Candidates Night on Thursday

The Medfield Voters Organization (MVO) Candidates Evening will be held in the selectmen’s meeting room, second floor in the Medfield Town Hall on Thursday, March 12, starting at 7 p.m.

All candidates running for Medfield town offices in the March 30 election were invited to attend the annual candidates evening.

In addition to a Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion question for a new public safety building, there is one contested race for school committee (one position for a three-year term) between Maryanne Sullivan-candidate for re-election, and Jermiah Potts.

There are nine unopposed candidates running for the offices of moderator, town clerk, selectmen, assessors, library trustee , planning board, park commissioner, and housing authority.

Here is the ballot:

For MODERATOR (vote for one) (one year)

Scott McDermott, 17 Knollwood Rd.

Candidate for re-election

For TOWN CLERK (vote for one) (three years)

Carol Mayer, 88 West St

Candidate for re-election

For SELECTMEN (vote for one) (three years)

Osler Peterson, 10 Copperwood Rd.

Candidate for re-election

For ASSESSORS (vote for one) (three years)

Thomas Sweeney, 61 North St.

Candidate for re-election

For SCHOOL COMMITTEE (vote for one) (three years)

Jeremiah Potts, 7 Curve St.

Maryanne Sullivan, 5 Pond View Ave

Candidate for re-election

For LIBRARY TRUSTEE (vote for not more than two) (three years)

Maura McNicholas, 64 Orchard St.

Candidate for re-election

Steve Pelosi, 20 Country Way

Candidate for re-election

For PLANNING BOARD (vote for one) (five years)

George Lester, 28 Hartford St.

Candidate for re-election

For PARK COMMISSIONERS (vote for one) (three years)

Robert Tatro, 12 West St.

For HOUSING AUTHORITY (vote for one (five years)

Robert Canavan, 46 Frairy St.

For TRUST FUND COMMISSIONER (vote for one) (three years)

PROPOSITION 2 ½ DEBT EXCLUSION QUESTION

Shall the Town of Medfield be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds to be issued in order to construct, equip, furnish and landscape a public safety building, including associated parking and communications facilities and expenses related to the temporary relocation of the police and fire departments and provision of a parking lot for the staff of Dale Street School, including all costs incidental or related thereto.

_____YES _____NO