Tue, 06/14/2016 - 8:00pm

Just soon after 8 p.m., volunteers and Rockport Town Office staff began counting ballots that had been cast June 14, 2016. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

ROCKPORT — The turnout at the polls June 14 in Rockport was healthy, even thriving, according to town staff and volunteers. More than 600 residents cast their votes, and 120 sent theirs in via absentee ballot. They elected Brendan Riordan to Select Board, as well as Ann Filley, Stephanie Kumble and Paul Charbonneau to the Library Committee.

Democrats also voted Kathleen Meil to be the Democratic District 94 candidate to Maine’s Legislature, with 212 votes. Her opponent, Elizabeth Saltonstall, received 191 votes.

The school budgets for School Administrative District and Five Town CSD passed.

SAD 28:

Yes: 566

No: 134

Five Town CSD:

Yes: 566

No: 150

For Select Board:

Tracy Murphy: 312

Brendan Riordan: 344

Library Committee ( two, 3-year terms):

Ann Filley: 304

William Frohlich: 225

Brooke Kehoe: 228

Stephanie Kumble: 328

One 1-year term

Paul Charbonneau: 503

Budget Committee

Jan Rosenbaum: 493

Article 3: To see of the town will vote that any reconstruction, expansion, improvement, renovation or replacement of the Rockport Public Library be limited to its current location at 1 Limerock Street.

Yes: 308

No: 430

Article 4: Shall the town vote to approve the purchase of the property at 647 Rockland Street for a purchase price not to exceed $99,000 for the purpose of facilitation expansion of the West Rockport Fire Station?

Yes: 576

No: 143

Article 5: Shall an ordinance entitled “Ordinance amending the town of Rockport Floodplain Management Ordinance” adoption of which is mandatory for continued participation in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program, be enacted?

Yes: 650

No: 71

Article 6: Shall an ordinance entitled, “Ordinance amending the Town of Rockport Sewer Ordinance to delete the fee schedule so that it will appear in the related sewer regulations instead, clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Commissioners’ authorized representative, and make other corrections and clarifications throughout” be enacted?

Yes: 632

No: 78

Article 7: Shall an ordinance entitled “Ordinance amending the Town of Rockport Land Use Ordinance, Section 600 — Administration, by adopting and incorporating by reference the Maine Unifomr Buildinf Code, effetive July 1, 2016, which would increase life safety requirements and construction standards but make no change in the legal actions, enforcement power or penalites for violations,” be enacted?

Yes: 552

No: 155

Article 8: Shall an ordinance amending the Town of Rockport Land use Ordinance, Section 805.3 — Private Ways, to allow the Code Enforcement Officer to issue a permit for some private ways that currently require Planning Board approval, to clarify what materials are required to support an application, and to impose a requirement for notice to abutters for some applications,” be enacted?

Yes: 578

No: 132

Article 9: Shall an ordinance entitled “Ordinance amending the Town of Rockport Land Use Ordinance, Section 1400 — Shoreland Zoning, Section 917 — Land Use Table, 918 — Dimensional Table and Section 913 — Downtown, which would clarify the permitted uses and standard for development in a portion of the Section 913 Downtown zoning district,” be enacted?

Yes: 594

No: 108

In other political primary votes:

Democratic Representative to Congress District 1

Chellie Pingree, 396

Blank, 20

Republican Representative to Congress District 1

Mark Holbrook, 118

Ande Allen Smith, 68

Republican State Senator, District 12

Wendy Pelletier, 172

Democratic State Senator, District 12