Here are the official results from Tuesday's Town Meeting Day as recorded by the city of Montpelier.
Article 1:
Mayor - John Hollar 2160
City Clerk - John Odum 1205, Michael Marinelli 1087
Green Mt. Cemetery Commissioner - Jake Brown 2102
Park Commissioner - Kip Roberts 1984
School Commissioner (2 seats) - Jennifer Cahill Bean 1650, Charles Phillips 1817
Council Person District 1 - Andy Hooper 592
Council Person District 2 - Thierry Guerlain 575, Nancy Sherman 371
Council Person District 3 - Alan Weiss 661
Article 2 - City Budget Yes 1777 No 763
Article 3 - School Budget Yes 1757 No 819
Article 4 - Recreation Budget Yes 1935 No 619
Article 5 - Mayor Compensation Yes 2031 No 543
Article 6 - Council Compensation Yes 2006 No 568
Article 7 - School Commissioner's Compensation Yes 1929 No 638
Article 8 - School Reserve Fund Yes 1852 No 595
Article 9 - $870,000 Infrastructure Bond Yes 1828 No 700
Article 10 - Local Options Sales Taxes Yes 828 No 1740
Article 11 - Local Options Rooms, Meals & Alcohol Taxes Yes 1198 No 1377
Article 12 - Charter Change for Petition Requirement Yes 1329 No 1081
Article 13 - Advisory on Regional Public Safety Service Yes 1882 No 576
Article 14 - $41,000 for Housing Trust Fund Yes 1668 No 849
Article 15 - $293,975 for Kellogg Hubbard Library Yes 1884 No 685
Article 16 - $3,075 for CIRCLE Yes 1963 No 584
Article 17 - $2,000 for Central Vt Community Action Yes 1608 No 899
Article 18 - $6,000 for Central Vt Adult Basic Education Yes 1708 No 815
Article 19 - $5,000 for Central Vt Community Land Trust Yes 1484 No 1023
Article 20 - $5,000 for Central Vt Council on Aging Yes 1828 No 697
Article 21 - $18,000 for Central Vt Home Health and Hospice Yes 2004 No 544
Article 22 - $6,000 for Community Connections Yes 1682 No 862
Article 23 - $3,500 for Family Center of Washington County Yes 1701 No 822
Article 24 - $2,500 for North Branch Nature Center Yes 1644 No 897
Article 25 - $500 for Friends of the Winooski River Yes 1486 No 1042
Article 26 - $400 for Good Beginnings of Central Vt Yes 1427 No 1051
Article 27 - $1,500 for Green Mountain Youth Symphony Yes 1456 No 1070
Article 28 - $5,000 for Meals on Wheels Yes 2169 No 395
Article 29 - $1,500 for Montpelier Veterans Council Yes 1597 No 896
Article 30 - $1,250 for People's Health and Wellness Clinic Yes 1795 No 749
Article 31 - $2,000 for Project Independence Yes 1703 No 803
Article 32 - $3,000 for RSVP Yes 1507 No 975
Article 33 - $2,000 for Sexual Assault Crisis Team Yes 1877 No 654
Article 34 - $500 for Vt Assoc for the Blind Yes 1855 No 671
Article 35 - $5,000 for Vt Center for Independent Living Yes 1664 No 842
Article 36 - $5,000 for Washington County Youth Services Bureau Yes 1673 No 833
Article 37 - $15,000 for Washington County Basement Teen Center Yes 1528 No 971
Article 38 - $1,950 for Washington County Diversion Program Yes 1578 No 876
Article 39 - $3,500 for Lost Nation Theater Youth Program Yes 1278 No 1199
Article 40 - (Petition) Resolution re: Corporate personhood Yes 1967 No 503
Article 41 - (Petition) Statement re: food independence Yes 1948 No 461
Article 42 - (Petition) $40,000 for Circulator Bus Yes 1663 No 843
I glad that both the Sales tax and Rooms and mealstax were defeated in Montpelier. Both Bad Ideas
Posted by: Andrew Whitney | 03/09/2012 at 10:20 PM