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OK to stock meat, seek store #2

The results of the October referenda have been announced. Of the 271 ballots returned, 263 were from active working HWFC members eligible to vote.

Coop members voted to allow meat in the store under proposed “strict guidelines” — 149 Yes; 99 No; 13 Abstain; 2 Missing. PASSED

An alternative proposal, to allow meat in the store under “looser guidelines,” was rejected — 181 No; 78 Yes; 4 Abstain. DEFEATED

HWFC was authorized to explore the feasibility of a second Coop store in the Capital District — 150 Yes; 110 No; 3 Abstain. PASSED

Proposed changes to the Product Manual were approved — 218 Yes; 37 No; 8 Abstain. PASSED

Look for an article about the implications of these referenda results in the January Scoop.

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