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Date: 4/17/2023
WARE — The town election on April 10 had one write-in candidate as a winner, with 681 ballots out of a potential of 7,300 registered voters cast, as opposed to 380 ballots cast in 2022.
There were two positions with a term of three years for Selectboard. Nancy Talbot won one of these positions with 442 votes.
Jack Cascio, a write-in candidate, won the second position with 344 votes, with candidate John Morrin coming in at 223 votes.
Cascio said he was not planning on getting into the race but “found out after the deadline for submitting papers that there were only two positions and two people running and that hit a sour note for me.”
Cascio said that former member John Morrin had “the audacity of doing away with the comments and concerns part of the Selectboard meetings that we’ve had for decades and I did not want Morrin to be able to make the decision as to who could speak about what.”
“I talked to well over 100 people while knocking on doors for about three weeks and presenting my platform to people. The biggest concern in talking to the folks was the elimination of the comments and concerns section of the Selectboard meetings, they were just outraged,” Cascio said.
Cascio said he and his wife handed out stickers at the election that could be placed directly on the write-in line on the ballot, so people would have an easier time utilizing the write-in vote option.
“Bringing back comments and concerns portion of the selectboard meetings, and giving the dignity back to the Selectboard by changing the flavor and the atmosphere at the meetings for the citizens and town employees,” is Cascio’s main agenda, he said.
Cascio said he is “very open to different views. I want people to know that we [the Selectboard] honestly invite them to offer their opinions, that are so very important to us.”
Talbot said “I have never seen, in 21 years, a sticker candidate, win in an election.”
As town clerk and member of the Selectboard, Talbot said she has two conflicts of interest. Talbot said that she must recuse herself of any discussion or action regarding the town manager, as they oversee the town clerk. She also must recuse herself of any disciplinary action regarding the Police Department as she has a son on the department.
The School Committee position for a term of three years saw Aaron Sawabi reelected with 506 votes.
On the Board of Assessors for a term of three years, Theodore Balicki was reelected with 554 votes.
On the Board of Health for a term of three years, Michael Francis Juda was elected with 552 votes.
The Park Commissioner position for a term of three years was filled through the reelection of William Imbier with 529 votes.
Cemetery Commissioner for a term of three years was filled through reelection of Roy Paul Erickson with 528 votes.
The Planning Board had one opening for a term of five years, to which Christopher Dimarzio was elected with 517 votes.
The Housing Authority had two positions open. One, for a term of five years, saw Frederick Daniels reelected with 489 votes, and the second, for a term two years, saw Nancy Brown reelected with 501 votes.