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Town of Gilford, New Hampshire
Second Session Election Results
March 9, 2010
The polls were readied with instructions in the booths and posting of sample ballots, instructions, and warrants. The 2009 Town reports were available. Inspectors of Elections were Barbara Carey, Donna Mooney, Diane Tinkham and Evie Bray. Sheldon Morgan and Sandy Beland were sworn in to relieve Inspector’s during breaks. Denise Morrissette, Town Clerk; Jennifer Mooney, Deputy Town Clerk and Kim Varricchio, School District Clerk were present.
The vote tabulator machine had been tested on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 3:00 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. Moderator Millham, Morrissette and Mooney 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. Moderator Millham had 3 registered voters (Suzanne R. Salmon, Maurice R. Salmon II and Allison A.Sullivan) verified that the ballot box was empty and the election results tape and counter both read zero. Millham read the warrant through Article 1. A motion was made and seconded to skip the reading of the warrant as it was already posted. All present were in favor. The polls were declared opened at 7:02 a.m.
The Moderator gave Morrissette a receipt for 112 cast (absentee) ballots and 3,483 uncast (official) ballots. At 1:00 p.m. Moderator Millham, Selectman Hayes, Selectman O’Brien, Deputy Mooney and Morgan began processing absentee ballots. Morgan announced the names and addresses ballots were opened and processed. The voting machine rejected the folded absentee ballots until the creases were smoothed out.
At 7:00 p.m. the Moderator announced the polls closed, a few voters were in the booth completing their ballots. When all the booths were emptied Millham and Morrissette began running the results of the tally machine and emptying the ballot boxes to count the write-in candidates. Mooney organized teams 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 6,361; at the close of the polls 23 newly registered voters were added to the list for a total of 6,384 registered voters. The total numbers of ballots cast were 1419 (including absentee ballots). The results ended with a 22% voter turn out.
ARTICLE 1: To choose the necessary Town Officers for the following year; to wit:
SELECTMAN THREE-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
MARGO WEEKS 633
“GUS” BENAVIDES 716 Elected
JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 37
Write In:
Nicholas Resca 1
MODERATOR TWO-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
DENNIS M. CORRIGAN 313
JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN 42
SANDRA T. MCGONAGLE 1,018 Elected
Write In:
Kevin Leandro 1
TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUND THREE-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
PETER “RICK” MOSES 1,107 Elected
Write In:
John Goodhue 2
Joe Hoffman 2
Tom Space 2
Fictious character 1
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY THREE-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO:
STEVEN GEER 838 Elected
TRACEY G. PETROZZI 993 Elected
Write In:
Diane Mitton 2
Fictious character 2
Marie Bruns 1
Chuck Coons 1
Cory Demko 1
Joe Hoffman 1
Kevin Leandro 1
BUDGET COMMITTEE THREE-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE:
DAVID R. HORVATH 747 Elected
MARK CORRY 590
DALE DORMODY 806 Elected
PHILIP “PAT” LABONTE 655 Elected
DALE CHANNING EDDY 440
Write In:
Joe Hoffman 2
Doug Lambert 2
Fictious character 2
Bill Cott 1
Tom Dudek 1
George Hurt 1
Diane Mitton 1
Bud Phillips 1
Jack Stephenson 1
FIRE ENGINEER THREE-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
PHILIP A. BROUILLARD 994 Elected
Write In:
John Goodhue 3
Joe Hoffman 2
Jack McDevitt 2
No Name 2
Steven Carrier 1
Chuck Coons 1
Scott Mooney 1
Allan Whitney 1
CEMETERY TRUSTEE THREE-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
JUDITH A. COTT 1,129 Elected
Write In:
Fictious character 1
SUPERVISOR OF THE CHECKLIST SIX-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
MARY E. VILLAUME 447
IRENE LACHANCE 579 Elected
Write In:
N/A 1
Fictious character 1
SUPERVISOR OF THE CHECKLIST TWO-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE:
CONNIE MOSES 1,088 Elected
Write In:
Alice Boucher 2
Fictious character 1
ARTICLE 2: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment Number 1 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Create a new Article 22, Workforce Housing, to comply with the requirements of state law (RSA 674:59), to provide a realistic opportunity for the development of needed workforce housing within Gilford, to promote the continued availability of a diverse supply of home ownership and rental opportunities, and to meet the goals related to workforce housing provisions set forth in the Gilford Master Plan. The regulation establishes standards to allow development of single-family, duplex, multi-family, and manufactured housing as Workforce Housing; establishes density bonuses for qualifying projects; and establishes related definitions, standards, and requirements for Workforce Housing projects. Also to amend Article 4, Permitted Uses and Regulations, by creating a new Section 4.2.11 to allow Workforce Housing in the Single-Family Residential, Limited Residential, Professional Commercial, Resort Commercial, and Commercial zones; and by creating a new Section 4.7.2(k) to refer to
standards of the new Article 22, Workforce Housing? (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES - 580 NO - 623
