Letter: A Thanksgiving Thanks from Town Clerk Amy Warfield

The following is a letter to the editor from Burlington Town Clerk Amy Warfield:

In this season of Giving Thanks, I want to take a moment to thank all of those who help who helped with Burlington having another successful Election.  This was the first Presidential Election where we had 7 Precincts and the process went very smoothly thanks to the efforts of many.  I’d like to especially thank the Burlington Police Dept., DPW Highway Dept., Recreation Maintenance, School Dept. and BHS custodians for their assistance in preparing the polls, grounds, and traffic control.   Our Post Office was also a great help in assuring absentee ballots were efficiently delivered. 

I’d also like to thank the dedicated, enthusiastic, and competent poll workers for assisting voters through the process.  It was a long day but they handle each voter with skill and a friendly smile. We continue to have a good number of BHS students working the polls, their energy and interest in the election, are greatly appreciated. 

The staff of the Town Clerk’s Office works for weeks in anticipation of an election.  They are registering voters, assisting voters in the office who cast absentee ballots, mailing ballots to voters up to the day before the election, organizing the pollworkers, tracking all voters and ballots and investigating and resolving issues that arise during the election.  The work they do is the foundation of a successful election and I thank Linda, Janice, Lisa and Daniel for laying that great foundation.

Our appreciation goes out to Dunkin Donuts (Cambridge St) for their donation of coffee and donuts, Capital Grill, Papa Razzi, Papa Ginos, and Chick-fli-a for their donations of pizza and sandwiches.  It kept everyone’s energy level up during the long day!

Lastly, thank you to the local candidates who ran, and voters of Burlington who come out and exercise their right to vote.  We look forward to seeing you again in April 2013 for the Annual Town Election.

Regards,

Amy Warfield

Town Clerk