Town of Gilford, NH - MARCH 11, 2008 ELECTION RESULTS

Town of Gilford, New Hampshire

“Second Session” Election Results

The polling place was readied with instructions in the booths and posting of sample ballots, instructions, Zoning Protest Petition and warrants were done. The 2007 Town reports were available. Inspectors of Elections were Donna Mooney, Shirley Snow, Rutha “Betty” Helfrich and Diane Tinkham. Wayne Snow was sworn in as Assistant Moderator in January for the year.

The vote tabulator machine had been tested on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at the Gilford Town Hall. Ballots were counted at the same time and put into sets of 25 for Election Day. Peter Millham, Denise Morrissette, Jennifer Mooney and Wayne Snow conducted the testing and counted the ballots. The testing of the machine confirmed with the hand tally and was found to be working 100% accurately.

The Inspectors of Elections were instructed to give a full set of ballots (two white town ballots and one yellow school ballot) to each voter. Moderator Millham cautioned about electioneering. The Moderator announced that a protest petition has been received on Article 4, Amendment #3 on the official ballot for the Town. The Moderator explained that a 2/3 vote would be needed for passage instead of a majority vote. Moderator Millham continued to read the warrant through Article 1. Wayne snow made a motion to skip the reading of the warrant as it was already posted. Morrissette seconded the motion. All present were in favor. The polling box was verified that it was empty before the first voter was checked-in. The polls were declared opened at 7:03 a.m.

The Moderator gave Morrissette a receipt for 155 cast (absentee) ballots and 3,525 uncast (official) ballots. At 1:00 p.m. Snow, Boucher, Benavides, Millham and Mooney began processing absentee ballots. Snow announced the names and addresses as Mooney opened the ballots to be processed. Boucher, Benavides and Millham placed the ballots in the machine for counting.

At 7:00 p.m. the Moderator announced the polls closed, a few voters were in the booth completing their ballots. School District Clerk, Kim Varricchio and Morrissette excused themselves from the counting of the ballots, as they were both candidates. When all the booths were emptied Snow began running the results of the tally machine and emptying the ballot boxes to count the write-in candidates. Mooney put a team of officials together for the counting of the write-ins. The Moderator read the results.

The total number of registered voters at the opening of the polls was 6139; at the close of the polls 16 newly registered voters were added to the list for a total of 6155 registered voters. The total numbers of ballots cast were 1726 (including absentee ballots). The results ended with a 28% voter turn out.

The following are the voting results:

SELECTMAN THREE YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

J. KEVIN HAYES 726 (Elected)

JOHN GOODHUE, JR. 700

JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 30

DALE CHANNING EDDY 26

TOWN TREASURER THREE YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

KAREN SAUNDERS 1549 (Elected)

JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 97

TOWN CLERK – TAX COLLECTOR THREE YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

DENISE A. MORRISSETTE 1558 (Elected)

JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 91

MODERATOR TWO YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 150

PETER V. MILLHAM 1491 (Elected)

SUPERVISOR OF THE CHECKLIST SIX YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

NANCY MARCOUX 872 (Elected)

Gordon Berridge III 1

TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS THREE YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

WAYNE E. SNOW 1423 (Elected)

FIRE ENGINEER THREE YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:

ROBERT J. HENDERSON, JR. 147

“DON” SPEAR 1043 (Elected)

JOHN J. MCDEVITT, JR. 356

LIBRARY TRUSTEE THREE-YEAR TERM VOTE NOT MORE THAN ONE:

WELDON BOSWORTH 1340 (Elected)

Sean Patrick Murphy 1

BUDGET COMMITTEE THREE YEAR TERM VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE:

TERRY J. STEWART 830 (Elected)

PHYLLIS CORRIGAN 555

SUSAN C. GREENE 938 (Elected)

SEAN PATRICK MURPHY 610

KEVIN ROY 734 (Elected)

JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 102

Zoning Ordinance Amendment Questions

Article 2: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 1 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Amend Section 8.4.8, Changeable Copy Signs, by adding to the existing Section 8.4.8 regulations regarding Electronic Changeable Copy Signs. The proposed regulations limit the frequency at which messages are allowed to change; restrict hours of operation; and prohibit certain display methods including, but not limited to, flashing and image movement.

YES – 1233 NO – 405 PASSED

Article 3: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 2 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Amend subparagraph (a) of Section 5.2.1, Island and Shore Frontage District, by increasing the minimum setback required from Lake Winnipesaukee, Saltmarsh Pond, Lily Pond, Poor Farm Brook, Meadow Brook, Jewett Brook, Gunstock River, or any other year_round brook, from forty (40) feet to fifty (50) feet.

YES – 1280 NO – 364 PASSED

Article 4: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 3 as proposed by petition for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Amend the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Gilford by changing from the Resort Commercial (RC) Zone to the Single Family Residential (SFR) Zone the area along the southwesterly side of Route 11, a/k/a Lake Shore Road, generally between the Alton town line and Highland Drive.

(The Planning Board does not recommend the adoption of this amendment.)

