Union approves mining ordinances and elects two Select Board members
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 11:45pm
Union has elected Steven Migliorini and Martha Johnston-Nash to the Select Board, and approved new mining regulations, a canine ordinance, and a municipal budget.
At the polls, voters considered three candidates running for one open two-year seat on the Select Board. The candidates were:
Gregory Grotton, 197 votes
Ben Ledger, 214 votes
Steven Migliorini, 278 votes
They also chose between two candidates running for one three-year seat on the Select Board. They were:
Martha Johnston-Nash, 404 votes
Yvonne Pitzi, 270 votes
Voters chose between two candidates for one seat on the RSU 40 board, electing Rachel Wilcox with 367 votes.
Opponent Timothy Wood received 358 votes.
Voters elected Irene Hawes to be a trustee on the William L. Pullen Fund, as well as Erik Amundsen, Michael Beardsley and John Shepard to the Budget Committee.
The municipal ballot included the town warrant with 34 additional articles. That warrant proposed $4.5 million in municipal expenditures.
Warrant articles included:
Yes 515
No 192
Yes 474
No 203
Yes 491
No 185
Proposed Canine Ordinance Change / Article 6 on the June 11, 2024 Referendum Ballot.pdf.This amendment simply adds a stipulation that: No more than one kennel license of 10 dogs, is permitted per property which includes personal pets.
Yes 484
No 217
Voters approved a $38 million budget for RSU 40.
Yes 419
No 296
State primaries
Republican ballot
U.S. Senate nomination
Demi Kouzounas, Saco, 264 votes
Representative to Congress, District 1
Andrew Plantidosi, Cape Elizabeth .127 votes
Ronald Russell, Kennebunkport, 170 votes
State Senator District 12
William Scott Rocknack, Camden, 300 votes
Legislative representative, District 44
Ray Thombs, Jr., 308 votes
Democrat ballot
David Allen Costello, Brunswick, for U.S. Senator, 192 votes
Representative to Congress, District 1
Chellie Pingree, North Haven, 273 votes
State Senator, District 12
Anne Beebe Center, Rockland, 255 votes
Legislative representative, District 44
