Francestown Town Meeting Results
* incumbents
(one three-year seat)
Henry Kunhardt* – 297
(one two-year seat)
Kevin Pobst – 323
(one three-year seat)
Molly Cook* – 324
(one three-year seat)
Pamela Finnell* – 336
(two three-year seats)
Robert Lindgren* – 289
Gerri Bernstein – 303
(one three-year term)
John Thalhauser – 323
Library Trustee
(two three-year seats)
Maureen Baptiste – 320
David Luther – 300
(one three-year seat)
E. B. Macstubbs* – 327
(one three-year seat)
Thomas P. Anderson* – 292
(one one-year seat)
David Hanlon* – 321
(two two-year seats)
Jason St. Cyr – 316
Brian Delahanty * – 325
(two three-year seats)
Lawrence Kullgren* – 316
Celeste Lunetta* – 317
■Article 2 asks voters to spend $1,803,412 for the town’s operating budget. The proposed budget is a 1.23 percent increase over the previous budget. PASSED, amended up $1,600
■Article 3 asks voters to add money to the following capital reserve funds: $7,500 for Future Replacement of Fire Equipment, $40,000 for Future Replacement of Fire Trucks, $100,000 for Future Replacement and Purchase of Highway Equipment, $15,000 for Future Replacement of Police Vehicles, $20,000 for Future Revaluation of Real Estate, $50,000 for Future Town Facilities Improvements, $5,600 for Future Cemetery Improvements, $170,000 for Future Town Road Improvements. Of the amount to be raised, $5,600 will come from the town’s unassigned fund balance, while the rest will come from taxation. PASSED
■Article 4 asks voters to discontinue the Future Library Building Capital Reserve Fund. Any remaining funds will be transferred to the town’s general fund. PASSED
■Article 5 asks voters to add money to the following expendable trust funds: $5,000 to the Legal and Public Assistance Trust Fund and $5,600 to the General Cemetery Maintenance Trust Fund. There will be no tax impact as funds will come from the unassigned fund balance. PASSED
■Article 6 asks voters to spend $12,000 to complete the following projects: $5,000 for police department parking lot engineering and $7,000 for library brick repointing. There will be no tax impact as $2,500 will come from the unassigned fund balance and $9,500 will come from the Future Town Facilities Capital Reserve Fund. PASSED
■Article 7 asks voters to spend $73,200 to conduct a town-wide full measure and list property revaluation. There will be no tax impact as funds will come from the Revaluation of Real Estate Capital Reserve Fund. PASSED
■Article 8 asks voters to spend $3,000 to purchase a radar speed sign. PASSED
■Article 9 asks voters to spend $40,000 to purchase and outfit a replacement sidewalk tractor. There will be no tax impact as funds will come from the Future Replacement and Purchase of Highway Equipment Capital Reserve Fund. The article also gives the selectmen authority to dispose of the existing tractor as it best serves the town. PASSED
■Article 10 asks voters to spend $10,000 to construct a new equipment storage shed at the baseball field. The article will have no tax impact as $5,000 will come from the Recreation Trust Fund and $5,000 will come from the Future Town Facilities Capital Reserve Fund. PASSED
■Article 11 asks voters to spend $45,000 to purchase a self-contained breathing apparatus filling system and components. There will be no tax impact as $20,000 will be donated by the Mt. Crotchet Firefighters’ Association and $25,000 will come from the Fire Equipment Capital Reserve Fund. PASSED
■Article 12 asks voters to spend $170,000 to reconstruct a portion of Bible Hill Road. There will be no tax impact as funds will come from the Future Town Road Improvements Capital Reserve Fund. The article will not lapse until Dec. 31, 2020. PASSED
■Article 13 asks voters to spend $50,000 to repair and replace major elements of the library’s HVAC system. There will be no tax impact as funds will come from the Future Town Facilities Capital Reserve Fund. The article will not lapse until the project is complete or Dec. 31, 2024, whichever comes first. PASSED
■Article 14 asks voters to adopt provisions that allow selectmen to provide community revitalization tax incentives for property owners who intend to substantially rehabilitate or replace qualifying structures. This article was submitted by petition. PASSED, amended to exclude single-family dwellings unless they are to be modified for other use