Salem 2022 Town Election Voter’s Guide

SALEM, NH — Voters in Salem go to the polls on March 8 to make decisions about town and school budgets as well as political positions, warrant articles, and more.

Here is everything you need to know.

Voting

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

Where Do I Vote?

Salem has five voting districts:

1: Fisk School, 14 Main St.

2: Soule School, 173 South Policy St.

3: Barron School, 55 Butler St.

4: Ingram Senior Center, 1 Sally Sweets Way.

6: North Salem School, 140 Zion Hill Road.

To find out what district you live in, view this street by voting district PDF.

Town Races

Board of Selectmen, one three-year seat.

• Everett McBride Jr.
• Keith Stramaglia

Budget Committee, two three-year seats.

• Dane Hoover
• Donna Loranger
• DJ Bettencourt

Town Moderator, one two-year position.

• Christopher Goodnow

Supervisor of the Checklist one six-year position.

• Kelly Dortona

Library Trustee, one two-year seat.

• David Kickernell

Trustee of the Trust Funds, one three-year seat.

• Gregory Davis

Trustee of the Trust Funds, one one-year seat.

• Write-in

Planning Board, two three-year seats

• Sean Lewis
• Write-in

Zoning Board of Adjustment, one three-year seat.

• Bonnie Wright

Zoning Board of Adjustment, one two-year seat.

• Write-in

Town Articles

Article 2: Establish a Charter Commission

Article 3: Re-establish Height Limit in Recreational District

Article 4: Allow Minor Setback Waivers

Article 5: Eliminate Special Exceptions in Recreational District

Article 6: Revise Floodplain Development Ordinance

Article 7: Revise Sign Ordinance

Article 8: Former Wastewater Treatment Facility Remediation ($6.5 million bond; requires a three-fifths vote for approval).

Article 9: Land acquisition, 47.15 acres on Keewaydin Drive; 4.15 acres on Lowell Road ($4.8 million bond; requires a three-fifths vote for approval).

Article 10: Bridge Street Bridge Construction ($1 bond; requires a three-fifths vote for approval).

Article 11: Various Town Vehicles Lease-Purchase ($1.93 million bond; requires a three-fifths vote for approval).

Article 12: 2022 Operation Budget ($57.5 million; default budget if not approved: $54.2 million).

Article 13: 2022 Road Construction and Engineering Program ($4.5 million).

Article 14: OPEB Trust Fund ($50,000).

Article 15: Town Facility Maintenance and Improvement Capital Reserve Fund ($100,000).

Article 16: Change Elderly Exemption Threshold.

Article 17: Change Disabled Exemption Threshold.

Article 18: Change Blind Exemption Threshold.

Article 19: Salem Police Employees Association Collective Bargaining Agreement (4% annual salary adjustment each year across 5 years; $1.77 million).

Article 20: Salem Administrative and Technical Employees Union Collective Bargaining Agreement ($450K; 2.5% annual salary adjustment each year across 5 years).

Article 21: Salem Public Administrators Association Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (2.5% salary adjustment annually for 4 years; $363K).

Article 22: Fund Special Election to Elect Charter Commission ($9,075, if Article 2 is approved).

Article 23: Authorize the Sale of Town Property (former Wastewater Treatment Facility parcel).

Article 24: Land Conveyance, Salem School District.

Article 25: Petition: Fund Kelley Library Employees’ Economic Benefits ($19K, 2.5% COLA increase).

Article 26: Petition: Discontinue the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.

Article 27: Petition: Funding to be added to the Library Building Capital Reserve Fund ($110K).

Article 28: Petition: Funding for Comprehensive Updating the town’s 2001 Master Plan ($150K).

Article 29: Petition: Require Hand Counting of Ballots.

To view the town sample ballot in PDF, click here. To view candidate interviews on Salem Community TV, visit this link.

Schools

School Board, two three-year seats

• Marnie Wells
• Lorie Ball
• Patricia Corbett
• Peter Morgan

School District Moderator, one three-year position

• Terrence Scanlan

School District Clerk, one three-year position

• Kelly Bryant

School District Treasurer, one three-year position

• Lucille Ramsey

School Articles

Article 2: SAU 57 School District Budget ($82.9 million; default budget set at $82.4 million).

Article 3: Salem Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement (3%, 2.5%, and 2% wage scale increases across 3 years; $3.4 million).

Article 4: Salem Educational Personnel Association Collective Bargaining Agreement (3.4%, 3.5% wage scale increases across 2 years; $78K).

Article 5: Salem School Custodian Employees Association Collective Bargaining Agreement (wage brackets plus 2%, 3.75%, 3.5% across 3 years; $228K).

Article 6: Salem Educational Support Personnel Association (2.85% each year for 2 years; $435K).

Article 7: Retain Unused Portion of Year-End Unassigned General Funds

Article 8: Grant easement to existing sewer line on Woodbury Middle School property to private property owner.

To view the school sample ballot in PDF, click here. To view the Salem School District Deliberative Session, visit this link.

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