertha Tiilikkala, Betty Ann Tiilikkala, Edna Jamnback, Leona Sanford, Waldemar Tiilikkala and Andrew Gosnell.

The Polls opened at 12:00 noon.

QUESTION NO. 1

YES 215

NO 475

TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 690

The polls closed at 7:30 PM.

Tellers on duty and duly sworn in were as follows: Ann Seymour, Nancy Peeler, Joyce Hopkins, Deborah Pillsbury, Elaine Kielty, Shaun Kielty, Seth Hopkins and Richard Catalini.

At the close of the polls the ballot box read 690 voters had cast a ballot; the checkers’ tally sheets read 690 voters had cast a ballot.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

TOWN WARRANT

APRIL 22, 2002

Middlesex, ss:

TO: Constable of the Town of Ashby:

In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Ashby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Ashby Elementary School Auditorium in said Ashby, Monday, the twenty-second day of April, next at 7:00 AM, to give their votes on one ballot for the following officers and question:

SELECTMAN, Three Years

ASSESSOR, Three Years

BOARD OF HEALTH, Three Years

PLANNING BOARD, Five Years

CEMETERY COMMISSIONER, Three Years

PARK COMMISSIONER, Three Years

PARK COMMISSIONER, Two Years

3 LIBRARY TRUSTEES, Three Years

TREE WARDEN, One Year

3  REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE

NORTH MIDDLESEX, Three Years

QUESTION 1.

Shall the Town of Ashby accept sections 3 to 7, inclusive of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as approved by its legislative body, a summary of which appears below?

YES______NO______

Sections 3 to 7 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws of Massachusetts, also known as the Community Preservation Act (Act), establish a dedicated funding source to enable cities and towns to (1) acquire open space, which includes land for park and recreational uses and the protection of public drinking water well fields, aquifers and recharge areas, wetlands, farm land, forests, marshes, beaches, scenic areas, wildlife preserves and other conservation areas, (2) acquire and restore historic buildings and sites, and (3) create affordable housing.

In the Town of Ashby, the funding source for these community preservation purposes will be a surcharge of 3 % on the annual property tax assessed on real property and annual distributions made by the state from a trust fund created by the Act. If approved, the following will be exempt from the surcharge: (1) property owned and occupied as a domicile by any person who qualifies for low income housing or low or moderate income senior housing in the Town of Ashby, as defined in Section 2 of said Act; (2) $100,000 of the value of each taxable parcel of residential real property. A taxpayer receiving a regular property tax abatement or exemption will also receive a pro rata reduction in surcharge.

A Community Preservation Committee will be established by by-law to study community preservation resources, possibilities and needs and to make annual recommendations to the town meeting on spending the funds. At least 10% of the funds for each fiscal year will be spent or reserved for later spending on each of the Act's three community preservation purposes: (1) open space, (2) historic resources and (3) affordable housing.

The polls will be open at 7:00 AM and shall close at 8:00 PM.

And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy in three (3) public places in said Ashby at least seven days before holding of said election.

Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of election aforesaid.

Given under our hands this ______day of March 2002.

Michael McCallum / Janet Flinkstrom / Peter McMurray
Chair

ASHBY BOARD OF SELECTMEN

By virtue of this precept, I have posted three (3) attested copies of the foregoing warrant in Three (3) public places in said Ashby seven days at least before time of said Annual Town Election.

DATE:

William A. Davis

CONSTABLE OF ASHBY

RESULTS OF ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION

APRIL 22, 2002

The warrant was returned by Constable William Davis at 6:54 AM on Monday,

April 22, 2002.

Election officers on duty and duly sworn in were as follows: Bertha Tiilikkala, Betty Ann Tiilikkala, Edna Jamnback, Leona Sanford, Anne Hayes, Waldemar Tiilikkala and Andrew Gosnell.

The polls opened at 7:00 AM.

The following is a list of candidates and the votes and blanks each received as they appeared on the official ballot.

VOTES

SELECTMAN, Three years
Michael McCallum / 338
Gerard Houle / 346
All others / 2
Blanks / 15
Total ballots cast / 701
ASSESSORS, Three years
Dona Sue LaRue / 523
All others / 3
Blanks / 175
Total ballots cast / 701
BOARD OF HEALTH, Three years
Mary Krapf / 519
All others / 7
Blanks / 175
Total ballots cast / 701
PLANNING BOARD, 5 years
Alan W. Pease / 558
All others / 1
Blanks / 142
Total ballots cast / 701
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER, 3 years
Raymond Wilkinson / 575
All others / 3
Blanks / 123
Total ballots cast / 701
PARK COMMISSIONER, Three years
Peter McMurray / 581
All others / 0
Blanks / 120
Total ballots cast / 701
PARK COMMISSIONER, Two years
Stephanie B. Lammi / 550
All others / 2
Blanks / 149
Total ballots cast / 701
LIBRARY TRUSTEES, Three years
Dwight F. Horan / 428
Nancy L. Catalini / 515
Helen Dyer / 34
Alice Bauman / 20
All others / 0
Blanks / 0
Total votes cast / 997
Total ballots cast / 701
TREE WARDEN, One year
Derek Saari / 543
All others / 31
Blanks / 127
Total ballots cast / 701
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMMITTEE NORTH MIDDLESEX, Three years
Anne E. Buchholz / 363
Theresa A. Morse / 435
LisaMarie Proctor / 368
All others / 0
Blanks / 0
Total votes cast / 1166
Total ballots cast / 701
QUESTION 1
Yes / 250
No / 416
Blanks / 35
Total ballots cast / 701

