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Home My WebLink About2000-03-07 Annual Town Election WarrantCOMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, I, on February 22, 2000notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Town 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 Senior Center, 49 Pleasant 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 Arthur W. Coolidge, Middle School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive The date of posting being not less than seven (7) days prior to March 7, 2000, the date set for the 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 23, 2000. Daniel~W. Halloran, Constable A true copy. Attest: ,'Cheryl A. Johnson, Town Clerk 3 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 7, 2000 Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a General 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 Millie Barton, Warden, Precinct 1, 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 ballo 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 8:00 p.m. with the following results: 8,65; ballots (55% of registered voters) cast as follows: Moderator for one year - Vote for One Candidate Pr I Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pi -6 Pr 7 Pi --8 Total Alan E.F0ulds* 778 614 563 765 580 770 707 865 5642 Other 5 4 0 10 3 3 0 1 26 Blanks 411 315 305 386 327 360 401 480 2985 Total 1194 933 868 1161 910 1133 1108 1346 8653 *Elected Board of Selectmen for three years - Vote for One Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr G Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Camille W. Anthony* 767 578 543 783 587 750 700 844 5.552 Other 8 9 4 9 5 6 4 4 49 Blanks 419 346 321 369 31.8 377 404 498 3052 Total 1 194 93 3 868 1161 910 1133 1 108 1346 8653 *Elected Board of Assessors for three years - Vote for One Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pi-6- Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Thomas J. Ryan* 29 13 13 15 9 19 10 32 140 Other 15 12 5 8 10 7 13 16 86 Blanks 1150 908 850 1138 891 1107 1085 1298 8427 Total 1194 933 868 1161 910 1133 1108 1346 8653 *Elected Board of Library Trustees for three years - Vote for Two Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Maria E. Silvaggi* 738 539 486 694 523 704 673 857 5214 Eugene R. Nigro* 698 536 477 726 558 715 668 762 5140 Other 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 Blanks 949 791 772 901 739 847 874 1073 6946 Total 2388 1866 1736 2322 1820 2266 2216 2692 17306 I*Elected Municipal Light Board for three years - Vote for Two Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Allan E. Ames* 639 516 453 654 478 649 597 717 4703 David M. Swyter* 602 490 406 602 449 580 596 693 4418 Other 2 2 0 1- 0 0 4 3 12 Blanks 1145 858 877 1065 893 1037 1019 1279 8173 Total 2388 1866 1736 2322 1820 2266 2216 2692 17306 * School Committee for three years - Vote for Two Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Timothy R. Twomey* 586 411 384 661 473 560 557 622 4254 William J. Griset, Jr.* 712 444 367 597 456 580 583 774 4513 Raymond F. Porter 448 395 386 434 399 543 476 568 3649 Other 2 3 0 2 4 0 1 3 15 Blanks 640 613 599 628 488 583 599 725 4875 Total 2388 1866 1736 2322 1820 2266 2216 2692 17306 *Elected Question 1 Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to assess an additional $2,500,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of municipal, school and capital expenses for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand? Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Yes 439 265 255 525 360 453 440 497 3234 No* 655 594 558 572 508 633 565 725 4810 Blanks 100 74 55 64 42 47 103 124 609 Total 1194 933 868 1161 910 1133 1108 1346 8653 Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Richard W. Anderson* 608 608 James E. Barry* 598 598 Roy A. Benjamin, Jr.