Merrimack 2022 Town And School Election Results

MERRIMACK, NH — Voters in Merrimack went to the polls on Tuesday in the town's annual election. Here are the results.

Town Races

Town Councilor, two 3-year seats

• Barbara Healey 1,581
• Andy Hunter 1,392
• Charles Lafond 656

Town Councilor, one 1-year seat

• Michael R. Drouin 795
• Lon Woods 1,266

Ethics Committee, two 3-year seats

• Write-ins (unavailable at post time)

Library Trustees, one 3-year seat

• Debra Covell 1,631

Trustee of the Trust Funds, one 3-year seat

• Chris Christensen 1,396
• David Rutzkie 476

Moderator, one 2-year seat

• Lynn Christensen 1,708

Supervisor of the Checklist, one 4-year seat

• Miriam Gage 1,610

Supervisor of the Checklist, one 6-year seat

• Fran L’Heureux 1,116
• Tarah Noonan 876

Town Articles

Article 2: $10.1 million for wastewater treatment upgrades. Approved

Article 3, petition: $3 million for drainage and road repairs to the Woodland Drive area. Rejected

Article 4: $36.2 million town operating budget with a default budget of $34.4 million. Approved

Article 5: $1.95 million to the capital reserve-expendable trust fund for equipment and other repairs not included in the town budget. Approved

Article 6: $500,000 for sewer infrastructure and capital reserve fund. Approved

Article 7: Collective bargaining agreement for two years of wage increases for the Teamster Local 633 for DPW and other workers. Approved

Article 8: Charter amendment to appoint two alternative members for 1-year terms to the Trustee of the Trust Funds. Approved

Editor's note: The school results were not available at post time. Patch will update the results for the school district and ethics committee on Wednesday.

Schools

School Board, two 3-year seats

• Ken Martin 1,320
• Naomi Halter 1,189
• Jennifer McCormack 1,033
• Jaimie Von Schoen 744

Planning & Building Committee, two 3-year seats

• Gage Perry 1,516
• Shayne Albuquerque 1,415

Budget Committee, four 3-year seats

• Michelle Bronchuk 1,430
• Carol Lang 1,386
• Gina Groff 1,367
• Lee French 1,357

Budget Committee, one 1-year seat

• Rachel Paepke 1,537

Moderator, one 3-year seat

• Brian McCarthy 1,689

Clerk, one 3-year seat

• Patricia Heinrich 1,662

Treasurer, one 3-year seat

• Jennifer Heinrich 1,642

School Articles

Article 2: Accept gifts on behalf of the district. Approved

Article 3: $1.25 million for raised agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement with the Merrimack Teachers Association. Approved

Article 4: A call for a special town meeting if Article 3 is defeated. Approved

Article 5: $950,000 in one-time salary adjustment to the scale for the Merrimack Teachers Association. Approved

Article 6: $1.4 million for a roof replacement project on the Thorntons Ferry Elementary School. Approved

Article 7: Retain year-end unassigned general funds of any fiscal year not to exceed 5 percent of the current fiscal year’s net assessment. Approved

Article 8: $83.4 million operating budget with a default budget of $83.2 million. Approved

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