Amherst registrars won’t review signatures on library petition
Petitioners are trying to bring about a town referendum on the Jones Library renovation project. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/10/2021 8:22:38 PM
AMHERST An effort to declare null and void the recent certification of signatures on a voter veto effort to put the $36.3 million Jones Library project to a town referendum has been rejected by the Board of Registrars.
Board member Dee Shabazz asked that the board give itself the authority to evaluate the validity of signatures by using voter registration cards at a meeting Thursday. But the board deadlocked on the issue, with Shabazz joined by Jaime Wagner voting yes and colleagues Jacqueline Gardner and Town Clerk Susan Audette voting no.
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The Select Board approved Cease & Desist notices to be sent to the occupants residing in the seasonal homes of Woods Pond campgrounds, located on King’s Way, at the Jan. 25 Select Board meeting.
The board emphasized that it is not safe for residents living past season due to the lack of potable water, and they must leave the premises.
It was previously reported that several occupants residing at these seasonal homes have been living there illegally year-round. Many of these cottage-style units in this part of Woods Pond are restricted to seasonal use from April 16 – October 10.
Most of the campgrounds consist of shared communal wells and septic systems, both of which aren’t designed and sustainable for year-round use.
STOUGHTON A pair of a special breed of pit bulls in Stoughton that attacked another dog on their property so viciously in October that it had to be put down was determined not to be a danger to residents by a unanimous decision at a Tuesday Stoughton Select Board meeting.
However, that ruling was going to be contingent on them being housed in their kennel while on the premises. Select board member Bob O’Regan discovered that, when the structure had been built last year, the contractor never filed permits, making it illegal. This was after the determination was made that the canines would not be a threat after their owner made modifications to the fence and kennel to keep them secured within the property.