Politics & Government

2012 Town Election Results

See which candidates voters chose and how they decided on various warrant articles.

The 2012 Windham town election results are in!

See how the votes ended up for each town official position and every warrant article.

Winners are starred (*). 

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN (TWO OPEN POSITIONS, THREE YEARS EACH)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Roger Hohenberger* 1,982 Ross McLeod* 1,980 Walter Kolodziej 934

PLANNING BOARD (TWO OPEN POSITIONS, THREE YEARS EACH)

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CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Pamela Skinner* 1,826 Carolyn Webber* 1,638 Paul Therrien 974 Stephanie Foster 812

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (TWO OPEN POSITIONS, THREE YEARS EACH)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Jay Yennaco* 1,302 James Tierney* 1,110 Mike Scholz 997 John Alosso 881

TOWN TREASURER (ONE OPEN POSITION, THREE YEARS)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Robert Skinner* 1,941 Corey Lewandowski 714

TRUSTEES OF THE LIBRRARY (TWO OPEN POSITIONS, THREE YEARS EACH)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Tara Picciano* 1,391 Karen Marcil* 1,236 J.R. Siegel 842

TOWN CLERK (ONE OPEN POSITION, THREE YEARS)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Nicole Merrill* 2,644

TOWN MODERATOR (ONE OPEN POSITION, TWO YEARS)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Peter Griffin* 2,331

SUPERVISOR OF THE CHECKLIST (ONE OPEN POSITION, SIX YEARS)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Eileen Mashimo* 2,151

TRUSTEES OF THE CEMETERY (ONE OPEN POSITION, THREE YEARS)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Bruce W. Moeckel* 2,268

TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST FUNDS (ONE OPEN POSITION, THREE YEARS)

CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES Karen Marcil* 1,995

TOWN WARRANT ARTICLES 

ARTICLE 5

 "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,000 to be added to the Property Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,681 1,183

ARTICLE 6

"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000, said amount to be withdrawn from the balance in the previously established Searles Special Revenue Fund for payment of both marketing related and maintenance related costs associated with the Searles Building. Approval of this articlewill have no additional impact on the tax rate."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 2,100 729

ARTICLE 7

 "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,112, said amount to be withdrawn from the balance in the previously established Searles Special Revenue Fund for the purposes of paying the principal and interest on the outstanding loan taken to fund renovations and repairs to the West wingof the building in 2003. Should this article pass, the debt service account in the approved operating budget from Article 20 will be reduced by a sum $12,112. Approval of this article will have no additional impact to the tax rate."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 2,208 611

ARTICLE 8

"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 3,780, representing the cost ofthe increased economic benefits for members of Local Union 1801 AFSCME (Municipal Union) to which they are entitled for the fiscal years 2011 - 2014 under the terms of the latest collective bargaining agreement entered into by the Selectmen and AFSCME. Said contract to expire on March 31, 2014 with the additional cost for 2013 to be $ 23,570 and $ 8,000 for the year 2014, with $0 to be paid retroactively for 2011. The contract also includes an increase from 20% to 25% in the employee’s share of health insurance premiums. Should this article pass, the Highway Department's and Town Clerk's line accounts in the approved operating budget from Article 20 willbe reduced by $1,800 and $1,530 respectfully, representing costs of step increases employees remain eligible for if the new contract is not ratified."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,591 1,152

ARTICLE 9

"Shall the Town of Windham, if Article #8, is defeated, authorize the governing body to call one special meeting, at its option, to address Article(s) #8, cost items only?"

