In my City, Haverhill, we haven't had a voter override on 2 1/2 since 1984, I believe. The minute one comes up the word gets out, the NO signs go up, and the arguments in front of the local deli start.
No override since '84--wow!
Ah, Haverhill! Two of my uncles, including the one I was named for, were Haverhill firefighters (both passed on in the 70s).
How many people out there know that Haverhill was the inspiration for Riverdale in Archie comics? Archie creator
Bob Montana was from that city, and to this day the Haverhill
edition of the Eagle-Tribune bills the strip as "Haverhill's
Archie".