2017 Town Meeting Vote Results

« back The Australian ballot vote was held Tuesday March 7, 2017 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 458
SELECTMAN (3 years)
David Carter 268
Ross Brown 232
SELECTMAN (2 years)
Anne C. Zolotas 447
LISTER
Una Ro 397
TOWN GRAND JUROR
H. Ohmer Corbin 279
TOWN AGENT
Peter R. Yates 479
LIBRARY TRUSTEE
Kenneth C. Kowalewitz 455
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER
Richard Breault 458
CONSTABLE
Everett Dubuque 448
ARTICLES – TOWN YES NO
ARTICLE 1: To elect Town Officers as required by law. 503 9
ARTICLE 2: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $885,655 of which $697,605 will be raised by taxes for the General Town expenses for the year ending June 30, 2018? 413 98
ARTICLE 3: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $510,454 of which $457,079 will be raised by taxes for the Highway expenses for the year ending June 30, 2018? 382 127
ARTICLE 4: Will the legal voters of the Ton of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $77,118 of which $77,098 will be raised by taxes for the Town Library expenses for the year ending June 30, 2018? 389 121
ARTICLE 5: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $12,500 to be raised by taxes for the Town Cemetery expenses for the year ending June 30, 2018? 443 63
ARTICLE 6: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $140,000 to be raised by taxes to upgrade the Ambulance for the South Hero Rescue? 437 73
ARTICLE 7: Shall the legal voters of the Town of South Hero approve the separation of the School and Town Libraries, that currently exist as the South Hero Community Library, so that the Town Library will exist as a Municipal Library separate and apart from the School Library with the Library Board of Trustees of the separate Municipal Library consisting of five (5) members to be elected by the voters of the Town of South Hero at the annual Town Meeting (except that the members currently serving on the South Hero Community Library Board of Trustees shall serve out their respective present terms as members of the Library Board of Trustees of the separate Municipal Library)? 341 166

School District Meeting Ballot Results

MODERATOR – SCHOOL (1 year)
Timothy Maxham 463
SCHOOL DIRECTOR (3 years)
Melanie Henderson 432
SCHOOL DIRECTOR (1 year)
David Cain 451
ARTICLES – SCHOOL YES NO
(Articles 1-3 were part of the informational Town Meeting held on Saturday & were not on the Australian Ballot)
ARTICLE 4: Shall the voters of the Town of South Hero Town School District approve the school board to expend $3,710,797 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 $15,474 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 3.81% higher than spending for the current year. 278 233
ARTICLE 5: To elect all School Officers as required by Law. 484 22