SUDBURY ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
March 25, 2002
The Annual Town Election was held at two locations. Precincts 1, 2 & 5 voted a the Fairbank Community Center on Fairbank Road and Precincts 3 & 4 voted a the Town Hall at 322 Concord Road. The polls were open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. There were 4,734 votes cast, representing 46% of the town's 10,401 registered voters. There was 1 contested race and two ballot questions. The final tabulation of votes was done at the Town Hall.
Precint 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Board of Selectmen (1) for three years
John D. Drobinski 734 616 585 633 715 3283
Blanks 314 274 269 231 295 1383
Write-Ins 14 18 14 11 11 68
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Board of Assessors (1) for three years
Liam J. Vesely 687 567 543 577 661 3035
Blanks 372 335 323 294 358 1682
Write-Ins 3 6 2 4 2 17
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Goodnow Library Trustees (2) for three years
Hans D. Lopater 678 548 520 571 642 2959
Robert W. Iuliano 622 505 510 544 578 2759
Blanks 819 752 701 633 818 3723
Write-Ins 5 11 5 2 4 27
Totals 2124 1816 1736 1750 2042 9468
Board of Health (1) for three years
Brian J. McNamara 659 557 524 548 648 2936
Blanks 399 348 340 327 371 1785
Write-Ins 4 3 4 0 2 13
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Moderator (1) for one year
Thomas G. Dignan, Jr. 750 635 596 642 729 3352
Blanks 306 265 267 231 287 1356
Write-Ins 6 8 5 2 5 26
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Park & Recreation Commissioner (1) for three years
Peter S. Glass 385 323 311 316 461 1796
Joseph H. Mullin, Jr. 281 261 228 214 232 1216
Blanks 394 321 328 343 326 1712
Write-Ins 2 3 1 2 2 10
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Precint 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Planning Board (1) for three years
Michael J. Hunter 658 540 526 560 637 2921
Blanks 400 362 339 310 380 1791
Write-Ins 4 6 3 5 4 22
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Sudbury Housing Authority (1) for five years
Steven J. Swanger 692 579 537 567 655 3030
Blanks 366 325 330 304 363 1688
Write-Ins 4 4 1 4 3 16
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734
Sudbury School Committee (2) for three years
William G. Braun 677 569 529 558 647 2980
Richard J. Robison 654 554 520 543 638 2909
Blanks 784 684 682 642 749 3541
Write-Ins 9 9 5 7 8 38
Totals 2124 1816 1736 1750 2042 9468
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee (2) for three years
Ragnhild (Renel) Fredrickson 654 534 506 540 627 2861
Lauri Wishner 692 592 540 567 660 3051
Blanks 770 682 685 637 747 3521
Write-Ins 8 8 5 6 8 35
Totals 2124 1816 1736 1750 2042 9468
(Note:  Members of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee were elected on an at large basis pursuant to the vote of the Special Town Meeting of October 26, 1970, under Article 1, and subsequent passage by the General Court of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 1971. The votes recorded above are those cast in Sudbury only.)
Ballot Question 1
Shall the town of Sudbury be allowed to assess an additional $2,999,995 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of funding $1,599,687 in operating expenses for the Sudbury Public Schools, $575,100 in operating expenses for the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District High School, $715,321 in operating expenses for other Town departments, $41,887 in operating expenses for the Pool Enterprise, and $68,000 in capital expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and two?
Precint 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Yes 653 492 402 485 550 2582
No 407 412 463 388 469 2139
Blanks 2 4 3 3 1 13
Totals 1062 908 868 876 1020 4734
Ballot Question 2
Shall Sudbury accept sections 3 to 7 inclusive, of Chapter 44B of the General Laws, in accordance with the summary which appears below?

Section 3 to 7 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws of Massachusetts, also known as the Community Preservation Act, establish a dedicated funding source to acquire and preserve open space, parks and conservation land, protect public drinking water supplies, and scenic areas, protect farm land and forests from future development, restore and preserve historic properties, and help meet local families' housing needs.  In Sudbury, the Comunity Preservation Act will be funded by an additional excise of 3% on the annual tax levy on real property and by matching funds provided by the state.  The following exclusions shall be permitted:

1. Property owned and occupied as a domicile by any person who qualifies for low income housing or low or moderate income senior housing in the Town, as defined in section 2 of said Act;

2. Class three, commercial, and class four, industrial properties as defined in G.L. c59, Section 2A; and

3. $100,000 of the value of each taxable parcel of residential real property.

Any taxpayer receiving an examption of real property authorized by Chapter 59 of the General Laws
shall be exempt from this Act.  A Community Preservation Committee composed of local citizens will
make recommendations on the use of the funds and all expenditures will be subject to a vote of
Town Meeting and an annual audit.
Precint 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Yes 543 441 365 473 495 2317
No 468 436 465 362 491 2222
Blanks 51 31 38 40 35 195
Totals 1062 908 868 875 1021 4734