YES – 619 NO – 1013 FAILED

Other Municipal Articles

Article 5: Shall the Town raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $10,825,284? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall be $10,874,772 which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the Town or by law; or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only. NOTE: This operating budget warrant article does not include appropriations contained in ANY other warrant articles.

(Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee)

YES – 1389 NO – 238 PASSED

Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($214,000) to purchase a new ambulance and authorize the withdrawal of one hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund created for that purpose. The balance of one hundred four thousand dollars ($104,000) is to come from general taxation.

(Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1202 NO – 452 PASSED

Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to be added to the Police Facility Capital Reserve Fund previously established. This sum to come from undesignated fund balance and no amount to be raised from taxation. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee)

YES – 1102 NO – 539 PASSED

Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be added to the Bridge Replacement Capital Reserve Fund. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee)

YES – 1344 NO – 293 PASSED

Article 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be added to the Highway Equipment Capital Reserve Fund. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee)

YES – 1324 NO – 310 PASSED

Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be added to the Ambulance Replacement Capital Reserve Fund. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee)

YES – 1190 NO – 442 PASSED

Article 11: To see if the Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund under the provisions of RSA 35:1-c for the purpose of the maintenance of the Glendale Boat and Launch Ramp Facilities and to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) to be placed in this fund and to name the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1212 NO – 431 PASSED

Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund under the provisions of RSA 35:1-c for the purpose of maintaining the Town’s Recreation Facilities and to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty two thousand dollars ($22,000) to be placed in this fund and to name the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1275 NO – 369 PASSED

Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to be placed in the Sewer Capital Reserve Fund. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1169 NO – 450 PASSED

Article 14: To see if the Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund under the provisions of RSA 35:1-c for the purpose of funding Water Supply Maintenance and to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be placed in this fund and to name the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend.

(Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1171 NO – 464 PASSED

Article 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to be placed in the Compensated Absences Capital Reserve Fund. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee)

YES – 971 NO – 630 PASSED

Article 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to be placed in the Building Repair Capital Reserve Fund. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1266 NO – 364 PASSED

Article 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $110,000 for use by the Library Trustees at the new library. Funding to be provided from the proceeds of the sale of land at 43 Potter Hill Road, parcel number 226-078.001. This parcel was purchased in 2004 to build a new library. This article is a one time appropriation and is contingent upon adequate proceeds from the sale of the land. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 1116 NO – 574 PASSED

Article 18: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $32,359 for the Youth Services Bureau. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 793 NO – 858 FAILED

Article 19: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $23,500 for Community Health and Hospice, Inc. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 908 NO – 736 PASSED

Article 20: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $3,400 for Child and Family Services. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 907 NO – 761 PASSED

Article 21: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $8,345 for the Community Action Program. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 766 NO – 889 FAILED

Article 22: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,800 for New Beginnings. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 778 NO – 888 FAILED

Article 23: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $8,749 for Genesis Behavioral Health. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 659 NO – 997 FAILED

Article 24: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $3,330 for the American Red Cross. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 812 NO – 830 FAILED

Article 25: To see if the Town will vote to pay the Town Clerk/Tax Collector an annual stipend of $57,952. In addition the Town Clerk/Tax Collector shall be entitled to 95% of the premium for the town’s health insurance plan, 100% of the dental insurance premium, 100% of the short and long term disability plans, life insurance with a face value of 165% of the annual stipend (not to exceed $100,000). Additionally, the Town will continue making contributions to the NH State Retirement System at the effective contribution rate (currently 8.74%). Total value of package is $74,588.

YES – 903 NO – 726 PASSED

Article 26: To see if the taxpayers of the Town of Gilford will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to support the activities and facilities of the Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization that operates a variety of sailing programs for residents of the Lakes Region. These programs include: a Youth Sailing School; a Community Sailing Program for adults; and a soon to be established Adaptive Sailing Program for physically and mentally challenged children and adults, including wounded veterans returning from combat operations. Programs are open to all Lakes Region residents regardless of their ability to pay. (Submitted by Petition) (Not Recommended by the Board of Selectmen, Not recommended by the Budget Committee).

YES – 237 NO – 1434 FAILED

Article 27: To see if the Town will vote to approve the following resolution to be forwarded to our State Representatives, our State Senator and our Governor:

Resolved: We the citizens of Gilford, NH believe in a New Hampshire that is just and fair. The property tax has become unjust and unfair. State leaders who take a pledge for no new taxes perpetuate higher and higher property taxes. We call on our State Representatives, our State Senator and our Governor to reject the “Pledge”, have an open discussion covering all options, and adopt a revenue system that lowers property taxes. (Submitted by Petition)

YES – 926 NO – 685 PASSED

Article 28: To see if the Town will vote as per RSA 32:5 V-a to require that all votes by the Selectmen and Town Budget Committee relative to Town budget items or warrant articles be recorded votes and a numerical tally of any such vote be printed in the Town warrant next to the affected warrant article. (Submitted by Petition)

YES – 1199 NO – 389 PASSED

The School District results are reported separately and kept by the School District Clerk.

Respectfully submitted,

Denise A. Morrissette, NHCTC-TC

Town Clerk – Tax Collector