MANSFIELD - Less than two weeks after record numbers came out to vote in the presidential election, town officials are hoping that at least 200 people will show up for Tuesday's fall town meeting.

"Hopefully we'll have a quorum," Town Manager John D'Ago-stino said. "It's always a concern."

The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

While there are few high-profile articles on the warrant, tax-incentive agreements with three companies will help to shape the present and future of the town, D'Agostino said.

"These three (companies) are going to give us new growth that we badly need," he said. "It's a big boost at a time when the economy is on the downturn." The companies - Covidien, Medline and Tyco Valves - are asking residents to agree to tax increment financing proposals. Under TIF agreements, owners initially pay taxes only on the original value of the property they purchase, not the increased value once renovations are completed.

The companies then pay incrementally more over the span of the agreements until finally paying the full property tax when the agreement expires.

In addition to increased tax revenue in the future, D'Agostino said the town would receive $600,000 to $700,000 in construction permit payments during the current fiscal year.

The proposals have been recommended by the board of selectmen, town manager, the town's TIF committee and the town's three state representatives.

Another warrant article would allow the police department to buy 10 Tasers, a weapon that fires wires that deliver a non-lethal electric shock to suspects.

While police have wanted Tasers for many years, the issue took on added importance after a July incident in which a Foxboro officer was called to Mansfield to subdue a suspect believed to have a gun.

Police Chief Arthur O'Neill said having another way to subdue dangerous suspects could end up saving the town considerable money.

"Sometimes you have to spend money to save money," he said.

O'Neill said the town spent "tens of thousands of dollars" when police shot a bank robbery suspect in April.

"Even a good shoot is costly," he said, referring to the overtime costs needed to cover the shifts of officers involved in the incident and therapy for those officers. Other articles on the warrant include appropriating money for the School Street sewer expansion, paying bills from the previous fiscal year, reimbursing the school department for emergency repairs at the Jordan Jackson School and officially accepting Suzanne Lane as a town street.

With the lack of high-profile warrant articles, officials are hoping there won't be a repeat of last year, when the fall Town Meeting was postponed a week when only 148 voters came out at the originally scheduled time.

D'Agostino urged voters to attend Tuesday night, even though the matters may seem minor.

"There's a lot of town business to be done," he said.

MATT KAKLEY covers Mansfield for The Sun Chronicle. He can be reached at 508-236-0333 or at mkakley@thesunchronicle.com.