FALLS VILLAGE — With 63.2% of registered voters turning out, Dave Barger was elected the new First Selectman in Falls Village. He is joined on the board by Judy Jacobs and Chris Kinsella. Greg Marlowe, the incumbent selectman who ran for first selectman, came in last and is no longer on the board.
Four ballot questions passed at a town meeting that ran concurrently with the election, the most significant being the sale of the former firehouse at 35 Railroad St.. for $300,000 and a land swap with the Falls Village Inn which makes 35 Railroad St. a legal lot and grants two easements to the Inn.
See the vote totals for all ballot items below with winners indicated in bold.
First Selectman
Dave Barger (D) 274
Greg Marlowe (R) 177
Selectmen
Judy Jacobs (R) 224
Chris Kinsella (D) 213
Board of Finance
Thomas Wilson (D) 258
Carol Staats (R) 174
Corinna Fleming (D) 242
Marisa Ohler (R) 154
Board of Finance
(fill four year vacancy)
David Wilburn (D) 212
Eric Carlson (R) 209
Board of Finance
(fill two year vacancy)
John Steines (D) 214
David Blass (R) 201
Board of Finance Alternate
Ginger Betti (D) 299
John Haddon (R) 158
Board of Finance Alternate (fill two year vacancy)
Karl Munson (R) 256
Daly Reville (D) 167
Board of Education
Emily Peterson (D) 305
Maria Bulson (R) 126
Board of Assessment
Appeals
Mary Palmer (WI) 9
Board of Assessment
Appeals
(fill two year vacancy)
Hazel McGuire (R) 264
Mary Palmer (D) 174
Zoning Board of Appeals
Dick Heinz (D) 318
Barbara Riley (D) 298
Henry Todd (R) 220
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
Jody Bronson (D) 290
David Blass (R) 182
Constables (maximum of seven)
Tim Downs (R) 271
Terry Blass (D) 258
Lou Timolat (R) 209
Matt Hansen (R) 176
James March (R) 169
Dan Shaw (D) 164
Jandi Hanna (D) 163
Colter Rule (D) 131
Regional Board of Education
Pat Mechare (D/R) 368
Shall the Town of Canaan approve the sale of the property at 35 Railroad St. for $300,000?
Yes 330
No 74
Shall the Town of Canaan approve the exchange of property from Great Falls Property LLC, owner of the abutting land to the former firehouse, to the Town of Canaan, making the property a legal lot as well as giving Great Falls Property two easements being a pedestrian easement along the northern side of the property and a vehicular easement through the existing parking lot?
Yes 347
No 56
Shall the Town of Canaan approve the appropriation of up to $10,000 from the Bridge Reserve Account #1702646689 to pay the final bill of Cardinal Engineering for the Cobble Road Culvert Project?
Yes 373
No 28
Shall the Town of Canaan approve the appropriation of up to $10,000 for the replacement of the A/C unit at Town Hall with a heat pump from the 107/109 Property Reserve Account #170263056?
Yes 373
No 33
