Town of Wales
This page will be updated from time to time to assist in distributing information about town elections as well as other important town decisions that are being discussed publicly.
2011
Annual Town Meeting | Warrant, Articles & Proposed Budget
Click here for the official 2011 (FY12) Wales Town Warrant. The Town Meeting will be held at the Wales Elementary School, Wednesday, May 18th at 7pm.
***The Final town-approved FY12 Budget can be found here (Excel).
Town Elections
Below are the open positions that will be voted on for 2011. Town Elections will be held at the Wales Senior Center, Tuesday, May 31st between 12pm - 8pm.
***Elected candidates in red***
*Voter turn-out was about 30%*
2011 Elections | Current
Office-holder | Candidate #1 | Candidate #2 | Candidate #3 | Candidate #4 |
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Board of Selectman
(3 years) | R Learned | Richard Learned 82 | Bonnie Jean 122 | Michael Milanese 124 | Bridgett Smith 46 |
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Board of Assessors
(3 years) | Poirier | Beverly Poirier | - | - | - |
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Board of Health
(3 years) | Croteau | Robert Waite | - | - | - |
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Constable
(3 years) | M Wasiluk | Kevin Jegelewicz 250 | David Bull 44 | Jeremy Learned 55 | - |
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Library Trustee (3 years) | Pearlman | Crystal Pearlman 159 | Emily Lainson 60 | Kimberly Bready 104 | - |
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Cemetary Commissioner
(3 years) | J Jegelewicz | Judy Jegelewicz | - | - | - |
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Planning Board
(3 years) | Lussier | Danelle LaFlower | - | | - |
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Planning Board
(3 years) | J Smith | William Mathett III | - | | - |
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Planning Board
(3 years) | Fusco | Barbara
Milanese (withdrawn) | Bill Darnley Jr. 163 | - | - |
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Wales School Committee
(3 years) | Blasco | Karen Blasco | - | - | - |
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Wales School Committee
(3 years) | Tooley | Brenda Tooley | - | - | - |
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Wales School Committee
(1 year) | | Susan Hubbell 171 | Lynne Serrenho 150 | - | - |
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| Moderator | Esiason | Eric Esiason | - | - | - |
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Town vote on the amount of the Debt Exclusion for the purchase of 2 Main St. (Tues, February 8, 2011)
On January 11th, the town voted to approve the debt exclusion for the purchase and renovation of the 2 Main St. property. A final vote is necessary to determine the amount to be excluded. The amount to be excluded is set for $1.1 million, but this amount can be modified up or down at the town meeting. The vote is set for February 8th at 7:00 PM and will be held at the Wales Elementary School.
***On February 8th, the town voted against the purchase of 2 Main St. for $1.1 million by a vote of
121 in favor, 119 opposed. A 2/3 majority was required. Next steps for the town are still in discussion.***
Town vote on the Debt Exclusion for the purchase of 2 Main St. (Tues, January 11, 2011)
The town vote will be held at the Wales Senior Center between 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM. A YES vote will approve the purchase of the properties through the use of a Debt Exclusion. Per state law, the amount cannot be stated in this article and must be voted on separately.
***On January 11th, the town voted to support the debt exclusion by a vote of 172 in favor, 162 opposed***
Open meeting on proposed purchase of 2 Main St. properties (Wed, January 5, 2011)
There will be an open meeting to discuss the purchase of the buildings at 2 Main St. on January 5, 2011. There will be a discussion of the pros and cons in the purchase as well as time for Q&A. Meeting will be held at the Wales Elementary School at 7:00 PM.
Documentation has been provided by the Municipal Facilities Study Committee (MFSC), see below:
***At the January 5th meeting, the 2 Main St. Committee revised the original estimate from $1.1M to approximately $1.4M at the meeting and provided the below updates***
2010
Annual Town Meeting | Warrant, Articles & Proposed Budget
Click here for the official 2010 Wales Town Warrant. The Town Meeting will be held at the Wales Elementary School, Wednesday, May 19th at 7pm.
Click here for additional information regarding the proposed Holland-Wales Regionalization. ***article not accepted***
Click here for a copy of the proposed Personnel Handbook. ***article accepted***
Click here for updates from the Municipal Facilities Study Committee: Update 1, Update 2
***amended article voted down... which basically sends the MFSC back to the table to propose a new article***
Town Elections
Below are the open positions that will be voted on for 2010. Town Elections will be held at the Wales Senior Center,
Tuesday, May 25th between 12pm - 8pm.
***Elected candidates in red***
2010 Election Results | Current
Office-holder | Candidate #1 | Candidate #2 |
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Board of Selectman
(3 years) | Michael Valanzola | Michael Valanzola 346 votes | Lynne Serrenho 110 votes |
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Board of Assessors
(3 years) | Rosemary Burdick | Rosemary Burdick | N/A |
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Town Clerk
(3 years) | Lynn Greene | Lynn Greene | N/A |
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Cemetary Commissioner
(3 years) | William Towns | William Towns | N/A |
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Constable
(3 years) | Jeffrey Wasiluk | Jeffrey Wasiluk | N/A |
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Board of Health
(3 years) | David Worth | John Griggs | N/A |
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Library Trustee
(3 years) | Danelle LaFlower | Danelle LaFlower | N/A |
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Library Trustee
(1 year) | Sherri Racicot | Crystal Pearlman | N/A |
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Planning Board
(3 years) | Ted Casey | <empty> | N/A |
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Wales School Committee
(3 years) | Edward Boyce | Edward Boyce 251 votes | Eric Esiason 176 votes |
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Wales School Committee
(3 years) | David Nascembeni | <empty> | Christine Randall (65 write-in votes) |
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