Arlington Voter's Guide: District-Wide Minuteman Election

ARLINGTON, MA — In an effort to approve $145 million in borrowed funds to construct a new Minuteman High School, a district-wide referendum will be held Tuesday to decide the fate of the new Minuteman High School.

The district's 16 member towns will take to the polls Tuesday in order to decide the borrowing of the funds to construct a new school at 758 Marrett Road in Lexington. On May 4, Belmont voted 'No' on approving its portion of the debt for the new Minuteman school, forcing a district-wide referendum in order to approve the funding.

Belmont's decision placed the project on an indefinite hiatus, and put a grant of $44 million grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority in jeopardy. Belmont was also the only one of ten member towns planning to stay in the district beyond 2017 to vote 'no' on the bonding for the project.

The election will be determined by a majority and there is no minimum number of voters required. Not every town needs to approve the bond, but rather a majority of the total number of votes cast in all the towns.

Here is some other information you need to know about the election

Ballot Question

"Do you approve of the vote of the Regional District School Committee of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District taken on June 27, 2016, to authorize the borrowing of $144,922,478 to pay costs of constructing a new district school?"

Polling locations

Arlington is one of two member towns who will be using its standard polling locations during the election. Here are the polling locations for the upcoming election, courtesy of the Town of Arlington website. (Numbers indicate precinct.

1.Thompson School, 187 Everett Street

2. Hardy School, 52 Lake Street (Entrance on Brooks Avenue)

3. Thompson School, 187 Everett Street

4. Hardy School, 52 Lake Street (Entrance on Brooks Avenue)

5. Thompson School, 187 Everett Street

6. Hardy School, 52 Lake Street (Entrance on Brooks Avenue)

7. Chestnut Manor, 54 Medford Street ( Entrance on Chestnut Terrace)

8. Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave. (Near Robbins Library)

9. Chestnut Manor, 54 Medford Street ( Entrance on Chestnut Terrace)

10. Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave. (Near Robbins Library)

11. Bishop School, 25 Columbia Road (Entrance on Stowecroft Road)

12. Brackett School, 66 Eastern Ave. (Left at Water Tower at top of Park Ave.)

13. Ed Burns Arena, 422 Summer Street

14. Brackett School, 66 Eastern Ave. (Left at Water Tower at top of Park Ave.)

15. Ed Burns Arena, 422 Summer Street

16. Dallin School, 185 Florence Ave. (Entrance on Florence Ave.)

17. Peirce School, Park Ave. Extension (Entrance on Newland Road)

18. Dallin School, 185 Florence Ave. (Entrance on Florence Ave.)

19. Peirce School, Park Ave. Extension (Entrance on Newland Road)

20. Park Ave. Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road (Park Ave. & Wollaston Ave.)

21. Peirce School, Park Ave. Extension (Entrance on Newland Road)

Don't know your precinct? Don't worry, you can click here to find out.

Polling Hours:

The polls will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., as opposed to the standard 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. polling hours.