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Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on January 17, 2003 notified and warned the
inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to
meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Special Local
Election Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
Precinct 2 Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5 Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Charles Mobil on the Run, 1330 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than seven (7) days prior to February 25, 2003, the date
set for the Special Local Election in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Reading
Chronicle in the issue of February 5, 2003.
Daniel W. Halloran, Constable
A true copy. Attest:
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Cheryl A' . Johnso , Town Clerk
SPECIAL ELECTION
February 25, 2003
Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, A Special Election was held for
all eight precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town
Clerk, Cheryl A. Johnson, when on motion of Harold Hulse, Precinct 2, it was voted to dispense
with further reading of the Warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by
the Town Clerk. The Ballot boxes were examined by the respective Wardens and each
found to be empty and registered at -0-.
The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m. with the
following results:
7898 ballots (50% of registered voters) cast as follows:
QUESTION 1 - (Article 5)
Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and
one-half, so-called, pursuant to G.L. c. 59, §21 C(k), the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to make extraordinary repairs and/or additions to the Reading Memorial High
School at 62 Oakland Road, including the costs of engineering and architectural fees, plans,
documents, cost estimates, and related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in
connection therewith?
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr 8
Total
Yes
732
438
316
794
472
636
741
673
4802
No
392
330
300
372
344
421
347
388
2894
Blanks
23
20
75
21
13
16
15,
19
202
Total
1147
788
691
1187
829
1073
1103
1080
7898
QUESTION 2 - (Article 6)
Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and
one-half, so-called, pursuant to G.L. c. 59, §21 C(k), the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to construct a new school and associated recreational facilities on land off
Dividence Road shown on Reading Board of Assessors Rev. January 1, 1981 Map 207 as
Lot 3, consisting of 2.0 acres and Lot 4, consisting of 9.6 acres, which land was acquired by
the Town for school and recreation purposes by Order of Taking dated April 13, 1970,
recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 11831, Page 432, including the
costs of original furnishings and equipment, landscaping, paving and other site improvements,
engineering and architectural fees, plans and specifications, inspection fees, relocation -
costs, contingencies and related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in connection
therewith, as an addition to or in conjunction with, the sum authorized by vote of Article 4 of the
Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of December 7, 1998?
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr 8
Total
Yes
614
328
263
657
392
554
606
554
3968
No
501
436
350
500
420
499
474
500
3680
Blanks
32
24
78
30
17
20
23
26
250
Total
1147,
788
691
1187
829
10731
7M
1080
7898
QUESTION 3
Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to assess an additional $250,000 in real estate and
personal property taxes, pursuant to G.L. c.59, §21C(i1/2), for the construction of sidewalks on
Franklin Street, from Main Street to Grove Street, including the costs of engineering fees,
plans, documents, cost estimates, and related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in
connection therewith, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003?
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr 8
Total
Yes
407
185
177
408
247
391
426
501
2742
No
698
579
432
742
557
662
649
550
4869
Blanks
42
24
, 82
37
25
-
~
20
28
29
2871,
Total
1147
788
691
1187
29
f
8
. 1073
1103
1080
7898
a true copy. Attest:
"Cheryl Johnso , Town Clerk