ARTICLE 3: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment Number 2 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Amend Section 6.20, which requires provision of a water supply suitable for fire protection purposes for all new Multi-Family developments, Planned Unit developments, Cluster Housing projects, and Manufactured Housing Parks, and for all Single-Family subdivisions of six (6) lots or more, to allow only use of municipal water supplies, cisterns, or sprinkler systems to satisfy this requirement, and to no longer allow surface water supplies to satisfy this requirement unless they are natural water bodies and approved for such use by the Fire Department, and to make other related changes? (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES- 942 NO-365
ARTICLE 4: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment Number 3 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Amend Section 5.1.4, Side Setback Area, and Section 5.1.5, Rear Setback Area, to allow detached accessory buildings up to fifteen (15) feet high to be built ten (10) feet from the side and rear lot lines, and to make other related changes? (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-908 NO-375
ARTICLE 5: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment Number 4 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Delete the existing Section 6.2, Obnoxious Uses, and replace it with a new Section 6.2, Nuisances. The proposed new regulation prohibits creation of dangerous, injurious, noxious, hazardous, unhealthy, and similar objectionable disturbances, including exposures to smoke, noise, garbage, dust, odor, pollution, lighting, water runoff, and similar conditions. The proposed regulation exempts normal operations of agriculture-related uses? (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-1007 NO-286
ARTICLE 6: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment Number 5 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Amend Section 6.6 by changing the title to Unlicensed and Commercial Vehicles; to require motor vehicles not intended or in condition for legal use be parked or stored in approved automobile repair or sales facilities except under certain circumstances; to require in residential zones that competition vehicles (such as stock cars), and vans and trucks with a carrying capacity greater than one (1) ton, be stored out of sight; and to allow storing at single-family or two-family dwellings in residential zones, motor vehicles not intended or in condition for legal use in quantities in bulk up to two (2) provided such vehicles are kept within a building and are out of sight of adjacent properties? (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at
the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-905 NO-392
ARTICLE 7: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment Number 6 as proposed by the Gilford Planning Board for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Create a new Article 21, Conditional Use Permits, to establish general regulations, standards, and procedures for the processing, review, and approval of Conditional Use Permits by the Gilford Planning Board as authorized by RSA 674:21, Innovative Land Use Controls, and to renumber the existing Article 21 and subsequent Articles as needed; and to amend Article 4, Permitted Uses and Regulations, to include in its opening paragraphs an explanation for the references to Conditional Use Permits in Article 4? (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-828 NO-347
ARTICLE 8: Are you in favor of adopting an amendment to the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as submitted by petition to repeal involuntary mergers of contiguous non-conforming lots in common ownership and allow lots involuntarily merged by the municipality to be unmerged and considered lots of record subject to all other aspects of the Town’s Zoning Ordinances by deleting language from Section 9.1, adding new language to Section 9.1 and deleting Section 9.1.1 in its entirety? (The Planning Board does not recommend the adoption of this amendment.) (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-736 NO-616
ARTICLE 9: Are you in favor of adopting an amendment to the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as submitted by petition to amend Section 5.2.1, Island and Shore Frontage District, of the Gilford Zoning Ordinance by adding a new Section 5.2.1 (g) to prohibit public boat launching ramps and related parking and storage facilities on shorefront lots under certain circumstances, but to allow private boat launching ramps and related parking and storage facilities on shorefront lots as an accessory use under certain circumstances? (The Planning Board does not recommend the adoption of this amendment.) (An official copy of the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-275 NO-1020
ARTICLE 10: Are you in favor of adopting an amendment to the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as submitted by petition to amend the Gilford Zoning Ordinance to delete in its entirety the existing Article 15 that established the wetlands district and replace it with a new Article 15 establishing a water resources conservation overlay district to be applicable to all other zoning districts under certain conditions, including standards that create a fifty (50) foot protective buffer setback adjacent to wetlands, allowing certain uses and activities by special exception, establishing certain standards for special exception applications, and creating standards for mitigation plans for control of erosion and sedimentation? (The Planning Board does not recommend the adoption of this amendment.) (An official copy of the
entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-405 NO-904
ARTICLE 11: Are you in favor of adopting a revised Fire Prevention Code as proposed by the Gilford Fire Engineers and recommended by the Gilford Planning Board, whereby the current Fire Prevention Code will be repealed and the revised Fire Prevention Code will reference more recent editions of National Fire Protection Association codes as adopted and amended within the State Fire Code; and furthermore, to add provisions for the creation of a Town of Gilford Fire Code Handbook, requirements for the installation of fire alarm systems, revisions to the system of fines for false alarms, establishment of standards for non-residential sprinkler suppression systems, provisions for access to fire alarm systems and establishes general fire safety requirements along with a system of permits, fees and penalties? (An official copy of
the entire proposal is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office and on display at the meeting place on the date of the Town Meetings and may be viewed at www.gilfordnh.org.)
YES-803 NO-493
ARTICLE 12: 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 $11,113,660? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall be $11,316,244, which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the Town or by law; or the Board of Selectmen 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. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 10 to 0)
YES-1124 NO-185
ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to approve the cost items included in the one year collective bargaining agreement reached between the Board of Selectmen and AFSCME Local 534 on behalf of certain Public Works Department employees, which calls for an estimated increase of fifteen thousand six hundred three dollars ($15,603) for wages and benefits at the current staffing levels for the year 2010; and furthermore, to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand six hundred three dollars ($15,603), such sum representing the estimated additional costs necessary to fund the collective bargaining agreement in the current fiscal year over the appropriation for wages and benefits paid in the prior fiscal year. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 10 to 0)
YES-987 NO-333
ARTICLE 14: Shall the Town, if Article 13 is defeated, vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to call one special meeting, at its option, to address Article 13 cost items only?
YES-940 NO-328
ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be added to the Compensated Absences Capital Reserve Fund previously established. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 11 to 0)
YES-964 NO-318
ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to be added to the Glendale Boat and Launch Ramp Facilities Maintenance Capital Reserve Fund previously established. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 11 to 1)
YES-991 NO-337
ARTICLE 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be added to the Water Supply Maintenance Capital Reserve Fund previously established. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 8 to 1) YES-992
NO-313
ARTICLE 18: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) for repairs, renovations and/or replacement of the Fire Emergency Rescue Vehicle and authorize the withdrawal of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) from the Fire Equipment Capital Reserve Fund previously established for that purpose. The balance of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) is to come from general taxation. This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7,VI and will not lapse until the Fire Emergency Rescue Vehicle is fully operational or by December 31, 2012, whichever is sooner. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 8 to 1)
YES-1010 NO-321
ARTICLE 19: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a three year lease/purchase agreement in the amount of one hundred sixty-eight thousand nine hundred forty-one dollars ($168,941) for the purpose of purchasing new breathing apparatus for the Fire-Rescue Department; and to raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-six thousand three hundred thirteen dollars ($56,313) for the first year’s payment for that purpose, provided that any such agreement shall contain a non-appropriation escape clause. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 8 to 1)
YES-1007 NO-296
ARTICLE 20: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to be added to the Highway Equipment Capital Reserve Fund previously established. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 9 to 3)
YES-879 NO-408
ARTICLE 21: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to be added to the Recreation Facilities Maintenance Capital Reserve Fund previously established. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 11 to 0)
YES-911 NO-369
ARTICLE 22: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to be added to the Sewer Maintenance Capital Reserve Fund previously established. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 11 to 1)
YES-890 NO-350
