Town Clerk Katherine Ingram said the lack of races probably kept voters at home.
LONGMEADOW – Longmeadow on Tuesday had its lowest voter turnout in at least 30 years at 4.46 percent, according to Town Clerk Katherine T. Ingram.
The election, which had no opposition for any seats and only one legitimate ballot question, attracted 535 of the town’s 11,983 voters.
“That’s about 4.46 percent, which is extremely low,” Ingram said. “I went back in our records to the early 1980s and the lowest at that point was still over 600 (voters).”
Ingram said the lack of races probably kept voters at home.
Voters weighed-in on one ballot question, approving $534,000 for drainage and erosion repairs on Ely Way and Englewood Road.
There was a second question printed on the ballot, but it was not meant to be voted on.
“The question did not pass at Town Meeting, so it was really null and void,” Ingram said.
Question two asked residents whether they wanted to consider opting out of the Community Preservation Act. Some residents still filled out the question with 268 voting no and 183 voting yes.
The question did not pass during the May 9 annual Town Meeting. A majority of residents supported the continuation of the Community Preservation Act. Residents are charged 1 percent on their property taxes with the money going into a fund for projects regarding historic preservation, the purchase or preservation of open space or affordable housing or recreation.
The town will have a special Town Meeting on June 22. The Registrar of Voters will hold voter registration on June 10 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents can register to vote at that time at the Town Clerk’s Office, 20 Williams St. For information call the town clerk at (413) 565-4103.