Windham Town Meeting Results
We had a total of 205 ballots counted for today’s Town Meeting. Please see the results of the Town Meeting below (the most votes received for a particular article or candidate are marked in bold) :
Article 1: To elect a Town Moderator for the year ensuing.
MICHAEL McLAINE 198
Write-Ins 2
Blank 5
Article 2: Shall the voters accept the Town Report prepared by the Auditors?
YES 182; NO 5; Blank 18
Article 3: To elect all Town Officers as required by law:
Town Clerk, 3-year term:
ERIN KEHOE 43
ELLEN McDUFFIE 156
Blank 6
Town Treasurer, 3-year term:
ERIN KEHOE 62
KATHY SCOTT 138
Blank 5
Selectperson, 3-year term:
RONALD COHEN 32
ASA GOODBAND 50
ERIN KEHOE 25
MICHAEL PELTON 91
Write-in 2
Blank 5
Lister, 3-year term
WILLIAM CASEY 147
Write-in 15
Blank 43
Auditor, 3-year term
PAT McLAINE 177
Write-in 4
Blank 24
Constable, 2-year term
JOE LAMSON 18
JAMES LAWLER 9
Write-ins 12
Blank 148
Delinquent Tax Collector, 1-year term
RUSS CUMMING 81
PAUL WYMAN 117
Blank 7
Windham Ctr. Cemetery Commissioner, 5-year term:
WILLIAM CASEY 36
DEANNA PARKER 27
Write-ins 18
Blank 124
W. Windham Cemetery Commissioner, 5-year term:
PETER NEWTON 34
Write-ins 22
Blank 149
N. Windham Cemetery Commissioner, 5-year term:
CAROL MERRITT 20
Write-ins 29
Blank 156
Library Trustee, 5-year term:
MAUREEN BELL 189
Write-in 4
Blank 12
West River Modified Unified School Director, 2 years of a 3-year term ending in 2024
CRYSTAL CORRIVEAU 104
RORY ROSSELOT 63
Write-in 18
Blank 20
Article 4: Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer to collect current taxes?
YES 190; NO 6; Blank 9
Article 5: Shall the voters set the due date for property taxes as postmarked on or before October 31, 2022?
YES 192; NO 6; Blank 7
Article 6: Shall the voters authorize General Fund expenditures for operating expenses of $236,413, of which $229,662 shall be raised by taxes, and $6,751 shall be applied from FY2021 non-tax revenue and budget surplus? Voted 2021: $229,662
YES 187; NO 11; Blank 7
Article 7: Shall the voters authorize Roads Budget expenditures of $488,568, of which $482,500 shall be raised by taxes, and $6,048 shall be applied from FY2021 budget surplus? Voted 2021: $488,568
YES 190; NO 11; Blank 4
Article 8: Shall the voters appropriate $30,000 for the New Road Machinery Fund? Not Voted for since 2020
YES 175; NO 24; Blank 6
Article 9: Shall the voters appropriate $90,000 for Repaving and $15,000 for the Bridges and Large Structures Fund? Voted 2021: $90,000 for Repaving and $15,000 for Bridges and Large Structures
YES 177; NO 23; Blank 5
Article 10: Shall the voters establish a Maintenance & Improvement Reserve fund for The Meeting House and transfer $5,000 from FY 2021 non-tax revenue and budget surplus?
YES 175; NO 23; Blank 7
SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING
Article 1: To elect a Moderator for a term of one (1) year.
MICHAEL McLAINE 194
Write-in 3
Blank 8
Article 2: Shall the voters accept the Town Report prepared by the Auditors?
YES 186; NO 7; Blank 12
Article 3: To elect all other officers required by law to be elected at the Windham School:
School District Treasurer, 1-year term (ending 2023)
KATHY SCOTT 48
ERIN KEHOE 21
Write-in 13
Blank 123
School District Director, 3-year term (ending 2025)
ABIGAIL PELTON 150
Write-in 16
Blank 39
Article 4: Shall the voters authorize the School District to compensate the School Directors $750 each as included in the proposed School Budget for 2022-2023?
YES 163; NO 30; Blank 12
Article 5: Shall the voters of the Windham School District approve the school board to expend $434,000 which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $19,990 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 17.87% more than spending for the current year.
YES 112; NO 85; Blank 8
Article 6: Shall the voters of the Windham School District authorize the moving of the operational surplus, if any, from FY 2022 to the Capital Reserve Fund?
YES 158; NO 32; Blank 15
Congratulations to all of the Candidates, and thank you to all of the election workers who stayed late to count the ballots. Here’s hoping that next year will be in-person.
Take good care of each other.
Signing off for the last time as Town Clerk,
Mike McLaine
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Windham Town Clerk
Windham Town Office
5976 Windham Hill Road
Windham, Vermont 05359
Tel: (802)-874-4211
Fax: (802)-874-4144
https://townofwindhamvt.com/