Town Elections - March 25, 2002 Back to List
The Annual Town Election was held at two locations. Precincts 1, 2 & 5 voted a the Fairbank Community Center on Fairbank Road and Precincts 3 & 4 voted a the Town Hall at 322 Concord Road. The polls were open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. There were 4,734 votes cast, representing 46% of the town's 10,401 registered voters. There was 1 contested race and two ballot questions. The final tabulation of votes was done at the Town Hall.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN (1) FOR THREE YEARS |
JOHN D. DROBINSKI | 734 | 616 | 585 | 633 | 715 | 3283 |
BLANKS | 314 | 274 | 269 | 231 | 295 | 1383 |
WRITE-INS | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 68 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
BOARD OF ASSESSORS (1) FOR THREE YEARS |
LIAM J. VESELY | 687 | 567 | 543 | 577 | 661 | 3035 |
BLANKS | 372 | 335 | 323 | 294 | 358 | 1682 |
WRITE-INS | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
GOODNOW LIBRARY TRUSTEES (2) FOR THREE YEARS |
HANS D. LOPATER | 678 | 548 | 520 | 571 | 642 | 2959 |
ROBERT W. IULIANO | 622 | 505 | 510 | 544 | 578 | 2759 |
BLANKS | 819 | 752 | 701 | 633 | 818 | 3723 |
WRITE-INS | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
Totals for Office | 2124 | 1816 | 1736 | 1750 | 2042 | 9468 |
BOARD OF HEALTH (1) FOR THREE YEARS |
BRIAN J. MCNAMARA | 659 | 557 | 524 | 548 | 648 | 2936 |
BLANKS | 399 | 348 | 340 | 327 | 371 | 1785 |
WRITE-INS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
MODERATOR (1) FOR ONE YEAR |
THOMAS G. DIGNAN, JR. | 750 | 635 | 596 | 642 | 729 | 3352 |
BLANKS | 306 | 265 | 267 | 231 | 287 | 1356 |
WRITE-INS | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSIONER (1) FOR THREE YEARS |
JOSEPH H. MULLIN, JR. | 281 | 261 | 228 | 214 | 232 | 1216 |
PETER S. GLASS | 385 | 323 | 311 | 316 | 461 | 1796 |
BLANKS | 394 | 321 | 328 | 343 | 326 | 1712 |
WRITE-INS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
PLANNING BOARD (1) FOR THREE YEARS |
MICHAEL J. HUNTER | 658 | 540 | 526 | 560 | 637 | 2921 |
BLANKS | 400 | 362 | 339 | 310 | 380 | 1791 |
WRITE-INS | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
SUDBURY HOUSING AUTHORITY (1) FOR FIVE YEARS |
STEVEN J. SWANGER | 692 | 579 | 537 | 567 | 655 | 3030 |
BLANKS | 366 | 325 | 330 | 304 | 363 | 1688 |
WRITE-INS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
Totals for Office | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |
SUDBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2) FOR THREE YEARS |
RICHARD J. ROBISON | 654 | 554 | 520 | 543 | 638 | 2909 |
WILLIAM G. BRAUN | 677 | 569 | 529 | 558 | 647 | 2980 |
BLANKS | 784 | 684 | 682 | 642 | 749 | 3541 |
WRITE-INS | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 38 |
Totals for Office | 2124 | 1816 | 1736 | 1750 | 2042 | 9468 |
LINCOLN-SUDBURY REGIONAL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2) FOR THREE YEARS |
LAURI WISHNER | 692 | 592 | 540 | 567 | 660 | 3051 |
RAGNHILD (RENEL) FREDRICKSON | 654 | 534 | 506 | 540 | 627 | 2861 |
BLANKS | 770 | 682 | 685 | 637 | 747 | 3521 |
WRITE-INS | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
Totals for Office | 2124 | 1816 | 1736 | 1750 | 2042 | 9468 |
Note: Members of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee were elected on an at large basis pursuant to the vote of the Special Town Meeting of October 26, 1970, under Article 1, and subsequent passage by the General Court of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 1971. The votes recorded above are those cast in Sudbury only.
BALLOT QUESTION 1 |
Shall the town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $2,999,995 in real estate and personal property takes for the purposes of funding $1,599,687 in operating expenses for the Sudbury Public Schools, $575,100 in operating expenses for the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District High School, $715,321 in operating expenses for other Town departments, $41,887 in operating expenses for the Pool Enterprise, and $68,000 in capital expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and two? |
Yes | 653 | 492 | 402 | 485 | 550 | 2582 |
No | 407 | 412 | 463 | 388 | 469 | 2139 |
Blanks | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Totals | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 876 | 1020 | 4734 |
BALLOT QUESTION 2 |
Shall Sudbury accept sections 3 to 7 inclusive, of Chapter 44B of the General Laws, in accordance with the summary which appears below?
Section 3 to 7 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws of Massachusetts, also known as the Community Preservation Act, establish a dedicated funding source to acquire and preserve open space, parks and conservation land, protect public drinking water supplies, and scenic areas, protect farm land and forests from future development, restore and preserve historic properties, and help meet local families' housing needs. In Sudbury, the Community Preservation Act will be funded by an additional excise of 3% on the annual tax levy on real property and by matching funds provided by the state. The following exclusions shall be permitted:
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, as defined in section 2 of said Act;
2. Class three, commercial, and class four, industrial properties as defined in G.L. c59, Section 2A; and
3. $100,000 of the value of each taxable parcel of residential real property.
Any taxpayer receiving an exemption of real property authorized by Chapter 59 of the General Laws shall be exempt from this Act. A Community Preservation Committee composed of local citizens will make recommendations on the use of the funds and all expenditures will be subject to a vote of Town Meeting and an annual audit. |
Yes | 543 | 441 | 365 | 473 | 495 | 2317 |
No | 468 | 436 | 465 | 362 | 491 | 2222 |
Blanks | 51 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 195 |
Totals | 1062 | 908 | 868 | 875 | 1021 | 4734 |