Results of Annual Town Election 

May 13, 2002, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Lancaster Town Hall.
1,220 voters went to the polls in the rain

Candidates for open seat on the Lancaster Board of Selectmen:
 
 484
 - Bill Bartlett
628
 - Joanne Foster
76
 - Marietta Poras

Two ballot questions:
1. “Shall the board of selectmen be authorized to grant licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in restaurants having at least 50 but not more than 125 seats; provided, that not more than 2 such licenses shall be in effect.

                                                    YES -  830                       NO - 337

       If in the majority of the votes cast in answer to said question is in the affirmative, the town shall be taken to have authorized the sale in said town of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in restaurants having at least 50 but not more than 125 seats; provided, that not more than 2 such licenses shall be in effect. Such licenses shall be the subject, however, to all other provisions of said chapter 138.

2.  “Shall the board of selectmen be authorized to grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in restaurants having at least 100 and not more than 500 seats, provided, that not more than 4 restaurant alcohol licenses of any type shall be in effect.

                                                YES - 794                   NO - 366

           If the majority of the votes cast in answer to said question is in the affirmative, the town shall be taken to authorized the sale in said town of all alcoholic beverages in restaurants having at least 100 and not more 500 seats; provided, that not more than 4 restaurant alcoholic licenses of any type shall be in effect. Such licenses shall be the subject, however, to all other provisions of said chapter 138.

Other races (uncontested):
 
 

Nashoba Regional School Committee
(3-year seat - no candidate)
Write-in votes:
Mary Beth K. Yentz  - 28

Assessor
(three year seat-no candidate)
Write-in votes:
Not enough to meet 25-vote minimum

Finance Committee
(three-years)
John Bailey - 873
(two years)
David O'Toole - 881
(one-year)
David Dunn - 841

Moderator
(one-year)
James Burgoyne - 982

Board of Public Works
(three-year)
Douglas DeCesare - 853

Board of Health
(three-year)
Vera Davis - 902
(one-year)
Robert Baylis - 841

Planning Board
(three-year)
Norman Kennedy - 852

Housing Authority
(three-year)
Daunne Miller - 825

Library Trustees
(Two seats, three-years)
Emily J. Rose - 820
Frank T. MacGrory - 821