RESULTS OF SPECIAL STATE PRIMARY
January 10, 2006
The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk at 6:30 A.M.
Election Officers on duty and duly sworn were as follows: Marja LePoer, Betty Ann Tiilikkala, Edna Jamnback, Dona Sue LaRue, Jill Niemi, Wendy Baird, Rosemary Wayrynen, Deborah Moylan, Amy Meunier, Catherine Foster, Andrew Gosnell, Waldemar Tiilikkala, and Bertha Tiilikkala, clerk.
The polls opened at 7:00 a.m.
The following is a list of candidates as they appeared on the official ballots and also the votes each received, and the total blanks:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY BALLOT
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Michael F. Ellis29
Michael McCallum289
Robert L. Rice29
All others0
Blanks1
Total ballots cast348
REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY BALLOT
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Jonathan M. Dennehy 66
All others0
Blanks4
Total ballots cast70
The polls closed at 8:00 p.m.
Tellers on duty and duly sworn were as follows: Nancy Peeler, Elaine Kielty, Shaun Kielty, Deborah Pillsbury Pamela Peeler and Sally Tracy.
At the close of the polls the ballot box read 418 voters had cast a ballot; the checkers’ lists tallied 348 Democrats and 70 Republicans had cast ballots, for a total of 418 voters.
Lorraine Pease, Town Clerk
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
MIDDLESEX, SS:
To: Constable of the Town of Ashby
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Elections to vote at the Ashby Elementary School Auditorium on TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2006 from 7:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M. for the following purpose:
To cast their votes in the State Election for the candidates of political parties for the following office:
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURTSecond Worcester District
Hereof, fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said voting.
Given under our hands this 25th day of January, 2006.
______/ ______/ ______Gerard Houle / Peter McMurray / Michael McCallum
Chairman
ASHBY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
By virtue of this precept, I have posted three (3) attested copies of the foregoing warrant in three (3) public places in said Ashby at least seven days before the time of said State Primary.
Date:______
______
Steven C. McLatchy
CONSTABLE OF ASHBY
RESULTS OF SPECIAL STATE ELECTION
February 7, 2006
The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk at 6:30 A.M.
Election Officers on duty and duly sworn were as follows: Betty Ann Tiilikkala, Edna Jamnback, Dona Sue LaRue, Jill Niemi, Wendy Baird, Rosemary Wayrynen, Deborah Moylan, Amy Meunier, Catherine Foster, Andrew Gosnell, Waldemar Tiilikkala, and Bertha Tiilikkala, clerk.
The polls opened at 7:00 a.m.
The following is a list of candidates as they appeared on the official ballots and also the votes each received, and the total blanks:
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
VOTES
Jonathan M. Dennehy244
Robert L. Rice162
Blanks0
All others1
Total votes cast407
The polls closed at 8:00 p.m.
Tellers on duty and duly sworn were as follows: Nancy Peeler, Elaine Kielty, Shaun Kielty, Deborah Pillsbury, Pamela Peeler and Sally Tracy.
At the close of the polls the ballot box read 407 voters had cast a ballot; the checkers’ lists tallied 407 voters had cast a ballot.
Lorraine Pease, Town Clerk
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN WARRANT
APRIL 24, 2006
Middlesex, ss:
TO: Constable of the Town of Ashby:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Ashby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Ashby Elementary School Auditorium in said Ashby, Monday, the twenty-fourth day of April, next at 12 Noon, to give their votes on one ballot for the following officers:
SELECTMAN, Three Years
ASSESSOR, Three Years
COLLECTOR, Three Years
BOARD OF HEALTH, Three Years
PLANNING BOARD, Five Years
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER, Three Years
PARK COMMISSIONER, Three Years
3LIBRARY TRUSTEES, Three Years
The polls will be open at 12:00 PM and shall close at 7:30 PM.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy in three (3) public places in said Ashby at least seven days before holding of said election.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of election aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 5th day of April 2006.
______/ ______/ ______Gerard Houle / Peter McMurray / Michael McCallum
Chairman
ASHBY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
By virtue of this precept, I have posted three (3) attested copies of the foregoing warrant in Three (3) public places in said Ashby seven days at least before time of said Annual Town Election.
DATE:______
______
Steven C. McLatchy
CONSTABLE OF ASHBY
RESULTS OF ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
APRIL 24, 2006
The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk at 11:45 AM on Monday, April 24, 2006.
