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Preliminary Annual Meeting Results April 8, 2025

Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
ANNUAL MEETING
APRIL 08, 2025

Number of Voters on Checklist 7963

Number of Early/Absentee Ballots 832

Number of Voters checked in on Checklist 1867

Number of defective ballots 0

Total Number of Voted Ballots (includes early/Absentee) 1867

ARTICLE 1. Shall the voters approve an annual General Fund Budget in the amount of $12,419,241 for fiscal year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, $11,405,931 of which is to be levied in taxes against the City Grand list?

Yes: 1428
No: 413
Blank Votes: 26

ARTICLE 2. Shall general obligation bonds or notes of the City of Essex Junction in an amount not to exceed three million eight hundred thousand Dollars ($3,800,000.00), subject to available grants-in-aid, if any, be issued to finance the cost of retrofitting the three pump stations located on West Street, Maple Street and River Street?

Yes: 1616
​​​​​​​No: 218
Blank Votes: 33

ARTICLE 3. To elect City officers required by law including: one City Council member (three-year term); one Library Trustee (five-year term) and one Champlain Water District Commissioner (three-year term)?     

City Council

1 Three-year terms

Bethany Clark

 791

Brian Shelden

932

Write-ins

 11

Blank Votes

133

Library Trustee

1 Five-year term

Venessa Luck

1613

Write-ins

11

Blank Votes

243

Champlain Water

1 Three-year term

Aaron Martin

1629

District Commissioner

Write-ins

6

Blank Votes

232

*Elected