Mike Darnell is running a write-in campaign for Temple Select Board. Courtesy image
Published: 3/5/2021 8:02:09 AM
Temple’s Former Select Board member Mike Darnell has launched a write-in campaign against incumbent Ken Caisse, who is on the ballot unopposed. Temple’s virtual Candidates Night is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. There are three contested races on the ballot, for two Planning Board positions and a Trustee of the Trust Funds position. More information can be found on Temple’s town website.
Darnell’s statement follows:
“I am running as a write-in candidate for the Town of Temple Select Board because of continuing decisions and actions by the incumbent that are contrary to State law and not in the best interests of our residents. I was a Select Board member for 6 years (2008-2014)and have the experience and training needed to do the job with fairness and transparency. When there are issues that need quick attention, I will call an emergency meeting as a
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Published: 2/3/2021 1:16:52 PM
The Temple Select Board’s unanimous vote to postpone Town Meeting and ballot voting until June leaves Temple as the sole ConVal town to defer voting on the school district warrant.
The remainder of the nine towns which make up the ConVal district are scheduled to vote on the school warrant on March 9. On Monday night, Temple’s Select Board voted to reschedule voting on the school warrant and local officials to June 8 and to defer their Town Meeting to June 12. Legal review is ongoing, Select Board member Bill Ezell said, but Temple interpreted the wording of the Governor’s executive order to mean they could postpone voting for their school district’s warrant as well as town-specific items. In the instance that Temple learns the law does, in fact, require the town to vote on the school warrant on March 9, “we are going to protest loudly,” he said.