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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 - Middlesex 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
209,145
125,579
65,739 400,463
Acton
 
12,644
7,302
3,068
23,014
Ashby
 
448
268
57
773
Ashland
 
939
458
231
1,628
Bedford
 
505
280
64
849
Burlington
 
18,878
7,198
5,738
31,814
Carlisle
 
894
540
87
1,521
Chelmsford
 
316
204
58
578
Everett
 
12,267
7,422
2,735
22,424
Groton
 
2,558
1,822
403
4,783
Hopkinton
 
1,317
973
289
2,579
Hudson
 
15,121
8,369
6,300
29,790
Malden
 
8,870
6,314
5,337
20,521
Marlborough
 
5,207
3,134
1,583
9,924
Maynard
 
1,696
1,296
509
3,501
Medford
 
12,200
7,024
5,064
24,288
Melrose
 
5,743
4,719
1,927
12,389
Natick
 
5,608
4,209
1,513
11,330
Newton
 
20,357
10,781
6,153
37,291
N. Reading
 
2,438
1,576
400
4,414
Pepperell
 
1,233
851
202
2,286
Reading
 
5,229
3,754
906
9,889
Sherborn
 
1,146
618
109
1,873
Shirley
 
528
438
167
1,133
Somerville
 
13,303
6,304
5,788
25,395
Stoneham
 
4,043
3,194
1,044
8,281
Stow
 
1,027
701
122
1,850
Sudbury
 
3,285
2,256
428
5,969
Tewksbury
 
4,150
3,251
888
8,289
Townsend
 
986
686
166
1,838
Tyngsborough
 
902
659
220
1,781
Wakefield
 
5,094
4,386
1,352
10,832
Waltham
 
7,686
5,846
4,097
17,629
Watertown
 
7,678
4,164
2,875
14,717
Wayland
 
3,466
1,902
441
5,809
Westford
 
2,891
1,759
516
5,166
Weston
 
3,361
1,486
428
5,275
Wilmington
 
2,817
2,367
959
6,143
Winchester
 
5,290
2,742
1,111
9,143
Woburn
 
7,024
4,326
2,404
13,754
County Totals
209,145
125,579
65,739 400,463