* 609 609 Susan Bryant Conley* 599 599 Nancy L. Eaton* 577 577 Jane M.Spano* 626 626 John F. Russo* 608 608 Lynda M. Zarrow* 31 31 Other 72 72 Blanks 5224 5224 Total 9552 9552 Elected Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Joseph T. Connearney, SO 474 474 Peter G. Coumounduros* 446 446 Alice Mari O'Sullivan* 481 481 Susan C. Cavicchi* 532 532 John A. Sasso* 7 7 Rita C. Robertson* 6 6 Tina N. Truedson* 6 6 Cathy Ann Juliano* 5 5 Other 30 30 Blanks 5477 5477 Total 7464 7464 Elected Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Douglas A. Bruce* 448 448 Jeanne M. Duran* 436 436 Alice C. Grau* 422 422 Edward J. Clark* 25 25 Alines H. Donovan* 2 2 Mark W. Jackson* 2 2 Deborah A. Luikey* 2 2 Walter W. Luikey* 2 2 Other 4 4 Blanks 5601 5601 Total 6944 6944 *Elected Town Meeting Member for two years - Vote for not more than One Candidate Pr I Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Linda K. King* I 1 Other 20 20 Blanks 847 847 Total 868 868 * El ected Town Meeting Members for one year - Vote for not more than Two Candidate Pr I Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Robert Petrosino* 3 3 Charles J. Amaru* 1 I Other 14 14 Blanks 1718 1718 Total 1736 1736 * El ected Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Martin J. Benison* 578 578 Michele A. Carrick* 590 590 Glen M. Hartzler* 566 566 Richard E. McDonald* 608 608 Everett J. Roscoe, Jr.* 570 570 Edward G. Smethurst* 569 569 Robert W. LeLaclheur, Jr.* 561 561 Lynne H. Cameron* 12 12 Others 26 26 Blanks 5208 5208 Total 9288 9288 I*Elected Town Meeting Member for one year - Vote for not more than One Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Jennifer H. Culbert* 711 Other 1 1 Blanks 439 Total 1161 * Elected Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Camille W. Antliony* 495 495 Brevard S. Garrison* 389 389 Kathryn M. Greenfield* 445 445 Lawrence E. Mabius* 421 421 James B. McGratli* 413 413 Eileen C. O'Shea* 427 427 Timothy J. Houston* 440 440 Charles R. Robinson* 455 455 Other 26 26 Blanks 3769 3769 Total 7280 7280 "Elected Town Meeting Members for two years - Vote for not more than Two Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Michael F. Shea* 10 10 Loretta E. Cavagnaro* 6 6 Other 13 13 Blanks 1791 1791 Total 1820 1820 *Elected Town Meeting Member for one year - Vote for not more than One Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Emerson W. Tucker* 506 506 Other 3 3 Blanks 401 401 Total 910 910 ,*Elected Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Robert A. Brown* 492 492 Stephen A. Chapman 448 448 Ralph A. Colorusso* 504 504 Robert R. Lynch* 476 476 Jacquelyn A. Mandell* 494 494 Michael P. Flammia* 494 494 James B. Francis 441 441 Robert L. Mandell* 454 454 Raymond F. Porter* 534 534 Drucilla Wood-Beckwith* 545 545 Others 17 17 Blanks 4165 4165 Total 9064 9064 ,*Elected Town Meeting Members for two years - Vote for not more than Two Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Alexander D. McRae* 567 567 Linda M. Phillips* 641 641 Other 4 4 Blanks 1054 1054 Total 2266 2266 I*Elected Town Meeting Member for one year - Vote for not more than One Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr G Pr 7 Pr 8 Total James E. Bonazoli* 25 25 Other 28 Blanks 1080 Total 1133 *Elected Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Cathy Ellen Commito* 669 669 Mark H. Johnson* 612 612 Norman F. Kozlowski* 587 587 Peter D. Leahy* 582 582 Richard W. Schubert* 565 565 Frances C. Sansalone* 40 40 Martin J. Foodman* 13 13 Alan F. Barton* 8 8 Other 42 42 Blanks 5746 5746 Total 8864 8864 I*Elccted Town Meeting Members for three years - Vote for not more than Eight Candidate Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr G Pr 7 Pr 8 Total John Kevin Downing* 700 700 Nancy Gadzuk Drexler* 646 646 Frederick F.(Rick) Martin Jr.* 629 629 Sandra J. Michaud* 634 634 Gary S. DeCicco* 646 646 David J. Lindbergh* 613 613 Kenneth R. Tucci* 635 635 Paula L. Tucci* 646 646 Other 9 9 Blanks 5596 5596 Total 10754 10754 *Elected a true copy. Attest: Meryl YJohns n, Town Clerk