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SPECIAL ELECTION <br />February 25, 2003 <br />Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, A Special Election was held for <br />all eight precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town <br />Clerk, Cheryl A. Johnson, when on motion of Harold Hulse, Precinct 2, it was voted to dispense <br />with further reading of the Warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by <br />the Town Clerk. The Ballot boxes were examined by the respective Wardens and each <br />found to be empty and registered at -0 -. <br />The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m. with the <br />following results: <br />7898 ballots (50% of registered voters) cast as follows: <br />QUESTION 1 - (Article 5) <br />Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and <br />one -half, so- called, pursuant to G.L. c. 59, §21 C(k), the amounts required to pay for the bond <br />issued in order to make extraordinary repairs and /or additions to the Reading Memorial High <br />School at 62 Oakland Road, including the costs of engineering and architectural fees, plans, <br />documents, cost estimates, and related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in <br />connection therewith? <br />QUESTION 2 - (Article 6) <br />Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and <br />one -half, so- called, pursuant to G.L. c. 59, §21 C(k), the amounts required to pay for the bond <br />issued in order to construct a new school and associated recreational facilities on land off <br />Dividence Road shown on Reading Board of Assessors Rev. January 1, 1981 Map 207 as <br />Lot 3, consisting of 2.0 acres and Lot 4, consisting of 9.6 acres, which land was acquired by <br />the Town for school and recreation purposes by Order of Taking dated April 13, 1970, <br />recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 11831, Page 432, including the <br />costs of original furnishings and equipment, landscaping, paving and other site improvements, <br />Pr 1 <br />Pr 2 <br />Pr 3 <br />Pr 4 <br />Pr -5 <br />Pr 6 <br />Pr <br />Pr 8 <br />Total <br />Yes <br />732 <br />438 <br />316 <br />794 <br />472 <br />636 <br />741 <br />673 <br />4802 <br />No <br />392 <br />330 <br />300 <br />372 <br />344 <br />421 <br />347 <br />388 <br />2894 <br />Blanks <br />23 <br />20 <br />75 <br />21 <br />13 <br />16 <br />15 <br />19 <br />202 <br />Total <br />1147 <br />788 <br />691 <br />1187 <br />829 <br />1073 <br />1103 <br />1080 <br />7898 <br />QUESTION 2 - (Article 6) <br />Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and <br />one -half, so- called, pursuant to G.L. c. 59, §21 C(k), the amounts required to pay for the bond <br />issued in order to construct a new school and associated recreational facilities on land off <br />Dividence Road shown on Reading Board of Assessors Rev. January 1, 1981 Map 207 as <br />Lot 3, consisting of 2.0 acres and Lot 4, consisting of 9.6 acres, which land was acquired by <br />the Town for school and recreation purposes by Order of Taking dated April 13, 1970, <br />recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 11831, Page 432, including the <br />costs of original furnishings and equipment, landscaping, paving and other site improvements, <br />