HARTFORD Voters on Tuesday elected two newcomers to the Hartford Selectboard in a special election that saw candidates tout their commitment to civility and ability to bring people together. A two-way race for a three-year term on the board ended.
Special election has 5 vying for 2 recently vacated seats on Hartford Selectboard > >Modified: 7/8/2021 9:35:14 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Most of the five candidates vying for two Hartford Selectboard seats say they’re focused on issues that include finding “common ground” among Hartford residents and villages.
The candidates all submitted their names this month ahead of the Aug. 10 special election to fill Selectboard seats left open after two members stepped down in the spring.
The final list of candidates includes former Selectboard member Mike Morris, who’s running against Hartford Health Officer Brett Mayfield for the remainder of a three-year seat, set to end in 2023.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Hartford will hold a special election in August to fill vacancies on the Selectboard after two members resigned last month. The election will be held on Aug. 10 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., during which residents can vote on.
With 5 resignations in the past year, Hartford Selectboard members keep choosing the exit
Juila Dalphin (Courtesy CATV)
Modified: 5/25/2021 9:45:02 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Hartford officials are planning a special election to fill two Selectboard seats left open after board members Julia Dalphin and Rachel Edens stepped down this month.
They are the fourth and fifth members to resign from the seven-member board in less than a year.
In her resignation letter submitted Thursday, Dalphin said she had accepted a new job as a chief quality officer for a home health agency in Barre, Vt., in February, shortly before she was elected to the board in Town Meeting voting. She wrote that she’d hoped to juggle work and board duties but said her busy schedule has forced her to miss three Selectboard meetings already.
Hartford voters favor most candidates in progressive slate
As Hartford selectboard candidate Jeff Arnold greets voters arriving at the polls, fellow candidate Ally Tufenkjian helps Peggy Richardson settle in after Richardson arrived at the polls to campaign at Hartford High School on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in White River Junction, Vt. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Modified: 3/2/2021 10:15:46 PM
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Voters also approved a $17.4 million operating budget in a 1,599-330 vote, according to unofficial results.
Selectboard Chairman Dan Fraser won re-election to a three-year seat with 1,249 votes, beating out former board member Sandra Mariotti (474) and Remington Nevin (235).