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After town meeting win, Millis school committee and supporters plan outreach ahead of Dec. 8 ballot
Summary
Committee members and local supporters discussed follow‑up outreach after a successful town meeting vote, including local media placements, PAC mailings, town listserv reminders and cautionary lessons about turnout ahead of the Dec. 8 ballot.
Committee members and local supporters reviewed outreach plans after a successful town meeting showing and discussed next steps before a Dec. 8 ballot that still requires a separate vote.
Unidentified Speaker 2 opened the topic by noting Vertex updated the project website and the town clerk sent the certified town meeting vote to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The committee then discussed whether consultants or the committee needed additional outreach support before the ballot.
Unidentified Speaker 5 said she has briefed reporters and expects follow‑ups in the Milford Daily News and the Medway/Millis paper. Participants described a planned PAC mailing and sign‑holding at high‑traffic locations such as the transfer station and town hall.
Speakers cautioned about legal limits on town‑sponsored communications during an active ballot campaign. Unidentified Speaker 2 explained that campaign finance rules restrict town mailings from advocating a vote; a town mailing may provide logistics (where and when to vote) but cannot include messaging that advocates a yes or no vote.
The group discussed practical outreach: a town listserv posting with early‑voting dates, reminder texts and emails, and a PAC‑led mailing that can include project facts. Unidentified Speaker 3 volunteered to contact town staff (Mike) about the listserv posting; Unidentified Speaker 6 said he could send email and text reminders and a link to the town website with early‑voting hours.
Committee members also stressed turnout warnings based on a recent local example where a project passed town meeting but failed at the ballot because supporters did not turn out. “The parents or the yes voters just didn't show up,” one participant said, urging persistent reminders that yard signs do not count as votes.
Next step: media placements and a PAC mailing are expected in the coming days; the committee asked Vertex and volunteers to prioritize reminding supporters of early‑voting hours and the Dec. 8 ballot.
