The League of Women Voters' annual Candidates Meet and Greet was held Sunday at the Mattapoisett Library and gave those running for office a chance to speak to voters.

Selectman Jordan Collyer is seeking his fifth and he says final term on the board. He is running uncontested as Tim O’Connor has withdrawn from the race due to illness. His name will still appear on the ballot due to the late date of withdrawal.

Collyer said the town has become the “poster child” for fiscal responsibility among small towns, and that the town's stabilization funds have grown from $406,000 to more than $2 million during his tenure.

“We’ve done a great job of saving,” he said. “We’ve tried to keep your tax rate as stable as possible.”

In the contested races, both candidates for tree warden were present. Roland Cote has been in the position for nine years, the last three of which the town has been designated as a Tree City USA.

“That feat depends on doing a lot of work – planting trees, taking care of trees, watering them, fertilizing them,” Cote said, adding that he has planted many trees in his tenure and believes he will be planting many more in the future.

Mike King, a local farmer and member of the Conservation Commission, is also running for the position.

“It was a job I’ve always been interested in since I was introduced to our former tree warden, Marshall Price,” said King.

As the town gains more land, he said it could also mean expanding the tree warden’s job as the properties will need to be maintained.

For local school committees, Faust Fiore is running uncontested for the Old Rochester Regional board.

“My first thought was that it would be a great way to get involved in the community,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to trying to be of some service.”

Three are running for one seat on the Mattapoisett School Committee.

Incumbent Patrick LeClair, a public school teacher, is coming off his first term on the board.

“This is where my education lies, this is where my interests are, so this is how I’m giving back to the community,” he said.

Rachel Westgate, also a teacher, said the schools are already in a “great place.”

“I’m just looking to support the partnership between school and home and give opportunities to the kids who live here in town,” she said.

Westgate added that she wants to add a little “girl power” into the all-male board.

Dan Wright, a guidance counselor at Dartmouth High School, has two children who will be part of the school system and said, “I’ve always aspired to give back, and the school committee is the best way I can give back.”

He added, “The kids need to be socially and emotionally supported throughout the school day.”

Three people are running for a seat on the Community Preservation Committee.

Incumbent Jodi Bauer seeks a fifth term. “Please support my efforts by voting for me,” said Bauer, who discussed the scope of the committee.

Newcomer James Arthur Layton said he decided to run after attending a Democratic Town Committee’s meeting that encouraged residents to participate in local government.

“I felt that the Community Preservation Committee best matched up to my interested and my experience,” he said, citing experience as a marathon race director, dog park co-founder and town council member in Stamford, Connecticut.

John DeCosta Jr. is also running but was not present.

Planning Board member Karen Field is running uncontested to keep her seat after eight years on the board.

“I think we’re all on the same page as far as not wanting big box stores to come in but accepting growth. I am not an engineer, I am not a lawyer, I am not anything. I’m a registered nurse,” said Field.

Long-time constable Paul Magee is running for the last time, he said. Magee, Rochester’s police chief, said he has 25 years as constable under his belt and 29 years of law enforcement. As constable, he posts legal notices, serves orders issued by the town and processes orders for residents such as small claims. “When I knock on your door, you’re generally not going to be happy to see me,” he joked.

Magee is running uncontested, along with Ken Pacheco, for two open seats.

Mattapoisett Library Trustee Mary Magee is also running uncontested and explained that the trustees are advocates for the library, which has the highest percentage of cardholders in the South Coast network.

“We continue as aboard to try to seek ways to draw in those people who haven’t walk through the doors yet,” said Magee.

The election is Tuesday, May 17. Polling will take place at Old Hammondtown School from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.