Appleton passes all 41 articles on Town Meeting 2022 warrant; elects municipal officers

Wed, 06/15/2022 - 8:30am

    APPLETON — Holding their annual town meeting by secret ballot and going to the polls all day June 14 to tend to municipal business, citizens of Appleton approved a budget for the Appleton Village School, agreed to pay their Select Board members $3,000 a year, establish a Revaluation Reserve Fund, sell a 17 acre lot and put to the proceeds to the aforementioned Reserve Fund.

    Additionally, Appleton voters approved continuing the practice of holding town meeting via secret ballot, as opposed to gathering and collectively going over each warrant article.

    There was a record turnout of voters, 404, according to Lorie Costigan, chair of the Appleton Select Board. 

    Read here for the Appleton 2022 Town Meeting Warrant.

    Warrant articles of note:

    SCHOOL BOARD
    Bucklin - 141
    Garrigan - 210
    Kincaid - 170
    Whitworth - 118

    PLANNING BOARD
    Dan Wyman (write in) - 18
    Stephen Powers (write in) - 2

    FIVE TOWN CSD
    Robert Bocko (write in) - 18

    SELECT BOARD
    Beckett - 203
    Burke - 171

    PLANNING BOARD
    Daniel Wyman (write in) - 20

     

    ARTICLE 9: Pay select board $3,000 each and chair additional $2,500? Passes 277-87

    Article 27: Establish a revaluation reserve fund? Passes 249-120

    ARTICLE 28: Sell half the land known as Grover McLaughlin Lot? Passes 197-193

    ARTICLE 35: Convene town meeting as secret ballot? Passes 283-71

    ARTICLE 38: Budget committee with 5 members instead of 9? Passes 246-97

    ARTICLE 39: Explore interlocal agreement for EMS? Passes 320-49

     

    GOVERNOR
    Mills - 153

    GOVERNOR
    LePage - 133

    1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
    Thelander - 114

    1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
    Pingree - 155

    SENATE DISTRICT 12
    Rocknak - 113

    SENATE DISTRICT 12
    Beebe-Center - 132

    HOUSE DISTRICT 40
    Harrington - 112

    HOUSE DISTRICT 40
    Zeigler - 138

    SHERIFF
    Carroll - 125

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY
    Irving - 128

    PROBATE
    Emery - 118

     

    AVS BUDGET
    Question 1 passes 266-123
    Question 2 passes 262-118

    CSD BUDGET
    Question 1 passes 266-121
    Question 2 passes 266-112