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Report of the
Special Town Election
October 5th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster , qualified to vote in
the Special Town Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall , Tuesday,
October 5th , 2021 .
Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic , the State enacted Special Legislation , Chapter 29
of the Acts of 2021 , which extended to December 15th, 2021 a vote by mail option
for all municipal elections . 2942 Brewster voters requested to have their ballot
mailed to them . Out of the 2942 ballots mailed , 2162 were returned and
counted . 2014 ballots were returned prior to election day October 5th and 148
individuals chose to return their ballots on election day itself. 1110 registered
voters voted in= person at the polls on election day .
Prec . 1 Prec . 2 Prec . 3 Total
Vote by Mail Ballots
Requested 1026 985 931 2942
Returned 8s Counted 768 723 671 2162
The polls were declared open at 7 : 00 a . m .
The elections workers duly sworn - in were ; Curt Taylor; Warden , Glenda
Normand , Precinct One Clerk, Joan Scheffer, Precinct 1 Deputy Clerk, June
Cameron , Precinct Two Clerk; and Lauren Elliott- Grunes , Precinct 3 Clerk,
Sharon Ryone , Precinct Three Deputy Clerk . The Checkers and counters were ;
Peter Amadeo , Sally Andreola, Cheryl Avery, David Briggs , Nancy Burdych ,
George Carey, , Susan Daly, Helga Dyer, Beth Finch , John Galante , Debbie
Gengris , Robert Harris , Rheanna Hastings , Jodi Holland , Joanne Hughes , Peter
Johnson , Ellie Johnson , Sandra Johnson , Adam Lange , Paula Miller , Mary Jo
Nabywaniec , Marjorie Oliver, Christine Rossiter , Elizabeth Taylor, Steve
Tribastone , Elbert Uleshoeffer, Karen Whitney, Charles Winn and Jayanne
Monger, Assistant Town Clerk .
The polls were closed at 8 : 00 p . m . with the following results .
Total votes cast in Precinct 1 : 1134
Total votes cast in Precinct 2 : 1115
Total votes cast in Precinct 3 : 1023
Total votes cast. 3272
Registered voters: 8568 38% voter participation .
Special Town Election - October 5th, 2021
Question 1
Shall the Town of Brewster 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 acquire the parcel of land with the improvements located at
500 W . H . Besse Cartway, Brewster, containing 66 acres , more or less , shown on
Assessors Map 84 as Parcel 45 , and described in a deed recorded with the
Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388 , Page 1185 , for habitat protection ,
watershed protection , open space , conservation and passive recreation , active
recreation , community housing and / or general municipal purposes , and for the
purpose of granting conservation easements and / or restrictions on such
portions of the property as the Select Board may determine to provide for habitat
protection , watershed protection , open space , conservation and passive
recreation purposes?
Prec . 1 Prec . 2 Prec . 3 Total
Blanks 3 1 6 10
*Yes 1000 983 894 2877
No 131 131 133 395
Total 1134 1115 1023 3272
Question 2
Shall the Town of Brewster 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 acquire the parcel of land with the improvements located at
3057 Main Street, Brewster, containing 54 . 7 acres , more or less , shown on
Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 45 , and described in a deed recorded with the
Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388 , Page 1188 (excluding therefrom the
parcel shown on Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 46) and in Certificate of Title No .
30242 , for habitat protection , watershed protection , open space , conservation
and passive recreation , active recreation , community housing, community center
and / or general municipal purposes , and for the purpose of granting
conservation easements and / or restrictions on such portions of the property that
the Select Board may determine to provide for habitat protection , watershed
protection , open space , conservation and passive recreation purposes?
Prec . 1 Prec . 2 Prec . 3 Total
Blanks 5 3 4 12
*Yes 988 970 888 2846
No 141 142 131 414
Total 1134 1115 1023 3272
A True Copy Attest;
Colette M . Williams , MMC / CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA