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Home My Public Portal About2017-05-16-Annual Town Election Report Annual Town Election - May 16th, 2017 Report of the Annual Town Election May 16th, 2017 In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in the Annual Town Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall, Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 . The polls were declared open at 7 : 00 a.m. The elections workers duly sworn-in were; Curt Taylor; Warden, Charlie Brooks; Deputy Warden, Jackalyn Courchesne; Precinct One Clerk, Edward Swiniarski, Precinct Two Clerk; and Cynthia Mathison; Precinct Three Clerk. The Checkers and counters were; June Cameron, George Carey, Susan Carr, Suzanne Clowry, Jim Eddy, Mary Eddy, Lauren Elliot-Grunes, Beth Finch, Myles Franklin, Lisa Gerrish, Amy Harbeck, Robert Harris, Terri Iaccheri, Ellie Johnson, Peter Johnson, Marilyn Lahive, Mary Loftus Levine, Gerry Mannix, Terry Mannix, Tammi Mason, Marilyn Mooers , Mary Myers, Jane Nixon, Carolyn Noering, Tom Noering, Glenda Normand, Marjorie Oliver, Dave Quinn, Judy Rowe , Mattaeh Russell, Joan Scheffer, Peter Scheffer, Lynn St. Cyr, Pat Stanley, Elizabeth Taylor, Elbert Uleshoeffer and Jayanne Sci, Assistant Town Clerk. The polls were closed at 8 : 00 p. m. with the following results: Total votes cast in Precinct 1 : 214 Total votes cast in Precinct 2 : 214 Total votes cast in Precinct 3 : 158 Total votes cast: 586 Registered voters: 7842 7. 5% voter participation. Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total Board of Selectmen Blanks 41 30 35 106 John Theodore Dickson 171 181 119 471 Write-Ins 2 3 4 9 Total 214 214 158 586 Board of Health 121 Blanks 126 126 86 338 Mary W. Chaffee 152 166 121 439 Annette L. Graczewski 149 135 109 393 Write-Ins 1 1 0 2 Write-Ins 0 0 0 0 Total 428 428 316 1172 Brewster School Committeef21 Blanks 110 100 68 278 Marie K. Enochty 159 162 127 448 Claire A. Gradone 159 166 120 445 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Write-Ins 0 0 0 0 Total 428 428 316 1172 Page 1 of 3 Annual Town Election - May 16th, 2017 Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total Constable Blanks 33 34 21 88 Roland W. Bassett, Jr. 180 179 137 496 Write-ins 1 1 0 2 Total 214 214 158 586 Moderator Blanks 41 36 28 105 Charles L. Sumner 171 176 123 470 Write-In Stephen Doyle 1 1 6 8 Write-In (all others) 1 1 1 3 Total 214 214 158 586 Recreation Commission (2) Blanks 251 248 179 678 Roland W. Bassett, Jr. 174 177 133 484 Write-Ins Brandon Rice 2 0 1 3 Write-Ins 2 3 2 7 Total 428 428 316 1172 Planning Board (21 Blanks 127 131 88 346 Richard J. Judd, Jr. 150 158 115 423 Roberta M. Barrett 151 139 112 402 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Write-Ins 0 0 0 0 Total 428 428 316 1172 Nauset Reel School Committee(21 Blanks 42 33 27 102 John M. O'Reilly 172 181 131 484 Write-Ins 0 0 0 0 Total 214 214 158 586 Old King's Highwav Regional Historic District Committee Blanks 49 51 36 136 Lawrence J. Houghton 164 163 122 449 Write-Ins 1 0 0 1 Total 214 214 158 586 Page 2 of 3 Annual Town Election - May 16th, 2017 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 Blanks 7 6 3 16 Yes 147 126 102 375 No 60 82 53 195 Total 214 214 158 586 Ouestion 2 Non-Bindine Public Opinion Advisory Ouestion 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 _ Blanks 15 10 3 28 Yes 174 180 130 484 No 25 24 25 74 Total 214 214 158 586 A True Copy Attest; C W+LUUAM IND Colette M . Williams CMMC / CMC Town Clerk Brewster, MA Page 3 of 3