Election officers on duty and duly sworn in were as follows: Bertha Tiilikkala, Betty Ann Tiilikkala, Edna Jamnback, Wendy Baird, Rosemary Wayrynen, Andrew Gosnell and Waldemar Tiilikkala.
The polls opened at 12:00 PM.
The following is a list of candidates and the votes and blanks each received as they appeared on the official ballot.
VOTES
SELECTMAN, Three years
Michael McCallum 197
Geoffrey Woollacott 239
All others 2
Blanks 3
Total ballots cast 441
ASSESSOR, Three years
Oliver H Mutch 371
All others 1
Blanks 69
Total ballots cast 441
COLLECTOR, Three years
Beth Ann Scheid 350
All others 1
Blanks 90
Total ballots cast 441
BOARD OF HEALTH, Three years
Christopher B Allen 144
Nicholas A Murray 287
All others 0
Blanks 10
Total ballots cast 441
PLANNING BOARD, Five years
Andrew T Leonard 340
All others 0
Blanks 101
Total ballots cast 441
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER, Three years
George S Beauregard 95
Daniel Harju (write-in) 188
All others 20
Blanks 138
Total ballots cast 441
PARK COMMISSIONER, Three years
William T Seymour 378
All others 2
Blanks 61
Total ballots cast 441
LIBRARY TRUSTEES, Three years
Alice L.(Sally) Bauman 298
Susan J Duffy 310
John P Mickola 342
All others 5
Blanks 368
Total votes cast 1323
Total ballots cast 441
The polls closed at 7:30 PM.
Tellers on duty and duly sworn in were as follows: Nancy Peeler. Sally Tracy, Roberta Flashman, Shaun Kielty, Elaine Kielty, and Pamela Peeler.
At the close of the polls the ballot box read 441voters had cast a ballot: the checker' tally sheet read 441 voters had cast a ballot.
Lorraine Pease, Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Special Town Meeting
Middlesex, ss:
To: Constable of the Town of Ashby in said County:
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Ashby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Elementary School Auditorium in said Ashby, Saturday, May 6, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. to act on the following articles:
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES
Article 1.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $408.57 from the PlaygroundFund account to the Prior Year Bills account for the purpose of paying for prior year playground expenses at Allen Field, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 2.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $47,968.67 from the following accounts:
- $23,000 FY06 Municipal Building Repairs
- $3,200 Encumbered Municipal Building Repairs
- $7,029.73 Encumbered A#11 Animal Control Facility & Grounds
- $1,310 Encumbered Legal Services
- $2,812.79 Encumbered Fire Water Holes
- $220 Encumbered Highway Bridge Maintenance
- $6,000 Encumbered A#13 Town Common Expenses
- $277 Encumbered Tennis Court Expenses
- $222 Encumbered Tennis Court Expenses
- $1,200 Encumbered A#15 Allen Field Fencing
- $2,697.15 Encumbered A#13 Highway Bridge Maintenance
to the Highway Winter Operations account for the purpose of paying highway winter operations expenses, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 3.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,302.85 from the Encumbered A#13 Highway Bridge Maintenance account to the Highway Winter Operations Overtime account for the purpose of paying for highway winter operations overtime wages, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 4.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,000 from the Communications Expenses account to the Communications Wages account for the purpose of paying for dispatchers wages, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 5.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $8,000 from the Police Wages account to the Police Chief Salary account for the purpose of paying for police chief salary adjustment, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 6.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $10,000 from the Fund Balance Reserved for Extraordinary and Unforeseen Expenditures (formerly known as Overlay Surplus) account to the Assessors Expenses account for the purpose of paying for valuation appraisals, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 7.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $4,000 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Fire Department Expenses account for the purpose of paying for fire department expenses, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 8.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,000 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Police Department Expenses account for the purpose of paying for police expenses, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 9.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $600 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Building Inspector Travel Expenses account for the purpose of paying for building inspector travel expenses, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 10.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $600 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Electrical Inspector Travel Expenses account for the purpose of paying for electrical inspector travel expenses, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 11.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $600 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Plumbing & Gas Inspector Travel Expenses account for the purpose of paying for plumbing & gas inspector travel expenses, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 12.To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $6,700 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Reserve Fund account for the purpose of replenishing the reserve fund for the remainder of the fiscal year, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy in at least three (3) public places in said Ashby fourteen (14) days at least before holding of said meeting. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 19th day of April, 2006.
