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Provincetown annual town election

    ELECTION

    Sandberg Wins 3-Way Race for Provincetown Select Board

    Diversity, equity, and inclusion office override passes with 53%

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    Campaigning was lively in Provincetown for all three select board candidates in this week’s election. Here, Leslie Sandberg, right, with supporters. (Photo Elizabeth Brooke)

    PROVINCETOWN — There were only one race for town office and five questions on the annual election ballot this year, but 1,354 people turned out to vote in one of the most hotly contested select board races in recent memory. Three women campaigned for one select board seat, and broke fundraising and turnout records in the process.

    This Week In Provincetown

    Meetings Ahead

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    Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch.

    Thursday, April 8

    • Bicycle Committee, 2 p.m.
    • Public Pier Corp., 2 p.m.
    • Finance Committee, 5 p.m.
    • Planning Board, 6 p.m.

    Monday, April 12

    • Historical Commission, 3 p.m.
    • Select Board, 7 p.m.

    Tuesday, April 13

    • Charter Compliance Commission, 12 p.m.
    • Licensing Board, 5:15 p.m.

    Wednesday, April 14

    • Local Comprehensive Plan Committee, 1 p.m.

    Thursday, April 15

    • Finance Committee, 2 p.m.
    • Board of Health, 4 p.m.
    • Open Space, 4:30 p.m.
    • Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m.

    Conversation Starters

    Candidates Night on April 21

    There is only one contested race on the ballot at the May 11 annual town election. Voters will have a chance to meet the candidates and ask questions at a virtual candidates night at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21.

    Three people are running for one spot on the select board. Incumbent Lise King, 56, is running for re-election. Her challengers are Leslie Sandberg, 58, and Oriana Conklin, 30.

    The candidates night will be moderated by Florence Seldin of the League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area.

    PTV, the local public access channel, is collaborating with the Provincetown Independent, the Provincetown Banner, and WOMR-FM radio station to bring you this forum.

    Reporters will write questions, and the public is also invited to submit questions for the candidates. Check back here next week to find the meeting link for the event and a way to submit questions.

    Sandberg is on the PTV Board of Directors and King is a volunteer on WOMR, so those two organizations will not take part in gathering or developing questions from journalists or the public. —K.C. Myers

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