Town Election – Monday, May 18, 2009

Polls are open 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM in the Middle School Gym, 88 Hayden Rowe St (enter by Grove Street)

Watch Rebroadcasts on HCAM-TV (http://www.hcam.tv/ Comcast channel 8 or Verizon channel 30):
Candidates Debate by Hopkinton Independent
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Wed April 22
Meet the Candidates Night by Hopkinton Women’s Club –

Wed April 29

Absentee Ballot Deadline
Fri, May 15, 12pm

Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall, 18 Main Street, Hopkinton MA 01748 (map)

All absentee ballots must be received by 12pm. Applications for an absentee ballot may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s office. http://www.hopkinton.org/gov/clerk/index.htm

Ballot for 2009 Town Election*

Office (# of positions)	Term (Years)
Selectmen (Vote for 2) Mary C. Pratt, 102 Fruit Street Candidate for Re-election, Democratic Caucus http://www.marypratt.webs.com/ Todd A. Cestari, 18 Elizabeth Road http://www.toddcestari.com/ Michelle A. Gates, 22 West Main Street Republican Caucus http://web.me.com/election/Gates/Home.html	3
Board of Assessors John H. Duffy, D.D.S., 175 Hayden Rowe Candidate for Re-election, Democratic Caucus	3
Board of Health Paul J. Wright, M.D. 28 Hayden Rowe Republican Caucus	3
Cemetery Commissioner Thomas F. Pratt, 102 Fruit Street Candidate for Re-election, Democratic Caucus	3
Commissioner of Trust Fund Thomas J. Garabedian, 5 David Joseph Road Candidate for Re-election, Republican Caucus	3
Housing Authority Ruth M. Ziglear, 37 Davis Road Candidate for Re-election, Republican Caucus	5
Housing Authority Donna M. McGuire, 147 Ash Street	Unexpired term, 2011
Housing Authority Della Miles, 91 Davis Road	Unexpired term, 2010
Parks and Recreation Commission (Vote for 2) Robert T. Dobinski, 10 Highland Street Republican Caucus Karl R. Morningstar, 93 Hayden Rowe Republican Caucus	3
Planning Board Jaime N. Goncalves, 92 Downey Street Republican Caucus	5
Planning Board David M. Auslander, 16 Hearthstone Road	Unexpired term, 2010
School Committee (Vote for 2) Jean B. Bertschmann, 4 Cider Mill Road Troy D. Mick, 11 Smith Road Republican Caucus	3
QUESTION #1 Shall the Town of Hopkinton amend the vote taken on Question 1 of the May 21, 2001, Annual Town Election, by deleting from that vote the following sentence: The Town shall spend, or set aside for later spending, not less than 10% of the annual revenues of the Fund for open space, but not including land for recreational use; not less than 10% of the annual revenues of the Fund for historic resources; not less than 10% of the annual revenues of the Fund for community housing; not less than 50% of the annual revenues of the Fund for open space, including passive recreational use; with the remaining 20% of the annual revenues of the Fund to be for any of the above purposes as well as for open space, including land for recreational uses. and inserting in its place the following sentence: The Town shall spend, or set aside for later spending, not less than 10% of the annual revenues of the Fund for open space, but not including land for recreational use; not less than 10% of the annual revenues of the Fund for historic resources; not less than 10% of the annual revenues of the Fund for community housing; not less than 50% of the annual revenues of the Fund for open space, including recreational use; with the remaining 20% of the annual revenues of the Fund to be for any of the above purposes as well as for open space, including land for recreational uses. thereby requiring that not less than 50% of the annual revenues of the Community Preservation Fund be spent or set aside for open space, including both passive and active recreational uses?

* Source: Hopkinton Town Clerk’s website http://www.hopkinton.org/gov/clerk/elections.htm

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