Milford NH Voting Results March 8, 2022

These are the voting results for the Milford NH election held on March 8, 2022 at the Milford High School. There were 9,953 voters on the checklist at the beginning of the day. There were 60 new voters that registered during the day, leaving a voter checklist total of 10,013 at the end of the day.  There were 2,401 ballots cast, for a turnout of 24.0%.

School District Ballot

Member of the School Board – Three Year Term
1121 Jason St. Jean - elected
1114 Noah Boudreault - elected
985 John DeMarco
831 Michael McLean

School District Moderator – Two Year Term
2035 Pete Basiliere - elected

School District Clerk – Two Year Term
1966  John Yule - elected

School District Treasurer – Two Year Term
1968 Karin Cevasco - elected

Questions

1. SAU/Maintenance Building - $3,343,570 Bond – 60% needed to pass
There were 2291 votes cast so 1375 were needed to get the 60% to pass.
528 23.0% Yes 1763 77.0% No - failed

2. School District Operating Budget $45,081,677, Default Budget $44,546,621
1242 Yes 1066 No - passed

3. Collective Bargaining Agreement with Administrators - $66,027
1414 Yes  907 No - passed

4. Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund $1
1700 Yes 627 No - passed

5. Special Education Expendable Trust Fund
1826 Yes 518 No - passed

Town Ballot

Board of Selectmen – Three Year Term
1084 Tim Finan – elected
1079 Chris Labonte
82 David Catanzano

Cemetery Trustee – Three Year Term
2032 Mike Thornton – elected

Cemetery Trustee – Two Year Term
1995 John Yule – elected

Checklist Supervisor – Six Year Term
1145 Bobbi Schelberg - elected
812 David Delay

Library Trustee – Three Year Term
1518 Tracy Swisher – elected
1137 Jennifer Siegrist - elected
773 Dan Sadkowski

Town Moderator – Two Year Term
2063 Peter Basiliere – elected

Town Clerk – Three Year Term
2046 Joan Dargie – elected

Trustees of the Trust Funds – Three Year Term
2008 Janet Spalding – elected

Water-Wastewater Commissioner – Three Year Term
1510 Dale White - elected
491 Eric Knott

Water Wastewater Commissioner – Two Year Term
1964 Hunter J. Philbrick – elected

ARTICLES

Article 2 – Ballot Vote – Zoning Changes

Ballot Vote No. 1 – Wilton Road Lots Administrative Rezoning
1663 Yes 513 No – passed

Ballot Vote No. 2 – Enable Residence “R” Estate Lots
1626 Yes 641 No – passed

Ballot Vote No. 3 – Amend Wetland Conservation District regulations relative to Buffer Zones and other changes
1805 Yes 469 No – passed

Ballot Vote No. 4. – Amend various zoning ordinances relative to Solar Collection Systems
1558 Yes 708 No – passed

WARRANT ARTICLES

3. Wadleigh Library HVAC/ Electrical Systems Upgrades - $1,423,000 ($995,000 Bond and $428,000 Withdrawal from Library Funds) – 60% needed to pass
There were 2370 votes cast so 1422 were needed to pass
1180 49.8% Yes 1190 50.2% No - failed

4. Wastewater Treatment Facility Influent Pump Station Screening Conveyor Upgrade - $390,000 ($245,700 Bond and $144,300 ARPA Grant) – 60% needed to pass
There were 2314 votes cast so 1389 were needed to pass
1632 70.5% Yes 682 29.5% No – passed

5. Town Operating Budget $16,349,1126 Default Budget $16,111,582
1284Yes 1070 No - passed

6. Wastewater Department Operating Budget $2,544,398 Default Budget $2,492,591
1515 Yes 786 No – passed

7. Water Department Operating Budget $1,745,693 Default Budget $1,509,385
1475 Yes 801 No – passed

8. Fire Rescue Truck #1 Replacement – 7-Year Lease/Purchase - $735,000 Gross Purchase Price (Annual Lease Payment $101,636: $100,000 Paid from Fire Apparatus Replacement Capital Reserve
1394 Yes 944 No – passed

9. Reconstruction of Town Roads - $300,000
1710 Yes 621 No – passed

10.  Social Services $40,000
1705 Yes 620 No – passed

11. DPW Vehicles and Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve $40,000
1174 Yes 1133 No - passed

12. Non-Emergency Community Transportation Bus Services - $32,000
1692 Yes 639 No - passed

13. Town Facilities Renovation and Major Repair Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1121 Yes 1184 No - failed

14.  Ambulance Vehicle Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1274 Yes 1071 No - passed

15. Fire Apparatus Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1030 Yes 1305 No - failed

16. Keyes Park Expansion Committee Project Capital Reserve $25,000
1044 Yes 1305 No - failed

17. Teamsters Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (2022-2025) $32,070
1397 Yes 917 No - passed

18. Assessing Revaluation Capital Reserve $22,500
1095 Yes 1192 No - failed

19.  Conservation Land Fund $20,000
1122 Yes 1186 No - failed

20. Information Technology Infrastructure Capital Reserve $20,000
1249 Yes 1044 No - passed

21. Summer Band Concerts Support $9,000
1490 Yes 833 No - passed

22.  Independence Day Celebration Fireworks $8,500
1338 Yes 983 No - passed

23. Memorial, Veterans & Labor Day Parades and Recognition Support $6,500
1716 Yes 613 No - passed

24. Approval of 10 Year Public Safety Cell Tower License Agreement Amendment $0
1702 Yes 611 No - passed

25. Authorize the Board of Selectmen to Lease Town-Owned Property – Shepard Park Scout House $0
2037 Yes 291 No - passed

26. Wadleigh Library Maintenance and Upkeep Capital Reserve $0
1870 Yes 480 No - passed

27. Hutchinson Family Singers Memorial Project $0
1835 Yes 494 No - passed

28. Hartshorn Mill Road Conservation Easement $0
1922 Yes 394 No - passed

29. Raze and Remove 127 Elm Street Building $400,000 by petition
668 Yes 1640 No - failed

30.  Elect Members of the Milford Planning Board $0 by petition
795 Yes 1487 No – failed

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The Selectman election recount is completed with no change in the outcome.

Original vote:

Board of Selectmen – Three Year Term

1084 Tim Finan – elected

1079 Chris Labonte

82 David Catanzano

Recount vote:

Board of Selectmen – Three Year Term

1084 Tim Finan – elected

1080 Chris Labonte

81 David Catanzano

There was a complication that delayed the completion of the recount. There were originally 2401 ballots cast at the polls with five sheets per ballot for a total of 12005 sheets that were cast. The problem was that only 2398 sheet #1 sheets were found during the recount for a shortage of three sheets of page one of the ballot. The suspicion is that the three missing sheets are mixed in with the remaining 9,604 sheets that were not recounted, but that is only a guess. The suspicion is that one of the missing sheets is a vote for Tim Finan since there was one ballot that was marked in a way that would have not been initially recorded as a vote by the tabulator so he should have gained a vote for that one and his vote total did not change. Also, the suspicion is that one of the missing sheets is a vote for David Catanzano since he lost one on the recount, and the third missing sheet might be a blank vote. It was decided to not look again for the missing three sheets since no matter what they are, they won't change the results of the race.