Ickes, Cisneros and Bacon Win

Newcomer Kelly Ickes won Durham's town-specific school board seat, incumbent Brian Cisneros won Lee's seat, and member Matt Bacon won Madbury's seat in today's election.  Michael Williams remains moderator; he ran unopposed.  Congratulations to all the winners.

YES won on all school district questions, including the $56.2M budget appropriation; congratulations to the District.

Thanks to wonderful outgoing members Tom Newkirk and Dan Klein for their 11 years and 9 years of service on the board, respectively.  

The election of Matt Bacon to Madbury's seat means that he will resign the at-large seat he currently holds.  The board has the duty to appoint someone for the remaining year of Bacon's at-large term; my guess is they will appoint the next-highest vote getter, Renee Beauregard-Bennett from Lee.

Though Madbury's results are still not in, Lee's own Erik Johnson (D) appears to have won the special election for state representative from Lee/Dover/Madbury.  Congratulations, Erik!  The state house currently leans slightly Republican, but the majority is really determined by who shows up at the legislature on any particular voting day (Fosters, Union Leader).

I'm still on vacation with a terrible Internet connection, so I'm just going to paste the results here (thanks Todd Selig) and finish this post when I get home tomorrow.

[Edit 3/16]  It's been a few days.  I'll update in my district history in spreadsheet form and calculate percentages.  I'm not sure what if anything was the overall issue in this election; let's say inflation.

SCHOOL DISTRICT UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (Durham, Lee, and Madbury Combined Ballots from all three precincts.)

 

 

ARTICLE 1:

For Moderator (1 Year) (Vote for not more than one)

Michael Williams - 1525   ELECTED

 

 

ARTICLE 2:

For School Board - Lee (3 years) (Vote for not more than one)

Renee Beauregard Bennett - 347    25.6%

Rebecca Blake - 285                      21.0%

Brian Cisneros - 726                       53.5%   ELECTED

 

For School Board - Durham (3 Years) (Vote for not more than one)

Jason Kolligs - 82        6.1%

Stephanie Pitts - 210  15.6%

Andrea Chan - 142      10.5%

John Colwell - 158      11.7%

Kelly Ickes - 754          56.0%   ELECTED

 

For School Board - Madbury (3 Years) (Vote for not more than one)

 

Matt Bacon - 369   87.4%   ELECTED

Others - 53            12.6%

 

ARTICLE 3:

Shall the District raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant article and other appropriations voted separately, the amount set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $56,248,037. Should this article be defeated, the operating budget shall be $55,929,305 (Default Budget) which is the same as last year with certain adjustments required by previous action of the District or by law; or the District may hold one special meeting in accordance with RSA 40:1 3, X, and XVI to take up the issue of the revised operating budget only. The School Board recommends this appropriation. (Majority vote required)

 

Note: Fund 10 = $54,415,352 (regular operating budget); Fund 21 = $1,191,685 (expenditures from food service revenues); Fund 22 = $600,000 (expenditures from federal/special revenues); Fund 23 = $41,000 (expenditures from pass through funds).

 

YES - 1208  74.4%    PASSED

NO -  415    23.1%

 

 

ARTICLE 4:

Shall the District vote to approve within the provisions of New Hampshire RSA 273-A:3 the cost items included in the collective bargaining agreement reached between the Oyster River Intervention and Tutors Association and the Oyster River School Board which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits at the current staffing levels:

2024-2025 $139,846.63

2025-2026 $ 35,219.00

2026-2027 $ 18,695.59

and further to raise and appropriate the sum of $139,846.63 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, such sum representing the additional costs attributable to the increases in salaries and benefits required by the new agreement over those that would be paid at current staffing levels?  The School Board recommends this appropriation. (Majority vote required)

 

YES - 1367   76.9%    PASSED

NO - 411      23.1%

 

ARTICLE 5:

Shall the District vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $125,000 to be added to the Facilities Development, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust which was established in March of 2017.This sum to come from June 30 fund balance available for transfer on July 1. The School Board recommends this appropriation. (Majority vote required) No amounts to be raised from taxation.

 

YES - 1408   92.3%    PASSED

NO - 118       7.7%

 

ARTICLE 6:

Shall the District establish an Artificial Turf Field Replacement Expendable Trust Fund under the provisions of RSA I98:20-c,for replacing the District's Artificial Athletics Turf Fields, and raise and appropriate up to $125,000 for this purpose with such amount to be funded from the year-end undesignated fund balance, and further, to name the School Board as agents to expend from the Artificial Turf Field Replacement Trust. (Majority vote required)

 

YES - 1036  59.6%    PASSED

NO - 701     40.4%

 

ARTICLE 7:

Shall the District establish a non-lapsing Athletic Field Revolving Fund in accordance with RSA 194:3-c to be funded by receipts from the use of the District's athletic fields for the purpose of maintaining and replacing the athletic fields. Further to raise and appropriate the sum of one dollar($1.00).  Withdrawals from the revolving fund will be made on an annual basis as needed. (Majority vote required) 

 

YES - 1252 72.0%    PASSED

NO - 487    28.0%

 

Total ORCSD votes cast today:  1890