The polls closed at 8:00 PM

Tellers on duty and duly sworn in were as follows: Nancy Peeler, Deborah Pillsbury, Pamela Peeler, Joan Hatcher, Joyce Hopkins, Richard Catalini, Dennis Moore and Michael Bigwood.

At the close of the polls the ballot box read 701 voters had cast a ballot: the checker's tally sheet read 701 voters had cast a ballot.

Lorraine Pease, Town Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Special Town Meeting

Middlesex, ss:

To: Constable of the Town of Ashby in said County:

Greeting:

In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Ashby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Elementary School Auditorium in said Ashby, Saturday, May 4, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. to act on the following articles:

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES

Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $117,914.93, Chapter 90 bond issues, to be used by the Highway Department in accordance with the General Laws, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,586.10 from free cash to the EMS Expense account for the purpose of paying EMS expenses, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,500 from free cash to the EMT Wages account for the purpose of paying EMT wages, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $6,077.39 from free cash to the Prior Year Bills account for the purpose of paying advanced life support services to Patriot Ambulance, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $7,200 from free cash to the Solid Waste Management account for the purpose of paying for curbside pickup, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,000 from Veterans Benefit Expense to the Town Office Maintenance account for the purpose of paying for furnace repairs, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $8,000 from the Carriage Shed Renovation account to the Town Common Maintenance account for the purpose of paying for bandstand repairs, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by borrowing the sum of $8,000 for the purpose of paying for Carriage Shed Renovations and to authorize the Selectmen to execute any and all instruments including an Historic Preservation Restriction as may be necessary for such grant and/or reimbursements, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $3,500 from free cash to the Technology and Systems account for the purpose of paying data cabling and computer equipment, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1,000 from the Veterans Benefit Expense account to the Town Common Maintenance account for the purpose of paying for tennis court repairs, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $4,500 from the Town Office Clerical account and $1,000 from the Veterans Benefit Expense account to the Town Office Maintenance account for the purpose of purchasing a copy machine, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $150 from the Street Numbering and Map expenses account to the Planning Board expense account for the purpose of paying for planning board expenses, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $4,200 from free cash to the Tree Warden expense account for the purpose of matching a grant to prune trees at Glenwood Cemetery, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer care, custody and control to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of granting preservation restrictions and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant preservation restrictions on a certain real property with improvements known as the Ashby Town Horse and Carriage Shed, thereon as described in a deed dated 1770 from Jonathan Lawrence, recorded in the Middlesex Country South Registry of Deeds, Book 78, Page 301, and which is located at the Ashby Town Common, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to establish a revolving account according to the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53e ½ for the purpose of collecting and paying for Solid Waste Management curbside pickup services, or take any action thereon.

Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action

And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy in at least three (3) public places in said Ashby fourteen (14) days at least before holding of said meeting. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.

Given under our hands this ______day of ______, 2002.

Michael McCallum, / Janet Flinkstrom, / Peter McMurray,
Chair / Procurement / Clerk

ASHBY BOARD OF SELECTMEN

By virtue of this precept, I have posted three (3) attested copies of the foregoing warrant in three (3) public places in said Ashby at least fourteen days before the time of said Special Town Meeting.

Date: William Davis

Constable of Ashby

RESULTS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

MAY 4, 2002

The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk by Constable William Davis At 9:00 AM.

With a quorum present, the Moderator Peter Rourke called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM. The rules of the meeting were read. The warrant showed it had been properly served.

The motion was made and seconded to waive the reading of the warrant, and so voted.

The Moderator recognized the former Selectman Michael McCallum for his 2 years of service as a member of the Finance Committee and 9 years on the Board of Selectmen.

The moderator then welcomes Selectman Gerard Houle to the Board of Selectmen.

The motion was made and seconded to allow the moderator to declare a two-thirds vote, and so voted.

Article 1. The motion was made and seconded to appropriate from available funds the sum of $117,914.93, Chapter 90 bond issues, to be used by the Highway Department in accordance with the General Laws.