Milford NH Voting Results March 13, 2018

These are the voting results for the Milford NH local elections on March 13, 2018.

There were 11,078 voters on the checklist at the beginning of the day.  There were 79 new voters that enrolled during the day, resulting in 11,157 on the checklist at the end of the day.  There were 1919 ballots cast, for a voter turnout of 17.2%.  There were 1865 votes cast last year when we had the delayed voting due to the bad weather last year, so this year is a bit better despite the bad weather today.

School Ballot

School Board
1158 Ron Carvell - elected
575 Susan Kater

School District Moderator
1660 Peter Basiliere - elected

School District Treasurer
1605 Rosemarie Evans - elected 

School District Clerk
1562 Gina Matthews - elected

Question 1 Operating Budget - $41,258,902 proposed, $41,431,431 default
1372 yes passed
507 no

Question 2 Full-Day Kindergarten Program $582,500
975 yes passed
920 no

Question 3 Collective Bargaining Agreement with Administrators
1252 yes passed
597 no

Question 4 Establish a Contingency Fund
1143 yes passed
728 no

TOWN BALLOT

Board of Selectmen
725 Gary Daniels - elected
681 Paul Dargie - elected
667 Christopher Labonte
640 Mark Fougere
323 Suzanne Fournier
224 Christopher Skinner
101 James Powers

Cemetery Trustee
1052 Mary Dickson - elected
594 George Hoyt

Library Trustee
1301 Kathryn Parenti - elected
1148 Jennifer O'Brien-Traficante - elected
1143 Janet Hromjak - elected

Supervisor of the Checklist
1075 Darlene Bouffard - elected
395 George Skuse

Town Moderator
1652 Peter Basiliere - elected

Trustees of the Trust Funds
1555 Joan Dargie - elected

Water-Wastewater Commisioner
1569 Mike Putnam

Ballot Vote 1 Various Zoning Ordinance Changes relative to open space and conservation subdivisions
1313 Yes passed
414 no

Ballot Vote 2 Zoning Ordinance Definition Change to add private ownership as a form of utility, and to allow for the generation of resources for private use.
1379 yes passed
387 no

Ballot Question 3 Main Fire Station Upgrade - Bond $3,864,300
(Since this is a bond, a 60% majority is required for it to pass.  There were 1873 votes cast on this question, so there needed to be 1123 yes votes for it to pass)
1268 yes passed 67.7%
605 no

Question 4 Town Operating Budget proposed $14,060,271 default $14,062,606
1568 yes passed
283 no

Question 5 Water Department Operating Budget proposed $1,520,953 default $1,480,538
1338 yes passed
499 no

Question 6 Wastewater Department Operating Budget proposed $2,069,450 default $2,030,870
1314 yes passed
508 no

Question 7 Bridge Replacement Capital Reserve $175,000
1407 yes passed
455 no

Question 8 DPW Vehicles and Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve $40,000
1245 yes passed
606 no

Question 9 Fire Apparatus Replacement Capital REserve $25,000
1435 yes
450 no

Question 10 Town Facilities Renovation and Major Repair Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1228 yes passed
637 no

Question 11 Ambulance Vehicle Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1210 yes passed
663 no

Question 12 Public Safety Communication Equipment Replacement Capital Reserve $20,000
1275 yes passed
589 no

Question 13 Assessing Revaluation Capital Reserve $15,000
992 yes passed
842 no

Question 14 Replacement Sidewalk Plow Lease/Purchase $155,000 (Annual Payment $32,300)
1052 yes passed
818 no

Question 15 Social Services $40,000
1330 yes passed
539 no

Question 16 Non-Emergency Community Transporation Bus Services $30,000
1274 yes passed
546 no

Question 17 Pumpkin Festival $23,000
1088 yes passed
757 no

Question 18 AFSCME Contract $21,572
1264 yes passed
529 no

Question 19 Summer Band Concerts $9,000
1121 yes passed
709 no

Question 20 Funding of Annual Labor Day Parade $10,000
1154 yes passed
672 no

Question 21 Memorial, Veterans & Labor Day Parades and and Recognition - Town Support $6,500
1370 yes passed
463 no

Question 22 Appointing Agents to the Keyes Park Expansion Coimmittee Project Capital Reserve
1355 yes passed
464 no

Question 23 Authority to Grant Industrial Development Tax Relief
1320 yes passed
484 no

Question 24 Rename Bridge Replacement Capital Reserve Fund
1541 yes passed
299 no

Question 25 Swing Bridge
1597 yes passed
259 no

Question 26 Mile Slip Town Forest Easement
1312 yes passed
503 no

Question 27 Keno
1057 yes passed
788 no

Question 28 Fireworks $8,500 by petition
961 yes passed
899 no

Question 29 Keyes Park Expansion Committee Project Capital REserve $25,000 by petition
986 yes passed
867 no

Question 30 Conservation Land Fund $20,000 by petition
953 yes passed
892 no

Question 31 Compact Part of Town (BROS Property) by petition
625 yes failed
1177 no