Yesterday’s vote to choose two members of the school board resulted in Jeremy Putorti and Hope Gordon winning five-year terms with 299 and 242 respective votes.
The other candidates gathered these totals:
Harold Nicholson, Jr. 194
Jade Martel 161
Virginia T. Rivette 102
Joseph Swahn 59
Anda Stipins-Gang 43
The proposition for shrinking the school board from nine (9) members to seven (7) members, failed with 213 “yes” and 372 “no” votes.
The proposition to make the term of school board members three (3) years instead of the current five (5) years starting at the next election, passed with 306 “yes” and 280 “no” votes.
The budget for the 2014-2015 school year passed with 483 “yes” votes and 93 “no” votes.
The proposition for buying a new school bus passed, with 461 “yes” and 116 “no” votes.