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Hermon voters overwhelmingly approved a $ 2.4 million plan to build an eight-lane rubber track and pay for a major upgrade to an athletic field adjacent to the high school.
Voters also chose an incumbent and a newcomer to sit on city council, and two newcomers to sit on the school committee. Two seats on each body were on the ballot this year.
The question regarding the track project went through 349 to 123 with two ballots left blank. Most of the cost, $ 2 million, will be paid with bonds. The remaining $ 400,000 will come from the School Capital Improvement Reserve Account, according to the sample ballot posted on city website.
The new track will be built on unused land next to the Hermon High School tennis courts. The city will also renovate Pottle Field, where Hermon High athletes play soccer and football, add a storage building and bleachers, and renovate the concession stand.
The city council and the school committee both supported the project unanimously.
Steven Thomas, who chaired the track committee, was elected to a third three-year term on the seven-member board with 298 votes. Phillip Richardson was elected with 255 votes to replace Douglas Sinclair Sr., who was not allowed for re-election due to the city’s term limit. Wayne Bouchard collected 210 votes.
Jesse Keith and Stephanie Oiler were elected to the school board with 181 and 178 votes, respectively. Incumbent Teddy Harris received 133 votes. Three other candidates, Kim Shaffer, Richard Cyr and Samantha Lang, received 143, 126 and 85 votes respectively.
Hermon will hold its annual town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Public Safety Building at 333 Billings Road. It will be broadcast live.
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