There were just under 3,500 votes cast in the Tuesday, March 11 election in Hudson and on the Town side a good amount of the 33 Warrant Articles were passed, with the exception of the Robinson Pond Improvements and the Establishment of a Mixed Use District failing, amongst others.
On the school ballot, all eight articles passed.
Xenophon Vurgaropulos III was the top vote getting for Selectman with 1,340 and incumbent Bob Guessford was the other, with 1,223 votes. Marlilyn McGrath was the first runner-up with 1,114 tallies.
In the contested one-year Budget Committee seat, Donna Boucher was the winner with 1,579 over Eleanor Bassett, with 966.
In the Code of Ethics race, Heather Smalley had 1,849 and Shane Milley had 1,350 for the two seats. Chris Porembski finished with 1,314.
Daniel Barthelemy won the Cemetery Trustee seat with 1,677 over Tom Alciere with 968.
For Town Moderator, Mark Edgington beat write-in candidate Debra Stoddard 1,317-1,233.
The only other contested race was for Planning Board, with Julia Paquin (1,521) and James Crowley (1,244) taking those seats.
The Article results are as follows:
Article 2: Operating Budget of $38,827,854 passed 1,748-1,569.
Article 3: Sewer Fund Budget of $2,457,392 passed 2,611-694.
Article 4: Water Fund Budget of $3,974,199 passed 2,466-1,109.
Article 5: Police Contract of $468,780 passed 2,242-1,109.
Article 6: Support Staff Union Contract of 115,860 passed 2,099-1,228.
Article 7: Hire Four Firefighters/AEMT’s, $527,686 passed 2,365-1,039.
Article 8: Dump Truck Replacement, $145,399 passed 2,044-1,327.
Article 9: Robinson Pond Improvements, $1 Million failed 1,596-1,799.
Article 10: Lowell Road/ Birch Street Improvements, $2,553,000 passed 2,643-1,185.
Article 11: Town Hall Renovations, $54,800, passed 1,861-735
Article 12: Mosquito Control, $40K passed 1,981-1,421.
Article 13: Revaluation Capital Reserve Fund, $25,000 failed 1,390-1,888.
Article 14: VacCon Truck Capital Reserve Fund, $30K passed 1,940-1,347
Article 15: Drainage Capital Reserve Fund, $100K passed 1,819-1,453.
Article 16: Fire Apparatus/Equipment Capital Reserve Fund, $225,000 passed 2,165 1,140.
Article 17: Benson Park Renovation Capital Reserve Fund, $10K, passed 2,148-1,181.
Article 18: Energy Efficiency Capital Reserve Fund, $25K failed 1,612-1,667.
Article 19: Public Works Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund, $150,000, passed 1,864-1,423.
Article 20: Infrastructure Study Funding, failed 1,592-1,756.
Article 21: Removing Vote Tallies from Ballot, failed 1,592-1,756.
Article 22: Establish Rural Residential District, passed 2,285-1,023.
Article 23: Amend Snow Dump Definition, passed 2,616-681.
Article 24: Amend 334-15 Parking, passed 2,221-1,104.
Article 25: Amend 334-6 Commercial Trailer Definition, passed 2,141-1,054.
Article 26: Amend 334-31 (A) Non-Conforming Structure Definition, passed 2,071-1,093.
Article 27: Amend 334-9 B(4) Land Use Classification, passed 2,332-868.
Article 28: Amend Section 334 Attachment 4, table of Minimum Dimensions, passed 2,007-1,083.
Article 29: Amend Section 334-6 Abutters Definition, passed 2,477-673.
Article 30: Permit Contractor Signs Only During Active Site Work, passed 2,449-769.
Article 31: Amend Table pf Shed Setback, passed 1,715-1,556.
Article 32: Establish Mixed Use District, failed 1,512-1,768.
Article 33: Rezone Parcels from Residential II to Business, failed 813-2,453.
School Ballot
In the three-year term School Board seat, Maureen Dionne (2,270) and Daniel Kilgour (1,551) won with Randall Brownrigg had 1,210 votes.
For the two-year term seat on School Board, Stephen Meyer received 2,438 votes.
Warrant Articles:
Article 1 – Operating Budget – Passed – 1,738-1,635
Article 2 – Collective Bargaining Agreement with Secretaries – Passed-2,281-1,099
Article 3 – Collective Bargaining Agreement with HFT Teachers – Passed-2,013-1,300
Article 4 – Fire Alarm Panel Replacement at HMS – Passed – 2,922-402
Article 5 – Installation of Additional Emergency Alert Beacons – Passed – 2,757-558
Article 6 – Science Labs at Hudson Memorial School – Passed – 2,779-546
Article 7 – Increase Funds to the School Renovation Capital Reserve Fund – Passed 2,643 -665
Article 8 – Increase Funds to the Alvirne Farm Capital Reserve Fund – Passed- 2,757-565