Bennington Town offices
Bennington Town offices Credit: Staff photo by Abbe Hamilton

Election Results

March 10, 2020

Total registered voters: 1102

Ballots cast: 199

Candidates for office

*incumbent

Select Board

(one three-year term)

David Foster: 158 votes

Cemetery Trustee

(one three-year term)

Joshua Segal*: 167

Library Trustee

(one three-year term)

Mary Eppig*: 175

Moderator

(one two-year term)

John J Cronin III*: 185

Planning Board

(one three-year term)

Sam Cohen*:148

Supervisor of the Checklist

(one six-year term)

Melissa Searles*: 190

Trustee of Trust Funds

(one three-year term)

Bethany Craig*: 183

Water and Sewer Commission

(one three-year term)

Scott Liljeberg, three votes as a write-in candidate

Dave Parker, three votes as a write-in candidate

Mark Mackesy, two votes as a write-in candidate

Rick Reed,ย two votes as a write-in candidate

Glenn Wilson, two votes as a write-in candidate

Zoning Board

(one three-year term)

Sam Cohen*: 149 votes

Zoning Board

(one two-year term)

Mike Munhall, two votes as a write-in candidate

Warrant Articles

โ– Article 2 asks voters to amend the zoning ordinance to make grammatical revisions. PASSED 133ย yes to 47 no

โ– Article 3 asks voters to adopt a solar exemption. It would provideย an optional tax exemption for the value of solar energy system equipment used on properties.ย PASSED 124 yes to 67 no

โ– Article 4 asks voters to approve an operating budget of $1,818,273. The budget does not include appropriations made in special or separate warrant articles.ย PASSED 137 yes to 54 no

โ– Article 5 asks voters to add $25,000 to the Fire Truck Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 138 yes to 52 no

โ– Article 6 asks voters to add $2,500 to the Rescue Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 147 yes to 44ย no

โ– Article 7ย asks voters to add $10,000 to the Police Cruiser Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 127 yes to 65 no

โ– Article 8ย asks voters to add $40,000 to the Highway Heavy Equipmentย Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 137 yes to 54 no

โ– Article 9ย asks voters to add $1,000 to the Mowerย Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 132 yes to 59 no

โ– Article 10 asks voters to add $25,000 to the Town Buildings Expendable Trust Fund.ย PASSED 128 yes to 63 no

โ– Article 11ย asks voters to add $5,000 to the Dodge Memorial Library Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 141 yes to 51 no

โ– Article 12ย asks voters to add $15,000 to the Road Rehabilitationย Capital Reserve Fund.PASSED 150 yes to 41ย no

โ– Article 13ย asks voters to add $25,000 to the Water Department Maintenance and Repairsย Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 132ย yes to 59 no

โ– Article 14 asks voters to add $1,000 to the Sidewalk Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 124 yes to 68 no

โ– Article 15ย asks voters to add $10,000 to the Bridge Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund.ย PASSED 153 yes to 39 no

โ– Article 16ย asks voters to add $2,000 to the Fire Department Breathing Apparatus Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 157 yes to 35 no

โ– Article 17ย asks voters to add $6,000 to the Fire Department Protective Gear Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 137 yes to 47 no

โ– Article 18ย asks voters to add $12,000 to the Revaluation Capital Reserve Fund.ย PASSED 115ย yes to 76ย no

โ– Article 19ย asks voters to spend $45,000 to provide additional Highway Department funds to address deferred road maintenance.ย PASSED 141 yes to 50ย no

โ– Article 20 asks voters to allocate half the revenues from timber sales, orย  $12,072 of the unassigned fund balance, towards the Conservation Commission fund.ย PASSED 127 yes to 64 no

โ– Article 21 asks voters to allocate half the revenues from excavation taxes, or $461 of the unassigned fund balance, to the Conservation Commission fund.ย PASSED 141 yes to 50ย no

โ– Article 22 aย sks voters to spend $1,000 to supportย the nonprofit โ€œEnd 68 Hours of Hunger.โ€ย PASSED 152ย yes to 41ย no

โ– Article 23ย ย asks voters to spend $6,000 to support the nonprofit Grapevine Family and Community Resource Center, with $2,000 of the total going to the Avenue A Teen Centerโ€™s services.ย PASSED 148 yes to 45 no

โ– Article 24ย asks voters to spend $500 to supportย the nonprofit Community Volunteer Transportation Company.ย PASSED 146 yes to 46ย no

โ– Article 25ย asks voters to spend $1,000 to supportย the nonprofit Court Appointed Special Advocates.ย PASSED 149 yes to 42ย no

โ– Article 26ย asks voters to spend $1,100 to supportย the nonprofit Child Advocacy Center of Hillsborough County.ย PASSED 151 yes to 41 no

โ– Article 27ย asks voters to spend $300 to supportย the nonprofit Contoocook Housing Trust.ย PASSED 123 yes to 53ย no

โ– Article 28 asks voters to spend $700 to supportย the nonprofit American Red Cross.ย PASSED 122 yes to 53 no

โ– Article 29ย asks voters to spend $100 to supportย the nonprofit Hundred Nights Shelter.ย PASSED 131 yes to 45ย no