Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
When the motion to dissolve the Annual Town Meeting was made at 10:18 p.m.
\nTuesday evening, a cheer erupted from the voters still remaining in the
\nauditorium at Hanover High School. I’m not sure who was happier, those who
\nlabored long and hard for months to make the past couple of evenings
\nhappen, or those who feared reconsideration of the override motion. :)<\/p>\n
484 people checked in to Town Meeting this evening; the largest number this
\n32-year resident remembers for a second night of Town Meeting in at least
\n15 years. We bandied about challenging zoning topics like the MBTA Overlay
\nDistrict zoning requirements (ultimately referred back to the Planning
\nBoard for further study) and accessory dwelling units (approved after an
\namendment from the floor), bought a lawn mower and a woodchipper, and made
\nsure our men in blue have new cruisers and radios. I am personally most
\nexcited about the 3-year dog license option. :) As the Moderator noted,
\nwe got through more articles in 27 minutes this evening than we did in all
\nof one long night last night. A total of 45 articles later, and the
\nmeeting is over.<\/p>\n
Please join me in a shout out to the Advisory Committee from all of us for
\ntheir particularly extraordinary efforts during this exceptionally
\nchallenging budget analysis year! Their time and energy seem boundless to
\nme sometimes, and their dedication to their work is very appreciated by all
\nof us.<\/p>\n
And so, we’re on to the election. There are two contested races (Board of
\nAssessors and School Committee) and two “vote for two” races (School
\nCommittee and Select Board) in addition to the override question. As a
\nreminder, the override has to pass at both the Town Meeting (it did) and at
\nthe Town Election (stay tuned) in order to take effect. The deadline to
\napply for a Vote by Mail ballot is Monday, May 13th. Your application has
\nto be received in the Town Clerk’s Office by that date in order to be
\nprocessed. Due to a vacancy in the Assistant Town Clerk’s position, an
\nappointment needs to be made directly with the Town Clerk in order to vote
\nin person absentee, which is also only available to those who qualify.
\nPlease go to
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\nfor more information. Most everyone else should just plan to vote on
\nperson on Election Day, Saturday, May 18th. The polls will be open from
\n8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Hanover High School!<\/p>\n
One sidebar quick story before I send this e-blast…on Friday of last
\nweek, Hanover’s newest US citizen, an immigrant from Ukraine, arrived in
\nthe Town Clerk’s Office with questions about voter registration and Town
\nMeeting. The deadline to register to vote in this Town Meeting and Town
\nElection had passed, but as a new citizen, there was a legal exception to
\nthe deadline for him. He also wanted to know when and where Town Meeting
\nwas going to be held. We handed him a Warrant, a copy of his voter
\nregistration, and related instructions, and sent him along. This evening,
\naround 9:45 p.m., I noticed “A” for the first time, sitting middle row
\ncenter, at Hanover High, and holding his hand high when the Moderator
\ncalled for a show of hands.<\/p>\n
I’m so proud of us. Great job Hanover. See you in 11 days at the polls!<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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