Wednesday, March 06, 2013
News to Know 2013 Town Meeting Results
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TOWN MEETING RESULTS
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U-32 BUDGET - Voters in Berlin Calais East Montpelier , Middlesex and Worcester
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Please note that below there are indeed errors in the spelling of names (including my own!)... this is how they were written in on the ballots. Hopefully I didn't add any additional errors to them.
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Many thanks to all of you who took the time to attend Town Meeting - about 85 people were actually sitting there for the meeting and about another 300 additional registered voters took the time to stop by to cast their ballot and finally thanks to about 70 who voted by absentee ballot. I actually spent the entire day there at the school and really enjoyed all the conversations. Many thanks to the fire department and ladies auxiliary for preparing lunch. Pretown meeting the evening before only had about 33 people in attendance (including members from both the school and select boards).
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There is an elementary school board director position that remains open. If you're interested, please send a letter of interest to the school board chair.
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Three articles did not pass - the Kellogg-Hubbard Library funding, the additional money for the fire department 24x7 coverage, and Part B of the elementary school funding.
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One other item of note is that the school video presentation that was available to watch prior to town meeting had to be updated when the district received finalized numbers from the state at the end of February. Those who attended pretown meeting and/or town meeting received the most up to date information. If you're interested in the details you could contact the school or school board members.
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Preliminary Numbers from Berlin
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457 ballots cast
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Selectboard for 3 years
Bradley Towne 383
write-ins
Ellen Ryan 1
Bob Morse 1
Pete Kelley 1
George Gross 1
Trevor Whipple 1
Susan Rich 1
blank 67
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Selectboard for 1 year vote for no more than two
Jeremy Hansen 333
Ture Nelson 322
write-ins
Gary Richardson 1
Carl Parten 1
Henry LaGue 2
Craig Frazier 5
Ray Cyr 1
George Gross 1
Amy Brewer 1
Pete Kelley 1
Andy Wellman 1
Chip LaGue 1
Wayne Lamberton 1
spoiled ballot 1
blank 242
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Grand Juror for one year
(no name on ballot)
write-ins
Jim Morse 1
Trista Malone 1
Rosemary Morse 1
Wayne Lamberton 1
Jeremy Hansen 1
Ture Nelson 1
Pete Kelley 1
Randy Harland 1
Jerry Marcomb 1
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ARTICLES
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Article 2: Shall the Town appropriate $2,459,279 for the necessary Town expenses for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 ? Yes 320, No 124
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Article 3: Shall the Town appropriate $190,985 to the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department for payment of necessary expenses from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 ? Yes 332, No 122, blank 3
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Article 4: Shall the Town appropriate $2,000 to the Central Vermont Council on Aging? Yes 304, No 141, blank 12
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Article 5: Shall the Town appropriate $975 to CIRCLE, formerly Battered Women's Services and Shelter? Yes 283, No 162, blank 12
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Article 6: Shall the Town appropriate $500 to the People's Health & Wellness Clinic? Yes 293, No 153, blank 11
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Article 7: Shall the Town appropriate $500 to the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired? Yes 305, No 144, blank 8
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Article 8: Shall the Town appropriate $500 to the Washington County Youth Services Bureau? Yes 268, No 184, blank 5
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Article 9: Shall the Town appropriate $500 to Central Vermont Community Action Council? Yes 256, No 195, blank 6
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Article 10: Shall the Town appropriate $200 to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program? Yes 299, No 148, blank 10
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Article 11: Shall the Town appropriate $150 to Green-Up Vermont? Yes 310, No 137, blank 10
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Article 12: Shall the Town appropriate $1,000 to Vermont Center
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Article 13: Shall the Town appropriate $10,920 to the Green Mountain Transit Agency? Yes 257, No 192, blank 8
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Article 14: Shall the Town appropriate the sum of $300 for the support of the Sexual Assault Crisis Team of Washington County? Yes 279, No 162, blank 16
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Article 15: Shall the Town appropriate the sum of $800 for the support of the Family Center of Washington County? Yes 234, No 212, blank 11
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Article 16: Shall the Town appropriate the sum of $800 for the support of the Good Samaritan Have homeless shelter? Yes 264, No 179, blank 14
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Article 17: Shall the Town appropriate $1,750 to the Montpelier Senior Activities Center
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Article 18: Shall the Town appropriate the sum of $26,925 for the support of Kellogg-Hubbard Library? Yes 159, No 287, blank 11
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Article 19: Shall the Town appropriate the sum of $180,000 to the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department to establish continuous, in station staffing at the Four Corners Station by volunteers via a stipend program? Yes 192, No 249, blank 16
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Berlin Elementary School Director for 3 years
(no name on ballot)
write-ins
Margaret Sclellog 1
Amy Brewer 16
Muriel Morse 1
Bob Morse 1
Chris Rice 4
Korin Stridsberg 3
George Gross 1
Mike Law 1
Mike Stridsberg 1
Carl Parton 1
Randy Hairand 1
blank 424
spoiled 2
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Berlin Elementary School Director for 2 years
Christopher K. Rice 356
write-ins
Amy Brewer 2
blank 99
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U32 Jr Sr High School Director
Michael Law 380
write-ins
Mike Law 1
Marilyn Miller 1
Bob Morse 1
Phil Gentle 1
blank 72
spoiled 1
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Article 4: The total proposed budget of $3,266,890 is the amount determined by the school board to be necessary to support the school district's educational progra. State Law requires the vote on this budget to be divided because (i) the school district's spending per pupil last year was more than the statewide average and (ii) this year's proposed budget is greater than last year's budget adjusted for inflation.
Part A: Shall the voters of the school district authorize the school board to expend $3,166,235.00, which is a portion of the amount the school board has determined to be necessary? Yes 240, No 203, blank 14
Part B: If Part A is approved by the voters, shall the voters of the school district also authorize the school board to expend $100,655.00, which is the remainder of the amount the school board has determined to be necessary? Yes 195, No 253, blank 9
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