=  Winners

SCHOOL BOARD 
(3 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Keith Allard
 Virginia McKinnon
 Kent H. Nolan

SCHOOL MODERATOR 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 James Raymond

SCHOOL TREASURER 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Larry Emerton

SCHOOL CLERK 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Jo Ann Duffy



Article 2 - Additional Kindergarten
Construction costs.
Covers additional kindergarten
construction costs 

 Yes: 1,991 ü
  No: 1,289


Article 3 - School Operating Budget.

 Yes: 1,696 ü
  No: 1,560


Article 4 - Petition Article: Default
School budget to be determined by
the Budget Committee from now on.

 Yes: 1,120 
  No: 1,972 ü

SELECTMEN 
(2 for 3 years)

 Nicholas Campasano: 2,228 ü
     John A. Caprio: 1,267 ü
    Richard Gamache:   324
   Pamela V. Manney:   987
   Gossett W. McRae:   493
   Suzanne Tremblay:   606
 Howard Witherspoon:   139

BUDGET COMMITTEE 
(2 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Daniel J. Cloutier
 Steve Fournier
 Philip Plourde
 Calvin Pratt

BUDGET COMMITTEE 
(1 for 2 years)
Write-in candidates: 

 Cathie Donovan-Simard:   106
          William Hart:   125 ü
            Toby Heath:    37

BUDGET COMMITTEE 
(1 for 1 year)
Write-in candidates:

              Vivian Blondeau:    46
 Cathie Donovan-Simard:    20
          William Hart:    32
         Roger Richard:   171 ü

CEMETERY TRUSTEES 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Leon H. Konieczny

LIBRARY TRUSTEES 
(2 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Richard Chamberlin
 Michael Pelletier

PLANNING BOARD 
(2 for 3 years)

       Jo Ann Duffy: 1,951 ü
 Richard Georgantas: 1,398
        Alan Yeaton: 1,546 ü

SEWER COMMISSION 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 James Bouchard

SUPERVISOR OF CHECKLIST 
(1 for 6 yrs)
Uncontested
 Christine Daniels

TOWN MODERATOR 
(1 for 1 yrs)
Uncontested
 Rodney Stark

TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 Calvin Pratt

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 
(1 for 3 years)
Uncontested
 William Wynne



     PLANNING BOARD ARTICLES

Article 2 - Village Zoning District.
Creates a new district, allowing several
more uses by Conditional Use Permit than
currently allowed. 
This new zoning district
would be applied to properties along North
Mast and College Streets west of the
village commercial district and along
a portion of South Mast Street east
of the village commercial district.

 Yes: 1,856 ü
  No: 1,245

Article 3 - Split of codification.
Codifies current practice for dealing 
with lots split by zoning districts.

 Yes: 1,910 ü
  No: 1,129

Article 4 - Remove Two-Story Limit.
Removes the 2-story limitation for
residential districts, while retaining the
height limitation of 35 feet.

 Yes: 2,004 ü
  No: 1,074

Article 5 - New Sign Regulations.
Changes the sign regulations by
(1) allowing directional signs within a 
development project, (2) allowing yard
sale signs without sign permits, and 
(3) allowing temporary signs with
performance standards instead of 
conditional use permits.

 Yes: 2,242 ü
  No:   857

Article 6 - New Special Exception.
Replaces the existing Zoning Board
of Adjustment's Special Exception
criteria.

 Yes: 2,015 ü
  No: 1,021

Article 7 - Elderly Maximum Density.
Maximum density of age restricted 
housing projects will be reduced from
250% to 125% of that otherwise allowed,
and be calculated based on only 
usable land.

 Yes: 1,858 ü
  No: 1,150

Article 8 - By Petition: Age Restricted
Housing.
Requires 'significant services and 
facilities' for all age restricted housing
projects, not withstanding the type 
of construction of the size of the project. 

 Yes: 1,017 
  No: 2,172 ü

Article 10 - Police Contract.

 Yes: 1,983 ü
  No: 1,222

Article 11 - DPW Contract.

 Yes: 1,743 ü
  No: 1,451

Article 12 - Road Plan.
Authorizes $1,821,000.00 in 
preventive road maintenance. 

 Yes: 1,928 ü
  No: 1,268 ü

Article 13 - Adopt TIF.

 Yes: 1,290 
  No: 1,659 ü

Article 14 - TIF Plan.

