TOWN OF TEMPLETON

WARRANT FOR SPECIAL ELECTION

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER, ss.

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A True Copy, ATTEST:

Carol A. Harris

Town Clerk of Templeton

TOWN OF TEMPLETON

SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION

AGGREGATE RETURNS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

1. Shall the Town of Templeton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of

proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay the Town’s

allocable share of the bond issued by the Narragansett Regional School District

for the purpose of paying costs of replacing roofs at the High School/Middle

School Complex, including the payment of all other costs incidental and related

thereto?

Precinct        A     B   Total

YES           177   128   305

NO            176   122    298

BLANKS     4        2        6

TOTALS  357   252    609

2. Shall the Town of Templeton be allowed to assess an additional Two Hundred

Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in real estate and personal property taxes

for the purpose of funding drainage improvements and the reconstruction of

various Town roads for the fiscal year beginning July first two thousand seven?

Precinct            A         B      Total

YES              117        84       201

NO                239      165       404

BLANKS          1         3           4

TOTALS      357      252       609

3. Shall the Town of Templeton be allowed to assess an additional Sixty-One

Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars ($61,400.00) in real estate and personal property

taxes for the purposes of purchasing and equipping one new command vehicle for

the Fire Department and one new Meals-on-Wheels vehicle for the Council on

Aging for the fiscal year beginning July first two thousand seven?

Precinct             A           B           Total

YES                118         90            208

NO                  236       160            396

BLANKS            3           2                5

TOTALS        357       252             609

4. Shall the Town of Templeton be allowed to assess an additional One Hundred

Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000.00) in real estate and personal property taxes

for the purpose of purchasing and equipping a six-wheel dump truck for the

Highway Department for the fiscal year beginning July first two thousand seven?

Precinct                   A              B        Total

YES                       77             68         145

NO                       277           178         455

BLANKS                 3               6             9

TOTALS             357            252         609

5. Shall the Town of Templeton be allowed to assess an additional One Hundred

Seven Thousand Dollars ($107,000.00) in real estate and personal property taxes

for the purposes of installing a new roof at the Templeton Center School and for

carpet replacement at the East Templeton Elementary School for the fiscal year

beginning July first two thousand seven?

Precinct                       A                   B       Total

YES                          158               108        266

NO                            198               143         341

BLANKS                      1                   1            2

TOTALS                  357                252        609


This shows the thinking was not always on 10 wheelers at highway and these questions passed at town meeting but failed here so there is a demonstrated need for a demonstration of need and to gain trust of taxpayers for spending articles to pass.