The Seekonk
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JUNE 2012 Volume 24, no. 6
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Seekonk
Senior Center Vote at Town Meeting June 11th - 7:00 P.M.
High School Arcade Ave
SUMMER Fun see page 74
Seekonk Town Meeting May 2012
by Laura Calverly Seekonk’s annual town meeting is “If your property is valued at $300,000 it scheduled for June 11 and voters will be would be $24 a year which I think is a good reviewing 27 articles including the budget bargain for the town,” said Town Administrafor Fiscal Year 2013. The proposed budget tor Pam Nolan. is $43.9 million, including approximately $21 If approved, Nolan said construction on million for the school department. the center could begin by late summer. The meeting will include a Special Town The second article on the Special Town Meeting to review two articles. The first meeting agenda, submitted by petition, is a article is on the new senior center. It asks bylaw amendment that would prevent sevoters to approve funding of $2.5 million lectmen from serving on other town boards for the design, construction and furnishing unless a temporary appointment is necesof the senior center. In the April election, sary. voters approved a ballot question to allow There has been some controversy over a temporary tax increase, or override of the issue since selectmen appointed two Proposition 2 ½, to fund the center. of their own members, Chairman Francis The 9,200-square-foot building would be Cavaco and selectmen Robert McLintock, constructed of prefabricated materials and to the board of health a few months ago. located next to Town Hall on Peck Street. Cavaco has since resigned from the board. The building will include administrative of Selectmen recently passed an adminisfices, a kitchen, meeting rooms and an office trative policy that limits their ability to serve for the veteran’s agent. on other boards, but it has many more The cost to taxpayers would be $8 per exceptions than this article, according to $100,000 of home value per year. Nolan. continued on page 6...
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Friday June 22 Show Times... 4:30 & 7
All New Show! Support The PTSA
Saturday june 23 Show Times... 1:30 & 4
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