MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead residents face a defining vote on June 9 with the three-tier Proposition 2 1/2 override on the ballot, and a $2.3 million trash assessment, along with contested races for Select Board and School Committee.
Voters will be asked to decide between a phased-in $9 million, $12 million or $15 million override over three years. The winning override proposal will be the highest monetary amount that receives at least 50 percent of the vote.
If none of the three tiers receives 50 percent, then the override will fail.
Voters will also be asked whether the town should assess $2.3 million in real estate and personal property taxes to fund curbside trash, recycling and yard waste collection beginning on July 1.
Voters in the annual election will also decide between three candidates for two open seats. Select Board member Erin Noonan is running for re-election, with challengers being current School Committee member Jennifer Schaeffner and Rossana Ferrante.
Former School Committee Chair Sarah Fox is also running to regain her seat on the committee, along with fellow challengers Ann Marie Jordan and Melissa Clucas, with the top two vote-getters gaining the two open seats.
There is a contested race for moderator between incumbent John Attridge and Peter Jaffe.
Rose McCarthy and Sally Sands are running for one open seat on the Cemetery Commission.
There are six candidates for five seats on the Parks & Recreation board — incumbents Christopher Kennedy, Shelly Bedrossian, Larry Simpson, Karin Ernst, as well as challengers Michael McCarthy and Kenneth Kalman.
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