Let's all run....

...for Town meeting! All you have to do is be a registered voter (just go to Town Clerks office to do that) and then ask to get "Nomination papers to be a town meeting member".  You then get 10 registered voters from your precinct Holbrook to sign your nomination papers, and return them to town hall by February 15!

The signers can be in your spouse, family, neighbors, friends, new acquaintances, whomever! Your name will then be on the ballot and we will all vote for you!

This is how it works: Holbrook has four "Precincts". They are based on where you live. Each precinct elects 60 members, each to a three year terms. That makes for a 240 person voting body. Right now lots of people don't show up to Town Meeting, and MANY of those that do are in big family voting blocks. The schools are typically underrepresented, but many of the already elected members DO believe in quality Public Education. Our schools need you to be there too!  

New friendly faces who care about our schools can vote for issues important to the schools, and our future as a community!

Holbrook is among the smallest towns in Massachusetts to require an elected body; this is called a "Representative Town Meeting". In Holbrook, not every registered voter can vote (but they CAN speak).It all started in 1973, but that is another story. For more on Town Meetings go to http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cistwn/twnidx.htm 

In the meantime, head up to Town Hall and run for Town Meeting!