Ten town positions and the Pilgrim power plant: Dennis town election May 10

Sarah Carlon, Cape Cod Times
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DENNIS — Ten town positions and a call to halt potential radioactive water discharge in Cape Cod Bay are up for Dennis’ vote on Tuesday, May 10.

On the ballot are two Select Board members, one town moderator, one Dennis-Yarmouth School Committee member, one Old King’s Highway Regional Historic District Commission (OKHRHDC) member, one Dennis Housing Authority (DHA) member, three constables and one water district commissioner.

Voters will also be asked in a non-binding advisory whether they will call upon Holtec Pilgrim LLC, owner of the Pilgrim power plant and company in charge of its decommissioning, to immediately withdraw any and all plans to discharge about 1 million gallons of radioactively contaminated water into Cape Cod Bay.

Town Clerk Terri Bunce carries out another box of ballots at Dennis Town Hall in this 2020 file photo.
Town Clerk Terri Bunce carries out another box of ballots at Dennis Town Hall in this 2020 file photo.

The water district commissioner is the only contested position. Select Board, town moderator, School Committee, constable and water district commissioner are three-year terms. OKHRHDC and DHA positions are four- and five-year posts, respectively.

Who's running for office in Dennis?

Select Board:

  • Christopher Lambton: Lambton serves as the licensing chair on the Select Board and is seeking re-election.

  • James W. Plath: Plath serves as the chair of the finance committee and is seeking a spot on the board.

Town moderator: The town moderator presides over and regulates the town meeting.

  • Robert Chamberlain: Chamberlain is an attorney and is seeking re-election in the role.

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Dennis-Yarmouth School Committee: The school committee is a seven-person group that meets twice-monthly. It presides over issues pertaining to the schools in the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District.

  • Jeni Landers: Landers serves as chairperson of the DY School Committee and is seeking re-election.

Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee (OKHRHDC): The OKHRDC reviews applications for changes in construction or appearance along the Old King's Highway Regional District, the nation's oldest regional district that consists of the area above Route 6 from Sandwich to Orleans.

  • Kimery Holl-Canning: Holl-Canning serves on Dennis' OKHRHDC and is seeking re-election.

Dennis Housing Authority (DHA): The DHA provides resources for affordable housing in Dennis through collaboration with town, state and federal officials.

  • Regina Helen White: White serves as the chair of the DHA and is seeking re-election.

Constable: Constables are described by Massachusetts General Law as "keepers of the peace" and have the authority to serve in civil processes, such as serving warrants, demands or citations.

  • Wayne Bergeron: Bergeron serves as a constable and is seeking re-election.

  • Korrin Dean: Dean serves as a constable and is seeking re-election.

  • Gerald de Salvatore: De Salvatore serves as a constable and is seeking re-election.

Water district commissioner: The water district commissioner aids the Dennis Water District in its duties of supplying, overseeing and regulating water to the town of Dennis.

  • Paul R. McCormick Jr.: McCormick serves as chair of the planning board and is seeking a spot as water district commissioner.

  • Robert Michael Perry: Perry is the director of Cape Cod Engineering Inc. and is seeking the water district commissioner role.

  • Kent Morgan Sargent: Morgan Sargent is seeking the role of water district commissioner.

Where and when to vote in Dennis:

Dennis elections will be on May 10, 2022. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

Precinct 1: Carleton Hall, 1006 Old Bass River Road, Dennis, MA 02638

Precinct 2: Dennis Senior Center - 1045 Route 134, East Dennis MA 02641

Precinct 3: Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport, MA 02639

Precinct 4: West Dennis Graded School, 67 School St., West Dennis, MA 02670

Precinct 5: Dennis Police Station, 90 Bob Crowell Road, South Dennis, MA 02660

If you don't know where you vote, you can visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website "Where Do I Vote?" or call the town clerk's office at 508-760-6112.

For more information on absentee ballots or absentee voting, visit Dennis' "Election Information" website.

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Dennis town election to consider 10 town positions, Pilgrim water plan