Windham Town Warrants
Unofficial returns, • denotes winner
Article 4: To raise $30,000 to be added to the Property Maintenance Expendable
Trust Fund.
• Yes................................1,398 No................................877
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Article 5: To raise $30,000 to be added to the Earned Time Expendable Trust
Fund.
• Yes................................1,254 No................................984
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Article 6: To $275,425 for increased economic benefi ts for members of Local
Union 3657 AFSCME (police union) for the fi scal years 2006-08.
• Yes................................1,509 No................................785
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Article 7: To raise $29,630 for increased economic benefi ts for members of Local
Union No. 2915 IAFF (fi re union) for 2008.
• Yes................................1,572 No................................719
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Article 8: To raise $26,510 for increased economic benefi ts for members of Local
Union No. 1801 AFSCME (municipal union) for 2008.
• Yes................................1,440 No................................826
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Article 9: If Articles 6, 7 or 8, are defeated, to authorize the governing body to call
one special meeting, at its option, to address Article(s) 6, 7 or 8, cost items only?
• Yes................................1,402 No................................848
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Article 10: To raise $12,000, said amount to be withdrawn from the balance in
the previously established Searles Special Revenue Fund for payment of both marketing
related and maintenance-related costs.
• Yes................................1,746 No................................537
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Article 11: To raise $12,560 to be withdrawn from the balance in the previously
established Searles Special Revenue Fund to pay the principal and interest on the outstanding
loan taken to fund renovations and repairs to the west wing of the building
in 2003.
• Yes................................1,803 No................................472
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Article 12: To raise $54,080 to purchase a transfer/disposal trailer for the Transfer
and Recycling Department.
• Yes................................1,573 No................................698
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Article 13: To raise $501,585 to replace the Castlehill Road Bridge.
• Yes................................1,569 No................................731
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Article 14: To raise $73,200 fund a portion of the town’s 20 percent share of the
costs associated with the establishment of bike paths along Lowell Road.
• Yes................................1,472 No................................847
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Article 15: To raise $33,000 to develop engineering and design plans associated
with the improvements and renovations to the Windham Depot area.
• Yes................................1,471 No................................910
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Article 16: To raise $90,000 to be added to the existing Salt Shed/Highway Facility
Capital Reserve Fund.
• Yes................................1,535 No................................822
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Article 17: To raise $70,000 to renovate Nesmith Library.
• Yes................................1,457 No................................948
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Article 18: To raise $3,985 to pay additional costs needed to implement a staff
reorganization plan within the town’s maintenance department.
• Yes................................1,486 No................................859
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Article 19: To raise $15,000 for a salt shed /highway garage engineering/feasibility
study.
• Yes................................1,446 No................................883
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Article 20: To raise $182,230 to hire four additional fi refi ghter/EMTs for the
Windham Fire Department.
• Yes................................1,308 No................................1,089
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Article 21: To raise $2,350 for the Conservation Commission.
• Yes................................1,595 No................................728
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Article 22: To approve conveying portions of town-owned
land totaling 16 acres to the Windham School District.
• Yes................................1,524 No................................927
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Article 23: To adopt a comprehensive amendment to the
Windham blasting ordinance.
• Yes................................1,735 No................................432
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Article 24: To amend the Windham solid waste ordinance.
• Yes................................1,521 No................................685
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Article 25: To require all votes of the Board of Selectmen relative to budget items
or warrant articles be recorded and the numerical tally of any such vote be printed in
the town warrant next to the aff ected warrant article.
• Yes................................1,938 No................................240
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Article 26: To discontinue a 5,313-square-foot portion of the westerly line of
Londonderry Road.
• Yes................................1,575 No................................516
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Article 27: To discontinue that portion of an old woods road historically known as
“The Old County Road.” By petition.
• Yes................................1,550 No................................568
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Article 28: To discontinue a town-owned walking path easement located across
at 26 Bear Hill Road. By petition.
Yes................................483 • No................................1,682
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Article 29: To discontinue a town-owned pedestrian easement located across 19
Squire Armour Road. By petition.
Yes................................394 • No................................1,789
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Article 30: To adopt a noise ordinance.By petition.
• Yes................................1,403 No................................803
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Article 31: To encourage the School Board to negotiate an appropriate transition
of our students from Salem High School to the new Windham High School.
• Yes................................1,617 No................................565
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Article 32: To raise as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special
warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amount totaling
$11,645,020.