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,582 1,098

ARTICLE 10

"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $214,000 for the purpose of new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Gear for the Fire Department and necessary equipment and materials to place this gear into service, and further to authorize the acceptance of $203,300 of this appropriation from the US Department of Homeland Security – FEMA, as part of a Assistance to Firefighters Grants to fund 95% of the project, with the balance of $10,700 to come from general taxation. Should this article be approved but the grant not be awarded, this article will be considered null and void. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA 32:7, VI and will not lapse until the purchase is complete or for a period of two (2) years, whichever is less. This article is part of the Capital Improvement Program."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,939 875

ARTICLE 11

"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $165,000 for the purpose of purchasing a Highway Truck (5 Ton) and necessary equipment and materials to place the vehicle into service, and further to authorize the acceptance of $132,000 of this appropriation from the State of New Hampshire as part of an approved grant to fund 80% of the project, with the balance of $33,000 to come from general taxation. Should this article be approved but the State reimbursement not occur, this article will be considered null and void. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA 32:7, VI and will not lapse until the purchase is complete or for a period of two (2) years, whichever is less. This article is part of the Capital Improvement Program."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,706 1,099

ARTICLE 12

"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $125,000 for the purpose of purchasing a Highway Loader and necessary equipment and materials to place the vehicle into service, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to use up to $35,000 in funds gained from trading in the existing department loader with the balance of $90,000 to come from general taxation. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA 32:7, VI and will not lapse until the purchase is complete or for a period of two (2) years, whichever is less. This article is part of the Capital Improvement Program."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,351 1,432

ARTICLE 13

"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,350 for the Conservation Commission, and authorize the Selectmen to transfer all unexpended Conservation Commission funds as of December 31, 2012 to the Conservation Fund in accordance with RSA 36-A:5."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,783 967

ARTICLE 14

"To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to complete a land transaction with the Stateof New Hampshire authorizing (i) the conveyance of a 1.6 +/- acre portion of Lot 11-C-350 to the State of NewHampshire (currently the subject of an eminent domain Declaration of Taking), and (ii) release of a curb cut access on Route 111 for parcel 11-A-300 (currently the Town Highway Garage) and to receive in consideration the parcel of land depicted as Lot 11-A-299, containing .39 acres situated at the intersection of Haverhill Roadand Ledge Road, currently subject of a temporary use agreement, subject to such other terms and conditions as established by the Selectmen."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 2,152 575

ARTICLE 15

"To see if the Town will vote to discontinue absolutely and completely, pursuant to New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated Chapter 231, Section 43, the sections of Lamson Road which traverses between the borders of Tax Maps 13-A-150, 13-A-155, 13-A-120, 13-A-110, and 13-A-102, meaning to describe the former portion of Lamson Road which was bypassed as part of the State of New Hampshire Route 111 By-Pass Project."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 2,101 555

ARTICLE 16

"Shall the Town vote to accept the donation of H and B Homes, Corp. of a parcel of land of 22.86 acres identified as Lot 3-B-601 situated at the intersection of Rockingham Road and Northland Road, said parcel being designated as land for Town recreational use by the applicant as part of the approval process for the Spruce Pond II Subdivision approved by the Windham Planning Board on October 3, 2007."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 2,086 669

ARTICLE 17

"By petition of Dennis Senibaldi and others To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriatethe sum of $250,000 dollars representing the cost of engineering, design plans and construction costs associated with the construction of Phase I of the Spruce Pond Recreation Field, (Tax Map 3-B-601). Phase I to include the construction of a recreational sports field usable for, but not limited to, Soccer, Lacrosse, andFootball, a parking area, as well as the initial preparation work associated with the final Phase II, namely the construction of a baseball field. Further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply any federal, state or private funds made available therefore toward the cost of the project. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA32:7, VI and will not lapse for a period of two (2) years.  A total of $260,000 worth of material and construction donations where previously given to the town to complete the preliminary site preparations for this project. Further should Article 16 fail this article shall be declared null and void."

YES VOTES NO VOTES 738 2,077

Editor's Note: Click on this link, choose "sample town ballot," and scroll down to see the full text for articles 18-20

ARTICLE 18

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,648 1,085

 

ARTICLE 19

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,569 1,128


ARTICLE 20

YES VOTES NO VOTES 1,711 1,086



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