« back The Australian ballot vote was held Tuesday March 3, 2020 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 | 707 |
| SELECTMAN (3 years) | |
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| David Carter | 674 |
| SELECTMAN (2 years) | |
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| Ross Brown | 629 |
| LISTER (3 years) | |
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| Cecile R. Gove | 700 |
| LIBRARY TRUSTEE (2 years) | |
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| Elissa Giroux | 674 |
| LIBRARY TRUSTEE (2 years) | |
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| Elizabeth Wirsing | 706 |
| LIBRARY TRUSTEE (1 year) | |
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| Lucas Tremble | 693 |
| CEMETERY COMMISSIONER (1 year) | |
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| Sam Robinson | 712 |
| TOWN GRAND JUROR (1 year) | |
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| Robert Buermann | 703 |
| TOWN AGENT (1 year) | |
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| Peter R. Yates | 722 |
| CONSTABLE (1 year) | |
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| Everett Dubuque | 687 |
| ARTICLES – TOWN | YES | NO |
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| ARTICLE 1: To elect Town Officers as required by law. | 734 | 8 |
| ARTICLE 2: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $1,206,461 of which $852,105 will be raised by taxes for the General Town expenses for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 575 | 155 |
| ARTICLE 3: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $675,830 of which $620,830 will be raised by taxes for the Highway expenses for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 584 | 149 |
| ARTICLE 4: Will the legal voters of the Ton of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $135,596 of which $95,600 will be raised by taxes for the Town Library expenses for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 518 | 210 |
| 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, 2021? | 644 | 88 |
| ARTICLE 6: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend $6,000 which represents a 10% match to the Town for a Vermont Community Development Block Grant for the restoration of the Old White Meeting House for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 555 | 178 |
| ARTICLE 7: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $40,000 to make repairs to the town garage floor and apron? | 527 | 198 |
| ARTICLE 8: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend up to $14,000 to make essential repairs and maintenance to the Old White Meeting House for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 510 | 217 |
| ARTICLE 9: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of up to $55,000 to be raised by taxes to hire EMT help for South Hero Rescue for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 619 | 117 |
| ARTICLE 10: Will the legal voters of the Town of South Hero vote to expend a sum of $150,000 to be raised by taxes to pave a portion of the remaining dirt roads for the year ending June 30, 2021? | 393 | 338 |
School District Meeting Ballot Results
| SCHOOL MODERATOR (1 year) | |
|---|---|
| Timothy Maxham | 691 |
| SCHOOL DIRECTOR (1 year) | |
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| Robert Chutter | 655 |
| SCHOOL DIRECTOR (3 years) | |
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| Nathan Kouns (write-in) | ~100 |
| SCHOOL DIRECTOR (2 years) | |
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| Bentley Vaugan | 643 |
| SCHOOL DIRECTOR (2 years) | |
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| Erin Morse | 642 |
| ARTICLES – SCHOOL | YES | NO | |
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| (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 school district approve the school board to expend $3,904,721 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 $18,197 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 6.8% higher than spending for the current year. | 459 | 284 | |
| ARTICLE 5: To elect all School Officers as required by Law? | 739 | 13 | |
| ARTICLE 6: Shall the voters authorize the School Directors to place unencumbered funds from FY20 in a Reserve Fund for the purpose of capital improvements to the school facility under the control and direction of the School Directors of the South Hero School District? | 617 | 129 | |