Falls Village records highest voter turnout

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