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Please Remember to Vote Tomorrow

Remind your Friends, Neighbors and Spouse

April 9, 2007

Still Undecided?

Where and When to Vote

Let's Get Out the Vote!

Greetings,

At tomorrow's election, voters will be asked to weigh in on some important decisions for the schools. The ballot will allow you to cast votes on two override questions and two contested School Committee races. Please get to the polls and make your voice heard. Get your spouse and your neighbor to the polls, too.

The deadline for voting absentee has come and gone, so no matter how busy you are tomorrow, the only way to vote is in person, and it only takes a minute or two of your time. Every vote counts - past elections have been decided by as few as 50 votes. The polls are open 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Still Undecided?

Question 1 asks for $1.1 million for school operating costs. This question will cost the average taxpayer $109 a year. The average taxpayer owns a home worth $682,000.

The Needham Public Schools website lists the cuts that will be made if Question 1 fails.

Question 2 asks for a $21 million debt- exclusion override to fund two middle school projects. $20.2 million will pay for a renovation and addition to make High Rock into a sixth-grade center, scheduled to open in September 2009. $800,000 will pay for a technology infrastructure upgrade at Pollard. The cost to the taxpayer for this question will vary over 20 years. The average taxpayer will pay $243 in the peak year and lesser amounts in the other years.

The Needham Public Schools website contains lots of information about both projects.

The Yes for Needham Campaign website also contains information about the ballot questions: www.YesforNeedham.org.

Meet the School Committee Candidates by reading their answers to the CNS questionnaire.

Information about Override Questions

Where and When to Vote

The polls are open from 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

If you recently registered to vote by mail, bring a photo ID.

You can find your polling location on the Town website.

Let's Get Out the Vote!

Talk to your spouse, to your neighbor, to anyone who has an interest in the schools, and get them to vote, too. Let's have a great turnout for this election!