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Summary of Question 7

The proposed constitutional amendment would give the legislature the power to establish a different method of property taxation for land which is used for recreational purposes and for land preserved in its natural state. It would add these two categories to the existing constitutional provision which allows the legislature to tax wild and forest land differently. The amendment's stated purpose is to develop and conserve natural resources and the environmental benefits of recreational land.

1978 - Franklin County - Question 7Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on August 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, 1978, by a vote of 257-0?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
10,722
8,978
3,264 22,964
Ashfield
 
262
228
44
534
Bernardston
 
300
266
86
652
Buckland
 
340
269
94
703
Charlemont
 
170
152
35
357
Colrain
 
282
229
88
599
Conway
 
282
167
48
497
Deerfield
 
848
651
168
1,667
Erving
 
234
208
76
518
Gill
 
216
215
56
487
Greenfield
 
2,677
2,819
1,214
6,710
Hawley
 
44
26
16
86
Heath
 
81
56
17
154
Leverett
 
338
148
33
519
Leyden
 
81
69
28
178
Monroe
 
28
27
10
65
Montague
 
1,529
1,296
469
3,294
New Salem
 
137
90
35
262
Northfield
 
476
369
97
942
Orange
 
938
649
279
1,866
Rowe
 
40
91
16
147
Shelburne
 
336
252
103
691
Shutesbury
 
214
70
40
324
Sunderland
 
383
261
95
739
Warwick
 
98
101
27
226
Wendell
 
128
72
26
226
Whately
 
260
197
64
521
County Totals
10,722
8,978
3,264 22,964