Amherst 2022 Town, School Election Results

AMHERST, NH — Here are the unofficial results from the March 8, 2022, town and school elections in Amherst.

Town Races

Selectmen (one)

• Peter Lyon: 2,013
• Bill Stoughton: 1,691

Town Moderator (one)

• Stephen W. Couglan: 1,615
• Timothy Kachmar: 721

Cemetery Trustee

• Cynthia Dokmo: 2,083

Library Trustees (three)

• Elisabeth Larson: 1,651
• Gretchen Pyles: 1,591
• David Hallenbeck: 999
• Stephen Mantius: 890

Planning Board

• Tom Silva: 1,742
• Tracie Adams: 1,741

Trustee of the Trust Funds

• Robert Grunbeck: 2,020

Supervisor of the Checklist

• Jeanne G. Ludt: 2,006

Zoning Board of Adjustment

• Danielle Pray: 1,997

Town Articles

Article 22: $15.5 million operating budget, approved

Article 23: $120,000 contingency fund, approved

Article 24: $25,000 for communications center reserve fund, approved

Article 25: $25,000 for assessing revaluation reserve fund, approved

Article 26: $200,000 for bridge repair, replacement capital reserve fund, approved

Article 27: $257,000 for fire vehicle, equipment purchase, repair reserve fund, approved

Article 28: $120,000 for DPW vehicles, equipment acquisition, replacement reserve fund, approved

Article 29: $75,000 for multimodal facilities reserve fund, rejected

Article 30: $98,000 for multimodal road design, engineering, approved

Article 31: $50,000 for recreation fields acquisition, construction reserve fund, approved

Article 32: Elderly, blind, disabled exemption revisions, approved

Article 33: Petition to end puppy mills in New Hampshire, approved

Zoning Articles

Planning board proposed amendments No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 approved

District School Races

School Board (two)

• Tom Gauthier: 1,474
• Jason White: 1,178
• Greg Fritz: 866
• David Hall: 737

District School Articles

Article 12: $83 million middle and elementary school renovations, rejected.

Article 13: $2.2 million solar installation as part of school renovation projects, rejected

Article 14: $31.7 million school district budget, rejected (default budget set at $31.2 million).

Article 15: Amherst Education Association collective bargaining agreement, rejected.

Article 16: $650,000 for school district capital facilities repair, maintenance trust fund, approved

Souhegan Cooperative School Races

School Board (two)

• Anna Goulet Zimmerman: 1,596
• Daniel Veilleux: 1,518
• Elizabeth Kuzsma: 977
• Jacob Macedo: 741

School Board (one one-year seat)

• Christine Peters: 1,534
• Kenneth D’Ambrosio: 924

School Moderator

• George Bower: 2,505

Souhegan Cooperative School Articles

Article 2: Souhegan Cooperative $20.3 million budget, rejected (a default budget set at $19.8 million)

Article 3: Establish science lab renovation reserve fund ($500,000), rejected

Article 4: $85,000 for Souhegan recreation revolving fund, approved

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