St. George voters were asked at the polls Nov. 6 in a nonbinding referendum whether the town should withdraw from Regional School District 13. They said yes, 495 to 134.

The Select Board wanted to know citizen opinion about withdrawing and becoming an independent municipal school district with K-8 Elementary school in St. George and with a choice of area high schools for its high school students. Initial research by the Town Education Committee indicated that this option would essentially have little, if no impact on local property taxes, according to the town office newsletter of November-December.

In other votes, St. George reported the following:

President
                Johnson                23
                Obama                  980
                Romney                518
                Stein                      24
                Write-in: Paul        16
 
US Senator
                Dalton                   7
                Dill                         183
                Dodge                   12
                King                       916
                Summers             404
                Woods                  16
 
Rep to Congress – District 1
                Courtney              406
                Pingree                 1131
 
State Senator – Dist 22
                Mazurek               794
                Rector                  711
 
Rep to State Leg – Dist 48
                Collins                  558
                Kruger                   924
 
Register of Probate
                Hallett                   1063
 
County Comm – Dist 2
                Parent                   988
 
Knox Co Budget Comm – Dist 1
                Matlack                22
 

Question 1: Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
                Yes         883
                No          674
 

Question 2: Do you favor an $11,300,000 bond issue to provide funds for capital to build a diagnostic facility for the University of Maine System; for capital improvements and equipment, including machine tool technology, for the Maine Community College System; and for capital improvements and equipment at the Maine Maritime Academy?
                Yes`        828
                No          674
 
Question 3: Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to purchase land and conservation easements statewide from willing sellers for public land and water access, conservation, wildlife or fish habitat and outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing and deer wintering areas, and to preserve working farmland and working waterfronts to be matched by at least $5,000,000 in private and public contributions?
                Yes         1061
                No          464
 

Question 4: Do you favor a $51,500,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, local roads, airports and port facilities, as well as for funds for rail access, transit buses and the LifeFlight Foundation, which will make the State eligible for at least $105,600,000 in federal and other matching funds?
                Yes         1201
                No          352
 
Question 5: Do you favor a $7,925,000 bond issue to be expended over 2 years for revolving loan funds for drinking water systems and for wastewater treatment facilities, which will make the State eligible to secure $39,625,000 in federal grants?
                Yes         988
                No          522