The next town election
will take place on this coming TUESDAY March 23rd. In addition to voting on the Proposition 2 1/2 Override, there are candidates running for many town offices.
The five candidates for School Committee have provided Parent Council with brief statements about their platforms. These statements have been sent home in the backpacks (Friday, 3/19). For a copy of this document, please click here.
Below is a list of candidates and issues (I have included links to campaign websites, when I have found them!--AFM):
Proposition 2 1/2 Override:
YES - http://voteyesforamherst.org
NO - http://nomoreoverrides.com
Amherst Select Board:
Alisa V. Brewer
James J. Wald
Amherst School Committee:
Kathleen Dequence Anderson
Ernest J. Dalkas
Richard Blake Hood
Vincent J. O'Connor
Robert A. Spence
Jones Library Trustee:
Emily G. Lewis
Kathleen Wang
Town Meeting Moderator: Harrison L. Gregg
Oliver Smith Will Elector: John W. Coull
All 10 precincts will be electing at least 8 Town Meeting Members to 3 year terms as well. You can view sample ballots on the Town of Amherst website here: http://www.amherstma.gov/index.aspx?NID=650 (Click on "Absentee Ballots.")
You can also view conversations with the candidates for school committee as well as the League of Women Voters evening with the candidates on demand at the Amherst Community Television website.