​Voters approves budgets and Alburgh Clubhouse

Alburgh Justice of the Peace, Board of Civil Service Member and Election Official Armand Premo, 94, inputs absentee ballots into a voting machine Tuesday. Photo by ROB SWANSON, Islander Photojournalist.

By MIKE DONOGHUE
Islander Staff Writer

ALBURGH -- Alburgh voters were in a positive mood on Town Meeting Day as they approved all ballot items, including the town and school district budgets.

Voters also re-elected School Board members Michael Savage and Mallory Ovitt and agreed 404-200 that the proposed Alburgh Clubhouse, a private non-profit for childcare and pre-school programs, could construct a building next to the town elementary school.
 
Shawn Creller defeated Ryan Savage 280-243 for a two-year seat on the Selectboard.  Matthew LeFleur finished third with 45 votes.

Selectboard member Russell Duchaine, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, easily won a two-year term by outdistancing two other candidates.

Nicholas Palmer was uncontested for a one-year seat on the Selectboard.
  
Constable Ariel Brace lost her bid for re-election to Jarid Creller.  He prevailed 254-216 while George McGrath  finished a distant third with 97.
 
Longtime Delinquent Tax Collector Terry Tatro also won re-election for one year by easily outrunning Shawn Creller 359-230.

Shawn Creller did beat Corrine Russin 327-230 for the one-year post of town grand juror -- a mostly honorary position.

The Islander will have more details in next week's print edition.  The polls were still open Tuesday when the newspaper went to print.

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