2014 South Hero Town Meeting Vote Results

« back The Australian ballot vote was held Tuesday March 4, 2014 at South Hero Town Hall. See below for the full results. Town Reports can be found here.

Town Meeting Ballot Results

MODERATOR – TOWN (1 year)
Timothy Maxham 480
write-in 13
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SELECTMAN (3 years)
Ross A. Brown 165
Barbara A. O’Reilly 154
Carol B. Tremble 200
write-in 2
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SELECTMAN (2 years)
Christopher Herrick 447
write-in 13
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LISTER (3 years)
Norene Swanson 448
write-in 8
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LIBRARY TRUSTEE (2 years)
Jessica Valin 465
write-in 0
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONER (3 yrs)
Richard Breault 482
write-in 2
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TOWN GRAND JUROR (1 year)
H. Ohmer Corbin 486
write-in 1
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TOWN AGENT (1 year)
Peter R. Yates 494
write-in 0
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CONSTABLE (1 year)
Everett Dubuque 484
write-in 2
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ARTICLES – TOWN YES NO BLANK
ARTICLE 1: To elect Town Officers as required by law. 518 7 16
ARTICLE 2: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $821,568 of which $647,268 will be raised by taxes for the General Town expenses for the year ending June 30, 2015? 426 99 16
ARTICLE 3: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $423,798 of which $393,648 will be raised by taxes for the Highway expenses for the year ending June 30, 2015? 417 109 15
ARTICLE 4: Will the legal voters of the Ton of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $63,125 of which $63,105 will be raised by taxes for the Town Library expenses for the year ending June 30, 2015? 436 94 11
ARTICLE 5: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $5,000 to be raised by taxes for the Town Cemetery expenses for the year ending June 30, 2015? 470 50 21
ARTICLE 6: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to have all questions as allowed by law be decided on the floor of the annual Town Meeting replacing the Australian Ballot? 154 374 13
ARTICLE 7: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero consider changing the Annual Town Meeting from Saturday to the first Tuesday in March? 199 321 21
ARTICLE 8: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $60,000 to be raised by taxes to be used for paving purposes? 335 190 16
ARTICLE 9: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to have the re-route of West Shore Road at White’s Beach be made permanent? 369 166 5
ARTICLE 10: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $500 to be raised by taxes in order to establish a capitol fund for the South Hero Community Library? 437 97 7

School District Meeting Ballot Results

MODERATOR – SCHOOL (1 year)
Timothy Maxham 478
write-in 0
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SCHOOL DIRECTOR (3 years)
David A. Cain 465
write-in 3
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SCHOOL DIRECTOR (2 years)
Michael Bishop 418
write-in 11
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SCHOOL DIRECTOR (2 years)
R.J. Sweeney 395
write-in 3
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ARTICLES – SCHOOL YES NO BLANK
(Articles 1-4 were part of the informational Town Meeting held on Saturday & were not on the Australian Ballot)
ARTICLE 5: Shall the voters of the Town of South Hero Town School District appropriate $3,212,116.00 necessary for the support of schools for the year beginning July 1, 2014? 361 172 8
ARTICLE 6: Shall the voters of the Town of South Hero Town School District authorize the School Board to borrow an amount not to exceed $550,000 for the purpose of Exterior Drainage Upgrades and Exterior Building Upgrades to be financed over a period of 5 years? 385 149 7
ARTICLE 7: To elect all School Officers as required by Law? 511 16 14