Public Safety/DPW Complex Vote Falls on Rosh Hashanah

With the vote for the proposed Mansfield public safety/public works facility only days away, Town Manager Bill Ross said this week that the town would have to be more careful with scheduling in the future.

Tuesday’s vote falls on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, but the holiday never came up during a discussion in June on when to have the town vote according to the Sun Chronicle. Last week, a resident who noticed the conflict informed Ross of the issue.

Locally, Weymouth has a mayoral preliminary election this week but moved election day to the 17th due to the holiday.

On Tuesday, voters in Mansfield will decide whether to fund the $35 million project with a temporary property tax increase known as a debt exclusion.

Those who cannot vote on Tuesday can vote through an absentee ballot or at Town Hall until noon Monday.