 Yes: 1,232 
  No: 1,679 ü

Article 15 - Mast Road TIF.

 Yes: 1,185 
  No: 1,718 ü

Article 16 - Grasmere Town
Hall Capital Reserve Fund.
Funds improvements to the
Grasmere Town Hall. 

 Yes: 1,278 
  No: 1,845 ü

Article 17 - Excavator.
Authorizes purchase of
an excavator for the Town. 

 Yes: 1,239 
  No: 1,884 ü

Article 18 - Main Street.
Funds $15,000 towards
Goffstown Main Street program.

 Yes: 1,775 ü
  No: 1,403

Article 19 - Ambulance.
Reimburses Town for cost of
replacement ambulance.

 Yes: 2,365 ü
  No:   810

Article 20 - Library Gifts.
Grants the Library Trustees
authority to accept gifts of 
personal property provided 
they follow statutory requirements.

 Yes: 2,483 ü
  No:   634

Article 21 - Easement Rights.
Transfer easement rights in East 
Union Street Pumping Station
(Map 34 Lot 171) to a private 
developer (same as Article 23).  

 Yes:   691 
  No: 2,396 ü

Article 22 - Trail Easement.
Authorizes an access easement
across the Rail to Trail corridor
to a private developer to develop
East  Union Street Pumping 
Station (Map 34 Lot 171)

 Yes:   912 
  No: 2,197 ü

    CITIZEN PETITION ARTICLES

Article 23 - Easement Rights.
Transfer easement rights in East 
Union Street Pumping Station 
to a private developer (same as
Article 21). 

 Yes:   628 
  No: 2,540 ü

Article 24 - Stop Police/Fire Merger.
Directs the Board of Selectmen to 
stop any and all efforts to consolidate
Police, Fire, EMS, and Code 
Enforcement services.

 Yes: 2,346 ü
  No:   898

Article 25 - Keep Police & Fire 
as Separate Entities.
Continue the Police and Fire 
Depts. as the separate entities.

 Yes: 2,599 ü
  No:   643

Article 26 - Continue Police & Fire 
as Separate Entities..
Reaffirms continuation of the Police 
and Fire Depts. as the separate 
entities.

 Yes: 2,701 ü
  No:   551

Article 27 -  Reinstate Chief.
Directs reinstatement of Frank 
Carpentino as Fire Chief.

 Yes: 2,350 ü
  No:   792

Article 28 - Elected PS Director.
Should the Selectmen go forth with
Police/Fire merger, the position of 
Public Safety Director will be an 
elected position with a 2-year term.

 Yes: 1,454 
  No: 1,607 ü

Article 29 - Adopt RSA 154:5.
Adopts the provisions of paragraph
I and II of NH RSA 154:5, which 
includes allowing a fire chief's 
tenure to be based on good 
conduct and efficiency.

 Yes: 2,430 ü
  No:   682

Article 30 - 24/7 Fire Dept.
Raise $228,258 to hire 18 new
full-time firefighters to implement
24/7 fire and EMS coverage.

 Yes: 1,277 
  No: 2,023 ü

Article 31 - Residency.
Goffstown residency required 
in order to serve as Selectman.

 Yes: 2,952 ü
  No:   311

Article 32 - Budget Responsibility.
Adopt provisions of RSA 40:14 to 
delegate the determination of the
Goffstown Town Default Budget 
to the Budget Committee.
(* Requires 60% vote to pass)

 Yes: 1,494 (51.6%) 
  No: 1,400 (48.4%) ü*

Article 33 - Budget Responsibility.
Adopt provisions of RSA 40-14b to 
delegate the determination of the
Goffstown Town Default Budget 
to the Budget Committee which has
been adopted under RSA 32:14?
Stops selectmen from guarding 
their own henhouse.
(* Requires 60% vote to pass)

 Yes: 1,500 (52.3%) ü 
  No: 1,367 (47.7%) ü*

Article 34 - Budget Committee
Reduction.
Reduces the number of members
of the Budget Committee from 
sixteen (16) to thirteen (13) 
members, of which nine (9) 
members are to be elected 
at large.

 Yes: 1,635 ü
  No: 1,431

Article 35 - Adopt Charter.
Adopt Charter recommended 
and submitted on December
15, 2004 by the 2004 Charter
Commission?

 Yes: 1,163 
  No: 1,803 ü