Invest in Wareham, a citizens group formed to promote a "yes" vote on the June 17 Proposition 2-1/2 override ballot question, is taking to cyberspace and yard signs to spread its message.

The $4.2 million override would raise taxes to provide the funds to restore many of the school and municipal jobs that would otherwise be cut, keep the Wareham Free Library open on a regular schedule, avoid closure of the Council on Aging, and put enough money aside in a "rainy day" fund to prevent the town from getting into financial trouble on account of unforeseen expenses.

www.investinwareham.com states the group's mission on its home page:

"We believe we as a society have a responsibility to educate our children, protect our citizens and their property from crime, care for our elders, maintain assets purchased with tax dollars, and give all residents access to information through a public library. . .

"A “YES” vote will add about $27 per month to the average homeowner’s tax bill. This relatively small investment in our town’s future will have tremendous benefits to all of us down the road."

The Invest in Wareham site contains:

-- Links to a calculator to allow property owners to figure out how much passage of the override would increase their individual taxes.

-- An explantion of how the group believes the override will benefit school, the Police Department, the library and Wareham's overall financial stability.

-- Links to news stories on the override.

-- A request for donations to help pay for the pro-override campaign.

-- A link to the group's facebook page (www.facebook.com/investinwareham)

This week the website was joined by red and white "Vote YES June 17" signs on residents' lawns.

Although Wareham voters have defeated all previous attempts to override the tax-limiting Prop 2-1/2, no organized effort to defeat the June 17 ballot question is yet evident.

Formation of Invest in Wareham was spearheaded by Finance Committee Chair Larry McDonald and Vice Chair Marilyn Donahue after Town Meeting voted last month to put the override question to a vote.