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Public safety building

Posted on February 28, 2015 | Comments Off on Public safety building

This email today from Mike Quinlan, co-chair of our Building Committee –

As some of you know, for the past few years, I have served as Co-Chair of the Medfield Permanent Building Committee.  Our committee oversees design and construction of all town facilities.  I wanted to reach out to you all to make sure you’re aware of some important upcoming town events as they will influence the future of Medfield and I believe it’s important that we all participate in shaping that.

In 2008 due to severely deteriorating facilities the town created a Capital Investment Plan that included four major building project organized by priority.  The first of which was the DPW Garage which was approved in 2013 and completed in the fall of last year.  The second major facility in need of replacement is the Police/Fire facility that we are now calling the Public Safety Building.  This month, the town will be holding a Special Town Meeting to decide whether or not to authorize the town to borrow funds to build a new Public Safety Building.  Subsequent to that, at the annual town election, there will be a ballot question requesting the approval of the town to borrow those funds.

The Permanent Building Committee has been working with architects and engineers for 2 years to design the facility and bids to build the facility are due this week.  This will give us an exact amount that the building will cost.  Currently, we are estimating the project to cost $20,350,000 of which the town has already allocated $1,350,000 at previous Town Meetings.  Thus we will likely be seeking $19,000,000 at this Town Meeting in 3 weeks.  This amount would add between $200-$500 to your annual tax bill depending on the value of your home.  This email seeks only to inform you of the details and not to advocate for either position.

There will be a Public Informational Forum held next Saturday to provide more detailed information about the proposed facility and there will also be tours of the existing facility so that people can see why the need exists.

Below is the schedule of important dates and I hope that you all are able to participate in some way.  You also should’ve received a mailer in your mailbox yesterday or today.

March 7th, 10AM, Dale Street School Auditorium – Public Information Forum

  • March 23rd, 7:30pm Medfield High School Gym – Special Town Meeting
  • March 30th, All Day, Medfield Council on Aging – Annual Town Election

Please forward to any neighbors, friends, spouses or other Medfield residents that may be interested.  Also, don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions…

Best regards…

Mike

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FY16 budget calendar

Posted on February 25, 2015 | Comments Off on FY16 budget calendar

The annual budget calendar countdown to the town meeting, plus the Special Town Meeting and Election dates for the public safety building –

FY2016 TIME TABLE

November 4, 2014 – Budget meeting with Warrant Committee All Town Department Heads

December 2, 2014 – FY16 budgets due in Accountant’s Office

December 16, 2014 – Selectmen vote to open Annual Town Meeting Warrant

January 6, 2015 – Warrant articles needing legal review are due

January 15, 2015 – Annual reports are due in the Selectmen’s Office.  This date is a Town Bylaw voted at Town Meeting, May 4, 1981

January 27, 2015 – Selectmen vote to close Annual Town Meeting Warrant

March 17, 2015 – Warrant Hearing. Selectmen sign Town Election Warrant for posting

MARCH 23, 2015 – SPECIAL TOWN MEETING on public safety building and solar photovoltaic installation at the Waste Water Treatment Facility

March 26, 2015 – Warrant Report and Town Report mailed to printer Selectmen sign Town

MARCH 30, 2015 – TOWN ELECTION on override for the public safety building and me for selectman (Re-Pete!)

April 7, 2014 – Meeting Warrant for posting

April 16, 2015 – Warrant Report mailed to residents

MONDAY MARCH 30, 2015 TOWN ELECTION

MONDAY APR IL 27, 2015 TOWN MEETING
(if needed, second night of Town Meeting on Tuesday April 28, 2015)

 

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Important dates

Posted on January 16, 2015 | Comments Off on Important dates

Dates to note on your calendar:

  • 3/23/15 – special town meeting (STM) to decide on the new public safety building (2/3 vote required)
  • 3/30/15 – town election to vote for me for selectman and the new public safety building (majority vote required)
  • 4/27/15 – annual town meeting (ATM)

See information on the new public safety building at http://medfieldpbc.org/wordpress/

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I am running for re-election as a selectman

Posted on December 17, 2014 | 1 comment

I am pleased to announce that I am a candidate for re-election as selectman for the town of Medfield in our municipal election that will be held on March 30, 2015.  I hope to be trusted by you to continue the work I have already begun!

More to come after the holidays.

Sponge Bob

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I am running for re-election as selectman

Posted on December 17, 2014 | 2 comments

I am pleased to announce that I am a candidate for re-election as selectman for the town of Medfield in our municipal election that will be held on March 30, 2015.  I hope to be trusted by you to continue the work I have already begun!

More to come after the holidays.

Sponge Bob

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2/3 of us voted

Posted on November 6, 2014 | Comments Off on 2/3 of us voted

About two-thirds of Medfield’s 8,000+ registered voters cast ballots Tuesday per a Medfield Press article.

 

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Election day – polls open to 8PM

Posted on November 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Election day – polls open to 8PM

Join your friends and neighbors today at The Center to vote – open until 8 PM.

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LWV’s candidate guide

Posted on October 29, 2014 | Comments Off on LWV’s candidate guide

This from the League of Women Voters about its candidates’ guide –

 

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS’

ONLINE ELECTION GUIDE FEATURES ALL CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                            Contact: Meryl Kessler, Executive Director

617-523-2999

mkessler@lwvma.org

 

 

10/28/14 BOSTON — For all those voters still undecided, the League of Women Voters’ online election guide to candidates for statewide office provides an easy and impartial way to compare the candidates’ stands on issues.

 

All 21 candidates for statewide offices on the November ballot have answered questions posed by the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. Their responses are presented in a Voters’ Guide to Statewide Offices on the League’s website, www.lwvma.org.

 

The five candidates for governor answered questions on economic development, education, transportation, climate change and health care. Candidates for lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor answered questions specific to those offices.

 

Voters can use the guide to read each candidate’s responses to all the questions or to read all the candidates’ responses to a particular question.

 

“We hope voters across the Commonwealth will use this voters’ guide to help make informed choices as they go to the polls on Nov. 4,” said Anne Borg, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. “We are pleased to be able to provide this information and thank all the candidates for their willingness to participate in the guide.”

 

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization which encourages informed and active participation in government and works to increase understanding of major public policy issues.

 

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Election today on MSH purchase

Posted on March 31, 2014 | Comments Off on Election today on MSH purchase

Today is the election on whether to buy the Medfield State Hospital site. When I voted at 8 AM I was the 26th in my precinct to cast a ballot, so maybe 100 voters town wide.   I hope people will take the time to register an opinion on what is a historic decision for the town.  Polls are open until 8 PM.

There are no contested elections for the town officials on the ballot.

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Town election 3/31

Posted on March 20, 2014 | Comments Off on Town election 3/31

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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