At the polls Nov. 4, Vassalboro voters approved all three local referendum questions and re-elected Frank Richards to the Kennebec Water District board of trustees.
Town Clerk Cathy Coyne reported the following referendum results:
— Amending Vassalboro’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) document, 704 yes to 679 no, with 120 ballots left blank. — Appropriating up to $19,220 from surplus to pay the auditor’s bills, 1,057 yes to 403 no, with 43 blank ballots. — Increasing the number of select board members from three to five, 1,046 yes to 422 no, with 35 blank ballots.
For the KWD board position, incumbent Richards got 1,352 votes. There were 27 write-in votes and 137 blank ballots.
The main effect of the change to the TIF document will be to allow TIF money to be used for environmental improvement projects in town.
Majorities of Vassalboro voters who came to the polls voted against both state referendum questions. Proposed changes to voting regulations got 789 “no” votes to 722 “yes” votes. Adding a red flag law to Maine’s current yellow flag law was rejected by 800 voters, approved by 706.
Coyne said a total of 1,514 ballots were cast.
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by Mary Grow
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