• Yes................................1,850 No................................544
Windham Town Candidates
Unofficial returns, • denotes winner
Selectman, for three years, vote for two
Bruce H. Richardson – 540
• Galen Stearns – 1,256
Ross McLeod – 1,176
• Charles McMahon – 1,241
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Planning board, for three years, vote for two
• Philip LoChiatto – 1,430
• Rick Okerman – 1,420
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Moderator for two years, vote for one
• Peter Griffi n – 1,906
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Cemetery Trustee, for three years, vote for one
• Gail Webster – 1,360
Mark Brockmeier – 657
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Supervisor of the checklist, for six years, vote for one
• Robert A. Skinner – 1,748
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Trustee of the Trust Fund, for three years, vote for one
• Alphonse J. Marcil Jr. – 1,668
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Zoning Board of Adjustment, for one year, vote for one
• Thomas J. Murray – 1,647
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Zoning Board of Adjustment, for three years, vote for one
• Mark Samsel – 1,706
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Library trustee, for one year, vote for one
Anne-Marie O’Neil – 558
• Carolyn B. Webber – 824
Joyce Wilt – 568
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Library trustee, for three years, vote for two
• Mark Branoff – 1,687
Windham School Warrants
Unofficial returns, • denotes winner
Article 2: To raise $5,498,480 for the construction of a Windham High School
second gymnasium at the high school and for the construction of three additional
athletic fields at Windham High School and for the architectural, engineering and
permitting fees for the completion of final construction documents for the Windham
High School multi-purpose sports center. Three-fifths majority required. Recommended
by the School Board.
Yes................................1,179 • No................................1,370
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Article 3: To raise and appropriate $0 under this article because the purposes
of the article have been consolidated into Article 2.
•Yes................................1,209 No................................764
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Article 4: To raise and appropriate $0 under this article because the purposes
of the article have been consolidated into Article 2.
• Yes................................1,163 No................................773
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Article 5: To raise $1,250,000 for the purpose of engineering and constructing
a new road, which will serve as a second access road to the high school. Citizen petition.
Three/fi fths majority required. Recommended by School Board.
Yes................................1,234 • No................................1,270
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Article 6: To accept a transfer of land from the own of approximately 16 acres
from land known as the Gage property and authorize the School Board to swap back
to the town a portion of the school district’s land that is at least twice the acreage of
land accepted. Recommended by the Windham School Board.
• Yes................................1,658 No................................821
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Article 7: To approve the cost items included in the collective bargaining
agreement reached between the Windham School Board and the Windham Education
Association and raise $484,060 for the upcoming year.
• Yes................................1,600 No................................819
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Article 8: To authorize the governing body to call one special meeting, at its
option, to address Article 7 cost items only?
• Yes................................1,425 No................................846
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Article 9: To raise $286,082 to be added to the Driveway/Parking Lot Paving
Capital Reserve Fund established for Windham High School. Recommended by
School Board.
• Yes................................1,667 No................................751
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Article 10: To raise $100,000 to be placed in the School Buildings and Grounds
Maintenance Fund. Recommended by School Board.
• Yes................................1,791 No...............................621
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Article 11: To add a new assistant principal position at the Golden Brook Elementary
School and raise $95,000 to be added to the operating budget for the salary
and benefits for this additional position. Recommended by the School Board.
Yes................................886 • No................................1,558
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Article 12: To add a new Spanish teacher position at the Windham Middle
School and raise $65,000 to be added to the operating budget for the salary and
benefits for this additional position. Recommended by the School Board.
Yes................................1,130 • No................................1,289
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Article 13: To raise an operating budget totaling $34,453,396. Should this article
be defeated, the default budget shall be $34,185,643 which is the same as last
year, with certain adjustments.Recommended by the School Board.
• Yes................................1,503 No................................869
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Article 14: To create a planning committee to consider withdrawal from and/
or reorganization of, the School Administrative Unit No. 28; the committee to consist
of two members of the School Board appointed by the School Board, fi ve public
members appointed by the moderator; and the superintendent of schools, who will
serve as a nonvoting member of the committee.
• Yes................................1,563 No................................766
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Article 15: To change the terms of the school district clerk, moderator and
treasurer from one year to three years, beginning with the terms of the school district
clerk, moderator and treasurer to be elected at next year’s regular school district
meeting. Citizen petition. Recommended by the School Board.
• Yes................................1,701 No...............................688
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Article 16: Citizens petition by Jim Curtin and others to keep with the traditions
of Windham, NH since the Searles School and requiring the Windham School
Board to make the official colors of Windham High School green, gold and white
and the official mascot the wildcat. Not recommended by the School Board.
• Yes...............................1,414 No................................973
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Voter turnout: 2,588
Registered voters: 9,208 Turnout percentage: 40%
Windham School Candidates
Unofficial returns, • denotes winner
School Board, for three years, vote for two
Christine Lane – 650
• Mark Brockmeier – 889
• Michael Hatem – 1,346
*** Forde (write-in) – 296
Laura Bellavia (write-in) – 840
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Moderator, for one year, vote for one
• Elizabeth Dunn – 1,827
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School district clerk, for one year, vote for one
• Mary Ann Horaj – 1,756
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Treasurer, for one year, vote for one
• Maura Pennisi – 1,718