Williamstown Ballot Spots Yet to Be FilledBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 01:50PM / Thursday, February 26, 2015 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For those wishing to serve in town government this year, there are plenty of good seats still available.
As of Monday morning, Town Clerk Mary Kennedy reported that just one person had taken out papers for one of the seven offices that will be on the ballot at the annual town election on Tuesday, May 12.
The deadline to file completed papers is March 24.
Among the seats with no current candidates are selectman (three years), Elementary School Committee (two seats, three years each), Housing Authority (five years), Planning Board (five years) and McCann School Committee (three years).
The only seat currently with a candidate is the open seat on the library trustees. Michael Sussman, a member of the Finance Committee and a volunteer on the board of the non-governmental Friends of Milne Public Library, has filed papers to stand for that spot.
Last spring, there were three candidates for two open seats on the Board of Selectmen. This year, with the only member of the Board of Selectmen, Thomas Sheldon, having announced he is not interested in running, no one has stepped forward to attempt to fill the void.
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