Allenstown Alt. - 2019 Town Candidates

2019 Town Candidates

Town Hall
16 School St.
Allenstown, NH
603-485-4276

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Ballot Details

Tuesday March 12, 2019 is election day at St. John's Parish Hall on School St. This year, there are about a dozen open town positions.

Please take a more active interest in what goes on in your town. If you want to try for a position, have your friends write in your name. We need more people who are willing scrutinize the town and sewer budgets and look for ways to minimize spending and maximize revenue.

VOTER'S GUIDE

Feel free to take this guide to the voting place.

NOTE: In the Comments column, hover over the green links to view descriptions of various candidates. Some candidates supplied their own statements, while other comments are editorial opinions. Voters are urged to vote as they see fit.

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Position	Candidates	Vote	Comments
Town Treasurer (1 year - vote for 1)	Carol Andersen write-in?	305	CommentCarol has been Treasurer for several years. CommentTBD
Selectman (3 years - vote for 1)	Maureen Higham Aaron Lambert Jason Tardiff	215 33 97	CommentAttorney and businesswoman who wants "to make Allenstown a better town." See Profile CommentFormer Allenstown Firefighter CommentJason was selectman from 2015-2018. At the selectmen's meeting on July 24, 2017, Mr. Tardiff sternly denied a request from a desperate resident, Angelique Holm, to accept a plan to pay her back taxes. For the happy ending to this story, go to Neighbors and Others Help Single Mom Keep Home
Road Agent (3 years - vote for 1)	Ron Pelissier write-in?	315	CommentRon has served as Road Agent since 2010. In 2014 he worked to get town approval of a 10-year contract with Casella's for curbside trash collection. His most notable activity has been spending approved funding to repave worn out town roads. CommentTBD
Sewer Commissioner (3 years - vote for 1)	Carl Caporale write-in?	310	CommentCarl has been a commissioner since about 2013 and has worked to improve the efficiency, safety, and profitability of the sewer treatment plant and to keep sewer rates as low as possible. His major goal now is to complete the School St. pump station which will eliminate the sewer pipe that runs under Iris Pond into Pembroke. CommentTBD
Trustee of Trust Funds (3 years - vote for 1)	write-in: Mike O'Meara	12	CommentTBD
Trustee of Cemeteries (3 years - vote for 1)	write-in: Mike O'Meara	12	CommentTBD
Budget Committee (3 years - vote for 4)	Keith Klawes write-in: Jim Rodger write-in? write-in?	283 18	CommentFirst elected in 2014, Keith has recently served a few terms as chairman of the committee. Overall he has promoted free and open discussions while maintaining decorum and preventing budget disagreements from getting out of hand. CommentMr. Rodger is also a Sewer Commissioner CommentTBD CommentTBD
Library Trustee (3 years - vote for 1)	Michael McGeehan	3	CommentNew for this position.
Library Trustee (1 year - vote for 1)	Kathleen Pelissier write-in?	312	CommentNew for this position. CommentTBD

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