ICYMI: Sudbury Voters Say No to DPW Equipment, Yes to Ambulance for Fire Department: Special Election Results

SUDBURY, MA—In a special town election held Tuesday night to tackle 14 ballot questions, 1,707 (or 14 percent) of the 12,391 registered voters in Sudbury turned out to vote on items involving DPW equipment, an AC unit for a school, a fire department vehicle, updates to the tennis courts at Featherland, and a design for the community center.

1. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $265,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of purchasing and equipping a Fire Department Ambulance, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 946 yes, 751 no
2. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase a Fire Department Ladder Truck, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto? 821 yes, 870 no
3. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $492,500 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of purchase or acquisition of rolling stock, vehicle, and/or equipment for the Department of Public Works, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 571 yes,1115 no
4. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $75,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of purchasing a School Rooftop HV AC Unit, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 891 yes, 797 no
5. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $84,000 in real estate and personal property taxes the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to the Sudbury Public Schools' and Town driveways, parking lots and sidewalks, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first,2016? 755 yes,939 no
6. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $25,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to the Crosswalk at the Nixon School, including installing a crosswalk traffic signal at the intersection of Concord Road, Morse Road, and the driveway entrance to the Nixon School, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 870 yes, 825 no
7. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $195,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to Sudbury Town Buildings for the purpose of Building Safety, Security and Access controls, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 647 yes, 1040 no
8. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $122,320 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District for the purpose of building and personal safety and security, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 700 yes,994 no
9. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $95,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of constructing a new maintenance garage and appurtenant structures on Town-owned land adjacent to the Nixon School, site development, purchasing additional equipment, landscaping, and all expenses connected therewith, including professional, engineering and architectural services and preparation of plans, specifications and bidding documents, supervision of work and relocation, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 454 yes, 1209 no
10. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $220,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of constructing an addition on the existing DPW garage on Town-owned land located at 275 Old Lancaster Road, including site development, and all expenses connected therewith, including professional, engineering and architectural services and preparation of plans, specifications and bidding documents, supervision of work and relocation, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 535 yes, 1143 no
11. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $250,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to the Underground Fuel Storage system at the DPW Facility located at 275 Old Lancaster Road and all other appurtenances thereto and all expenses therewith including preparation of plans, specifications and bidding, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 758 yes,926 no
12. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $100,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of engineering, design and construction of new walkways within the Town, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 748 yes, 942 no
13. expanding or making extraordinary repairs to the tennis courts at Featherland Park, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, for the fiscal year beginning July first, 2016? 724 yes,970 no
14. Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to be exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to produce design documents for a new community center, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto? 647 yes,1013 no