The town election on 3/31 (6AM to 8PM) at The Center has no contested races for town offices, however, importantly, residents do need to vote whether to fund the purchase of the Medfield State Hospital that passed unanimously at the recent special town meeting (STM).
This email from Bill Massaro on the Medfield State Hospital purchase –
Hi Everyone,
Very Important Election 3/31 – The Next Step in Deciding Medfield’s Future
Although Purchase of the Hospital property was unanimously approved at the Special Town Meeting, fund-raising for the purchase must now be approved under the following question at Town election on Monday March 31:
Proposition 21/2 Debt Exclusion Question:
Shall the Town of Medfield be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts all or a portion of the former Medfield State Hospital site and buildings thereon, identified on the Board of Assessors’ Maps as Lot 001, Map 71 and Lot 004, Map 63, further shown as Parcels A and B on a Plan entitled Location of Land Parcels Medfield State Hospital Medfield, Massachusetts provided by the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) consisting of approximately 134 acres.
March 28 @ noon is the last day to pick up an absentee ballot at Town Clerk’s office.
On March 31–Please Vote
A “Yes” vote allows the purchase process to go forward.
A “No” vote will stop it….
A simple majority vote will decide…
Please forward this important reminder to other concerned Medfield residents…
Bill
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