|
Coverage of Prop 21/2 override campaigns in more than 30 communities in Greater Boston.
Contributors
John Drake is a reporter in the Boston Globe's Globe West bureau.
Recent ReviewsMelissa Beecher is a correspondent in the Globe's West and NorthWest bureaus. Christine Wallgren is a correspondent in the Globe South bureau. Martin Finucane is an editor in Globe West. David Dahl is the Globe's regional editor.
- Concord vote se...
RSS Feed- How to spend Co... - Amesbury voters... - Prop 2 1/2 in p... - CommonWealth Ma... - Tax the non-pro... - Sudbury says no... Who's voting when?
MAR 26
Sudbury Lincoln MAR 27 Randolph Concord MAR 31 Scituate Walpole APR 3 Dartmouth APR 7 East Bridgewater Rockport APR 9 Kingston * APR 10 Needham APR 14 Rockland APR 24 Saugus Westwood Gloucester APR 28 Marshfield April 30 Merrimac MAY 1 Shrewsbury MAY 7 Stoneham May 8 Rowley Salisbury MAY 19 Middleborough *Town meeting vote |
« Topsfield rejects school override, supports bridge funds | Main | Wenham overrides pass first test » Monday, May 7, 2007It's not in the mail
A decision by town leaders to mail a flyer on a controversial override by bulk mail -- instead of first class -- ended up costing the town more than $3,700 when the mailing didn't arrive at residents' homes on time. The mailing was supposed to arrive at 13,000 residents’ homes several days prior to last Tuesday’s election. One of the questions on the ballot was a referendum on a $5 million tax override, an issue that had deeply divided the community. The flyer contained carefully worded statements for and against the proposal written by leaders of groups that supported and opposed the measure. Town Manager Daniel Morgado said like many residents, he got his in the mail the day after the vote. Town clerk Ann Dagle got hers two days later. “Unfortunately it was all sort of a useless exercise,” Morgado said. AB Data Ltd. based in Milwaukee, Wis., was contracted by the town to print and mail the flyer via the U.S. Postal Service. Morgado said he opted for bulk mail rates in an effort to save money but learned the day before the election that the fliers were "lost" in other bulk mail. Next time, he said, he'll go first class. Morgado will be sending the selectmen a memo tonight at the board's meeting, suggesting that they try to recover some of the costs from the printing company. -- Megan Woolhouse Posted by John C. Drake at 11:56 AM
|
