Voter Petition Campaign Seeks Ballot Challenge Against Proposed Guild School Civic Center
The petition drive for signatures to force a referendum vote on town meeting’s approval of the Guild School for a new civic recreation center is well underway, according to organizer John W. Hayes, District 2 town meeting representative.
As of last night, Hayes said he had 272 signatures, or about half the minimum believed required to put a question on the ballot on the town meeting action last week to develop a $2.2 million civic center at the former school.
His count did not include whatever signatures might be on petitions being circulated by more than 30 other people, Hayes said.
He’s hoping the petitions will carry 700 signatures of registered voters when submitted by the 5 p.m. deadline tomorrow, Hayes said, to allow for a number that might be disqualified by the registrars.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
More Town Government Stories
-
Norwood Tax Rate Down $1 to $63-This Day In Norwood History-May 11, 1961
For the first time in nine years, Norwood’s tax rate has decreased. James T. Flaherty of the Board of Assessors announced the new rate at $63 per $1,000 of valuation, a reduction of $1 from the 1960 rate of $64. Norwood’s total valuation has now surpassed $53 million, boosted significantly by an exceptional year of…
-
Eight Districts Recommended Under New Representative Government-This Day in Norwood History-June 4, 1948
Next Step Is Submitting Plan To Special Town Meeting For Action Committee Recommends Eight Districts for Norwood’s New Limited Town Government A major step toward establishing Norwood’s new limited town government was taken last week when Ambrose J. Kelly, speaking on behalf of the Temporary Committee on Limited Town Government, presented a detailed set of…
-
Town Will Vote On Representative Form of Town Meeting-This Day In Norwood History-March 14, 1947
Ambrose J. Kelly, President of the Norwood Citizens’ Association, presented a petition bearing 600 signatures and covering 43 pages of manuscript to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night, by which citizens of the town seek to have an article inserted in the warrant for the Special Town meeting which will take place at 7:30 pm.,…
-
This Day In Norwood History-May 6, 1931-Everett School Lot Seems to Be Favored For Post Office Site
Forty prominent citizens of the town assembled in Memorial Hall yesterday afternoon to discuss before representatives from Washington the location for the new Post Office building. Ernest F. Sharp, from the Post Office Department at Washington, and Jerome J. Lawlor, from the Treasury Department will make their report to Washington.Postmaster Albin K. Parker presided. James…
-
Jennie Fales Becomes First Woman To Head Town Department-This Day In Norwood History-February 15, 1915
Board of Relief at Norwood Organizes With Mrs. Jennie F. Fales as Chairman NORWOOD, Feb 15 -For the first time in the history of the town of Norwood a woman is at the head of one of the departments of the town government. The Board of Relief has organized by electing Mrs. Jennie F. Fales…
-
First Election Under New Town Manager Government-This Day In Norwood History-January 18, 1915
NORWOOD CASTS ITS BIGGEST VOTE All ‘’Charter Committee” Candidates Elected. Appropriations Put Over to Adjourned Town Meeting Feb 25. NORWOOD, Jan 18 — The first town election under the new Town Government act took place today. There was a contest for the Board of Selectmen, and the largest vote of any annual town meeting was…
-
Norwood Will Change To Town Manager Government-This Day in Norwood History-October 11, 1914
Norwood Will Change To Town Manager Government-This Day in Norwood History-October 11, 1914
-
Norwood Voters To Vote on Proposed Change To Town Manager Government-This Day in Norwood History-September 26, 1914
Norwood Voters To Vote on Proposed Change To Town Manager Government-This Day in Norwood History- September 26, 1914
-
Norwood Voters To Vote on Proposed Change To Town Manager Government-This Day in Norwood History- September 26, 1914
NORWOOD VOTERS TO MEET OCT 6 Will Act on Proposed Change in Government. — Appointment of Town Manager by the Selectmen Important Feature. NORWOOD, Sept 26—The voters of the town of Norwood are far more interested In the proposed change in the method of conducting town government, as as it is more commonly known, the…
-
Town Manager Proposed For Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-January 16, 1914
FOR A TOWN MANAGER Administrative Head For Norwood Proposed. Legislature to Be Asked For Town Government Changes. Jan 16, 1914 — At a special town meeting last evening in Everett Hall, the report of the town charter committee, embodying a Synopsis of the proposed changes in town Government, was presented by Town Counsel James A.…
Discover more from Norwood Historical Society
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.