Municipal Elections 2019: Top Of The Ticket In Manchester

MANCHESTER, CT — The top of the ticket in Manchester for the 2019 municipal elections features a two-pronged showdown for seats on the board of directors and a ballot question regarding a hefty capital appropriation for road repairs.

Here is the exact wording on the ballot question. It calls for a yes or no answer:

"SHALL THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER APPROPRIATE $16,500,000 TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF VARIOUS TOWN ROADS, ROADSIDE ELEMENTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND SIDEWALKS, AND REPAIRS TO UNION POND DAM, AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE TOWN OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $16,500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION?"

For the Board of Directors seats in Districts 1 through 9, the ballot has two sections.

The first calls for voters to choose any six:

Democrats

• Jay Moran
• Pamela Floys Cranford
• Yolanda Castillo
• Dennis Schain
• Sarah L. Jones
• Tim Bergin

Republicans

• Matthew Galligan
• Brian Marois
• Kyle Donovan
• Peter Conyers
• Kristine C. Nadvornik-Moulard
• Ellen M. Dougan

The second calls for voters to choose any two:

Democrats

• Steve Cassano
• Kevin Zingler

Republicans

• Matthew Peak
• Mark Tweedie

See the full sample ballot from the secretary of the state's office here.

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