Bertschmann, Graziano Elected to School Committee; 4 Questions Approved

At the 2012 Hopkinton Town Election yesterday 1,829 voters turned out to support their candidates of choice. In a town with 9,800 registered voters this means less than 20 percent of the voters showed up. .

Only two of this year's election races were contested (the School Committee and one of the Library Trustee positions) but in all 18 candidates were elected yesterday.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE For three years Vote for TWO

ELECTED Jean b. Bertschmann 1188 votes 

Francis J. D’Urso 591 votes 

Frank E. Sivo 745 votes 

ELECTED Jonathan E. Graziano 836 votes 

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES For unexpired term – 2014

Richard O. Duggan 38 Priscilla Road

June A. Harris 185 Saddle Hill Road

SELECTMEN

ELECTED Michelle A. Gates 1384 votes

ELECTED Todd A. Cestari 1279 votes

BOARD OF ASSESSORS

ELECTED John H. Duffy 1437 votes

BOARD OF HEALTH 

ELECTED Paul R. Winshman 1315 votes 

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

ELECTED John G. Belger 1316 votes 

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES For unexpired term 2013

ELECTED Stanley D. Pulnik 1300 votes 

CEMETERY COMMISSIONER

ELECTED Thomas F. Pratt 1353 votes  

COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUND

ELECTED Thomas J. Garabedian 1338 votes 

HOUSING AUTHORITY

ELECTED Renee A. Gilson 1268 votes 

HOUSING AUTHORITY For unexpired term - 2014

ELECTED Warren E. Johnson 1235 votes 

COMMISSIONER OF PARKS AND RECREATION 

ELECTED Robert T. Dobinski 1257 votes  

ELECTED Daniel F. Terry 1186 votes 

COMMISSIONER OF PARKS AND RECREATION For unexpired term - 2013

ELECTED Brian T. O’Keefe 1268 votes 

PLANNING BOARD

ELECTED Kenneth R. Weismantel 1266 votes 

ELECTED Matthew P. Wade 1206 votes 

The voters also voted on ten ballot questions that would cause short-term increases to the yearly property taxes..

Question 1:  Fire Department Tender Truck.

Approved 1090 to 675

Question 2: Design of a Department of Public Works headquarters facility.

Denied 747 to 989

Question 3: Design, repair, maintenance, renovation and improvement of the track at Hopkinton High School.

Approved 986 to 797

Question 4: Design and construction of drainage improvements on Lakeshore Drive.

Denied 757 to 981

Question 5: Library Building envelope repairs and replacement of the knob and tube electrical system.

Approved 1,041 to 726

Question 6: Designing, repairing, maintaining, renovating and improving the main entrance of the High School loop road.

Denied 757 to 1,002

Question 7: Final design and construction of a traffic signal and intersection improvements at the intersection of School Street and West Main Street.

Approved 1,020 to 761

Question 8: A new 12-foot wide tractor-mower for maintaining the schools’ athletic fields.

Denied 761 to 997

Question 9: Paving of Lumber Street.

Denied 692 to 1,059

Question 10: Design of underground facilities to replace poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures in connection with the provision of public utilities upon, along or across Main Street.

Denied 594 to 1,168