Election results broken down by ward.
See the attached document for the unofficial results of the 2012 Board of Education Special Election. Westfield Town Clerk Claire Gray said the official results are usually the same and should come from the County Clerk’s office within a day or two.
Resident says, "While sports are important to their development our primary concern must be on their scholastic achievement."
As a Westfield taxpayer, parent of three young children and owner of a home that looks out onto the proposed lit turf field I urge a NO vote on September 24th’s Bundled Bond (needed school roofs/luxury of plastic fields). Plastic turf fields are being built across the country – one of the Board of Education’s arguments for investing $3.2 million of our tax dollars. That does not make it a sound investment. In fact many communities find that in addition to the high up-front costs, the recurring costs are much higher then initially promised by planners and the plastic grass industry salespeople. Either the BOE is not being truthful and they will be renting out these fields and building the concession stands, bathrooms, locker rooms, sound …
8:59 am on Sunday, September 23, 2012
In day light hours the intersection at First and Rahway sees an unfortunate large share of motor vehicle accidents. Now imagine adding to this dangerous intersection parents racing to drop off, leaving to run errands, speeding back to pick-up their children and then racing home to put them to bed all at dusk. more ›
JERSEY GIRL
8:05 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Are you kidding? How can you say there is no negative outcome from a Lit field in your neighborhood? Where is the money for overtime for the PD going to come from to manage traffic during these events? What about the people who live on Rahway to First Street? Dont you think they will have non stop cars parked in front of their homes? These are streets where children live. Now we have to worry … more ›