HomeMy Public PortalAbout2017-05-16-Annual Town Election Warrant TOWN OF BREWSTER
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
WARRANT
MAY 16 , 2017
Barnstable , ss .
To : Roland W. Bassett, Jr.
Constable of the Town of Brewster
Greetings :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby
directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of Brewster who are qualified to vote
in town affairs to meet at the Brewster Baptist Church, 1848 Main Street, in
said Brewster on TUESDAY, the SIXTEENTH OF MAY, 2017, then and there
to elect the following officers and questions :
One. . . . Board of Selectmen Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Three Years
Two. . . . Board of Health Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Three Years
Two. . . . Brewster School Committee Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . For Three Years
One . . . . Moderator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For One Year
One. . . . Constable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For One Year
Two. . . . Recreation Commission Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Three Years
Two. . . . Planning Board Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Five Years
One . . . . Nauset Reg'1 School District Committee Member. For Three Years
One. . . . Brewster Old Kings Hwy Reg'1 Historic District For Four Years
Ouestion 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
Town of Brewster's allocable share of the bond issued by the Nauset Regional
School District for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study for the Nauset
Regional High School, 100 Cable Road, Eastham, MA, including the payment of
all costs incidental or related thereto?
Yes No
Ouestion 2
Non-Bindine Public Opinion Advisory Question
Whereas, the original design for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) spent
fuel pool was for 880 assemblies and now holds over 2 ,822 densely racked and
tightly packed assemblies, and;
Whereas , the PNPS spent fuel pool holds over 11 times the amount of cesium
released at Chernobyl, and:
Whereas , the MA Attorney General Office 2006 report cited an accident at PNPS
could result in 24 , 000 latent cancers, $488 billion in damages, and
contamination of hundreds of miles downwind, and;
Whereas, 885 Boraflex panels, which prevent criticality and fire , will be
susceptible to unacceptable levels of deterioration by September, 2017, and;
Whereas, the PNPS spent fuel pool is vulnerable to terrorist and cyber attack,
and:
Whereas, citizens of the Town of Brewster find this to be an unacceptable threat
to our health and safety and must be resolved in the most timely manner.
Therefore, should the people of the Town of Brewster direct the town's
government to communicate with Governor Baker to employ all means available
to ensure spent nuclear fuel generated by the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station be
placed in secure dry casks as soon as technically feasible and consistent with
the highest standards , ready to be moved to a permanent federal facility when
available in order to protect the health, welfare , and economic interests of the
Town of Brewster and its inhabitants and visitors?
Yes No
The polls will open at 7 o'clock a. m. and close at 8 o'clock p. m.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof in at
least seven (7) public places in different parts of Town at least seven days before
the time of holding said election.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of the Warrant with your doings thereon to
the Town Clerk at the time and place of aforesaid election.
Given under our hands and seal of the Town of Brewster hereto affixed this
Zy +h day of April, 2017 .
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John eodore Dickson, Chairman Peter G . Norton, Vice- Chairman
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aures W. Foley Clerk Cynthia A. Bin am
David C. Whitney
I, Roland W. Bassett, Jr. , duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby
certify that I served the Warrant for the Annual Town Election of May 16th, 2017,
by posting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town of
Brewster on the 21 day of April, 2017, in accordance with the Town Bylaws:
Brewster Town Offices
The Brewster Store
Brewster Ladies Library
Brewster Pizza House
Cafe Alfresco
Millstone Liquors
U . S . Post Office
Roland W. assett, Jr. ,
Constable