ARTICLE 23: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) to support a share of the services provided to Gilford residents to access counseling and family support services, without regard to income from Child and Family Services. Child and Family Services provides accessible and affordable programs to children, youth and their families leading to stronger family connections, improved school performance and better citizenship. From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, 51 Gilford residents receive 728 units of service and 4 days of residential care valued at over $75,000 from Child and Family Services. (By Petition) (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 2 to 1) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 6 to 5)
YES-826 NO-478
ARTICLE 24: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to support the operations of Community Health & Hospice, Inc., a local agency that provides visiting nurse services, hospice care, homemaker services for the elderly, and pediatric care to residents of the Town of Gilford, NH. Town funds are used chiefly to support hospice care, pediatric care to children at medical or social risk, homemaker services allowing the frail elderly to avoid institutionalization, community wellness clinics, caregiver & bereavement support groups, immunization services and other charitable home care. In 2009 residents of Gilford received 4326 home visits from Community Health & Hospice, Inc., and 240 participated in immunization clinics, wellness clinics and
support groups. (By Petition) (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 7 to 4)
YES-980 NO-337
ARTICLE 25: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eight thousand seven hundred sixty-two dollars ($8,762) to support the operation of the Laconia Area Center of Community Action Program. The Laconia Area Center staff provides low income, elderly and disabled residents of Gilford assistance with basic needs such as fuel assistance, electric assistance, Meals-on-Wheels, rental assistance, security deposits for housing and maintain a food pantry accessible every day during business hours. In 2008 residents of Gilford received $586,470 in services through the programs of Community Action Program, Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. and the Laconia Area Center. (By Petition) (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 2 to 1) (Not Recommended by the Budget Committee 5 to 6)
YES-869 NO-436
ARTICLE 26: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand nine hundred sixteen dollars ($10,916) to Genesis Behavioral Health for the delivery of Emergency Mental Health Services. These services include access to Master’s level clinicians and psychiatrists by individuals, schools, police and others, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. (By Petition) (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 2 to 1) (Recommended by the Budget Committee 6 to 5)
YES-761 NO-526
ARTICLE 27: To see if the Town will vote to establish a revolving fund pursuant to RSA 31:95-h for the purpose of providing public safety services by municipal employees outside of the ordinary detail of such persons, to be effective as of January 1, 2011; whereby all revenues received for public safety special details as of that date will be deposited into the fund, and the money shall not be considered part of the Town’s general fund unreserved fund balance. The Town Treasurer shall have custody of all monies in the fund, and shall pay out the same only upon order of the Board of Selectmen, whereby no further approval by the Town Meeting will be required to expend, provided that such funds may only be expended for the purposes set forth herein. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0)
YES-738 NO-513
ARTICLE 28: To see if the Town will vote to establish a revolving fund pursuant to RSA 31:95-h for the purpose of providing ambulance services; to be effective as of January 1, 2011; whereby forty percent (40%) of all revenues received for ambulance services as of that date will be deposited into the fund and the money shall not be considered part of the Town’s general fund unreserved fund balance. The Town Treasurer shall have custody of all monies in the fund, and shall pay out the same only upon order of the Board of Selectmen, whereby no further approval by the Town Meeting will be required to expend, provided that such funds may only be expended for the purposes set forth herein. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0)
YES-853 NO-415
ARTICLE 29: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to retain and hold a parcel of real property acquired by Tax Collector's deed, consisting of approximately 0.8 +/- acres of undeveloped land situated at 10 Guild Circle and more particularly described as Map 240, Lot 30, to be retained for open space conservation purposes dedicated for public use pursuant to RSA 80:80. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0)
YES-1071 NO-203
ARTICLE 30: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a twenty-five (25) year lease agreement with the Gilford School District to provide administrative office space at the Old Library, located at 2 Belknap Mountain Road, to be known henceforth as the Wilbur & Louise Harding Building, under such terms and conditions as the Selectmen may deem to be in the best interest of the Town. (Recommended by the Board of Selectmen 3 to 0)
YES-1129 NO-180
ARTICLE 31: To see if the Town will vote to approve the following resolution to be forwarded to our State Representatives, our State Senator, the Speaker of the House and the Senate President: Resolved: The citizens of New Hampshire should be allowed to vote on an amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution that defines “marriage”. (By Petition)
YES-881 NO-384
Respectfully submitted,
Denise A. Morrissette, CMC
Town Clerk
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