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Foxborough's 2011 Election Results, Sullivan Wins Selectmen
Sullivan wins selectmen race by 13 votes.
Foxborough's 2011 election results are in.
Contested races:
Board of Selectmen(1 seat): Mark Sullivan, 621
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Selectmen candidates: Paul Moretnson - 582, Steve Sloan - 608
Planning Board (2 seats): Incumbent William E. Grieder Jr., 1,091 and Shannon Lee McLaughlin, 986.
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John B. Rhoads - 750
Unopposed races:
School Committee: Beverley Lord
Assessor: Thomas F. Buckley
Health Board: Paul W. Steeves
Housing Authority: Charlene Kaye
Water and Sewer Commission: Richard M. Pacella Jr.
Boyden Library Trustees: Thomas L. Magee and Kevin F. Penders
At the conclusion of the election, the was between 17-18 percent and is considered "very low" according to Foxborough's Town Clerk Robert E. Cutler, Jr. Prior election years have seen numbers closer to 30 percent.
School Committee member, Beverley Lord, expressed her disappointment in the low voter turnout percentage.
"[We have] military men and women fighting for our right to vote," said Lord. "I was disappointed in the lack of support."
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