Michael McCallumChair / Peter McMurray Procurement / Gerard Houle
Clerk
ASHBY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
By virtue of this precept, I have posted three (3) attested copies of the foregoing warrant in three (3) public places in said Ashby at least fourteen days before the time of said Special Town Meeting.
Date:______
______
Steven McLatchy
Constable of Ashby
RESULTS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
May 6, 2006
The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk at 8:55 AM.
With a quorum present, the Moderator Peter Rourke called the meeting to order at 9:35 AM. The rules of the meeting were read. The warrant showed it had been properly served.
The motion was made and seconded to waive the reading of the warrant, and so voted.
The motion was made and seconded to allow the moderator to declare a two-thirds vote, and so voted.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES
Article 1.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $408.57 from the PlaygroundFund account to the Prior Year Bills account for the purpose of paying for prior year playground expenses at Allen Field.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 2.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $47,968.67 from the following accounts:
- $23,000 FY06 Municipal Building Repairs
- $3,200 Encumbered Municipal Building Repairs
- $7,029.73 Encumbered A#11 Animal Control Facility & Grounds
- $1,310 Encumbered Legal Services
- $2,812.79 Encumbered Fire Water Holes
- $220 Encumbered Highway Bridge Maintenance
- $6,000 Encumbered A#13 Town Common Expenses
- $277 Encumbered Tennis Court Expenses
- $222 Encumbered Tennis Court Expenses
- $1,200 Encumbered A#15 Allen Field Fencing
- $2,697.15 Encumbered A#13 Highway Bridge Maintenance
to the Highway Winter Operations account for the purpose of paying highway winter operations expenses.
VOTE:PASSED
Article 3.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $2,302.85 from the Encumbered A#13 Highway Bridge Maintenance account to the Highway Winter Operations Overtime account for the purpose of paying for highway winter operations overtime wages.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 4.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $2,000 from the Communications Expenses account to the Communications Wages account for the purpose of paying for dispatchers wages.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 5.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $8,000 from the Police Wages account to the Police Chief Salary account for the purpose of paying for police chief salary adjustment.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 6.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $10,000 from the Fund Balance Reserved for Extraordinary and Unforeseen Expenditures (formerly known as Overlay Surplus) account to the Assessors Expenses account for the purpose of paying for valuation appraisals.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 7.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $4,000 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Fire Department Expenses account for the purpose of paying for fire department expenses.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 8.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $2,000 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Police Department Expenses account for the purpose of paying for police expenses.
VOTE:PASSED
Article 9.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $600 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Building Inspector Travel Expenses account for the purpose of paying for building inspector travel expenses.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 10.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $600 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Electrical Inspector Travel Expenses account for the purpose of paying for electrical inspector travel expenses.
VOTE:PASSED
Article 11.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $600 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Plumbing & Gas Inspector Travel Expenses account for the purpose of paying for plumbing & gas inspector travel expenses.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
Article 12.The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $6,700 from the NMRSD Transportation Assessment account to the Reserve Fund account for the purpose of replenishing the reserve fund for the remainder of the fiscal year.
VOTE:UNANIMOUS
The motion was made and seconded to dissolve the Special Town Meeting at 10:02 AM, and so voted.
Lorraine Pease
Ashby Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Annual Town Meeting
Middlesex, ss:
To: Constable of the Town of Ashby in said County:
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Ashby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Elementary School Auditorium in said Ashby, Saturday, May 6, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. to act on the following articles:
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES
Article 1.To see if the Town will vote to elect all other town officers not required to be on the official ballot.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 2.To see if the Town will vote to hear the reports of the various town officials and committees.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 3.To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer to borrow funds as necessary in anticipation of revenue, in accordance with Chapter 44, Sections 23 to 27 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 4.To see if the Town will vote to accept the following sums in trust; the income therefrom to be expended for the perpetual care of lots as follows:
Glenwood Cemetery
AmountNameAve.LotSection
$ 200.00 John B. HewittBR 24Lyman
$ 400.00 Paul & Gloria ForsBR 25Lyman
, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 5.To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $139,915Chapter 90 bond issues to be used by the Highway Department in accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 6.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $31,245.86 from Free Cash in order to defray charges and expenses of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year, FY2007, beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, or take any action thereon.
Finance Committee action: √ Approved Disapproved No Action
Article 7.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sums of money necessary to defray charges and expenses of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year, FY2007, beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007, with each item considered to be a separate appropriation as set forth below, and to fix the salaries of all elected officials, or take any action thereon.