CHESTERVILLE — Voters elected three selectmen and a new school director Monday.

Selectman David Archer was re-elected for three years with 86 votes. Josefa Hanson received 56 votes for the second three-year term, Town Clerk Pat Gordon said.

They won over Nicole Ibarquen with 33 votes, Craig Stickney with 31, Scott Gray with 42 write-ins and David Gray with two write-ins.

Maitland Lord Jr. won the one-year selectman’s position with 133 votes. Scott Gray got five write-in votes and David Gray got one, Gordon said.

Ross Clair was elected to the school board with 99 votes. Incumbent Wanda Soule received 46 votes.

Just over 120 people attended the three-hour meeting. Voters passed articles that brought the budget to $452,666, not including school or county taxes.

Voters agreed to allow up to $43,000 to be spent from the Equipment Reserve Account to buy a plow truck. Department personnel can attend equipment auctions and make a purchase, as long as it doesn’t go over $43,000, she said.

Voters also decided to raise $22,500 for a tax assessor and take another $20,000 from undesignated funds to move up an anticipated property revaluation from four years to one and a half years, she said.

A request for two new office spaces and purchase of portable voting booths at the town office for $7,000 was approved. Voters left the plans for the offices up to selectmen.

Voters also favored seeking two new ordinances, one to regulate mining activity and the other for local fireworks.

They voted to authorize selectmen to form a committee to research and write an ordinance regarding excavations from a gravel pit off the Dutch Gap Road. The intent of the ordinance is to protect the quality and flow of water into and out of the town aquifer zones.

Voters also wanted to see the town establish a fireworks ordinance to regulate how close to homes, livestock and barns they can be lit without written permission.

Residents voiced opinions about the town roads with some thinking more money should be raised, she said. Not sure what will happen with the state budget or revenue sharing, they agreed to wait and perhaps come back for a special town meeting.

A total of $75,000 from excise taxes and grant funds was approved for winter road and $75,000 for summer road work.

After 31 years as town clerk, Gordon plans to retire by May, but she will come back and help as necessary, she said Tuesday. She was acknowledged at the meeting and in the town report dedication.

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