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Votes at a glance: how Ossipee voted on town warrants
Summary
A compact summary of the town meeting's formal results: multiple capital reserve and trust-fund articles passed, paving and other major appropriations passed, one secret-ballot personnel article failed, and the operating budget passed as amended.
The following are the recorded results from the Ossipee Town Meeting as read on the floor or otherwise announced during the session. Where counts were read aloud, they are shown; otherwise the article outcome is noted.
- School election results (reported at start): Moderator read local election returns for the school ballot; notable result: Article 2 (school operating budget on the ballot) was defeated by 4 votes (yes 1,527; no 1,531).
- Article 14 (Town operating budget): Adopted as amended — final total announced $7,912,516 (see separate story for line-item amendments).
- Article 15 (Deer Run boardwalk & trail ETF): Passed (voice vote).
- Article 16 (Library capital reserve fund — establish and fund $20,000): Passed.
- Article 17 (Voting machines): Passed.
- Article 18 (Paving — raise/appropriate $600,000): Amendment to reduce to $300,000 failed; Article 18 passed as printed.
- Article 19 (Government buildings ETF, $60,000): Passed.
- Article 20 (Annual ambulance/engineer payment item listed $57,000): Passed.
- Article 21 (Highway equipment CRF, $250,000): Passed.
- Article 22 (Bridge repair ETF, $100,000): Passed.
- Article 23 (Benefit-paying ETF, $15,000): Passed.
- Article 24 (Police vehicle & equipment ETF, $75,000): Passed.
- Article 25 (Recreation ETF, $10,000): Passed.
- Article 26 (Schools Out program, $45,000): Passed (see separate story).
- Article 27 (Technology ETF, $20,000): Passed.
- Article 28 (Revaluation CRF, $60,000): Passed.
- Article 29 (Property cleanup ETF, $50,000): Passed.
- Article 30 (Rail trail expendable trust fund, $25,000): Passed (see separate story).
- Article 31 (Add a full-time assistant recreation director, $48,000): Not recommended by selectmen or budget committee; voters used a secret ballot. Result announced: 13 yes, 21 no (fails).
- Article 32 (Master plan consultant, $18,000): Passed.
- Article 33 (Petition: 25% property tax reduction for residents 72+): Town attorney advised petition language was not legally enforceable as written; voters rejected the article (fails).
- Articles 34—6 (various citizen petitions): Several petition warrant articles were placed on the warrant as submitted; the town attorney explained some items would be advisory only if adopted. Most of those petition items were not adopted.
Ending: The moderator periodically required counted placard votes for contested amendments; several amendments were decided by counted ballots and two amendments were resolved by secret ballot (Article 31). Selected tallies read from the floor are given above when available.
