Williamstown Planning Board Veteran Re-Elected
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Incumbent Chris Winters on Tuesday emerged victorious from a challenge from newcomer Karen Shepard for the seat he currently occupies on the Williamstown Planning Board.
Winters garnered 647 votes to the 473 for Shepard. Town Clerk Mary Kennedy said 1,126 of the town's 4,592 registered voters turned out to the polls in an election that only featured the one contested race.
"I am gratified that the voters have chosen to allow me to continue to serve as their Planning Board representative. A special thank you to Karen Shepard for her willingness to step forward and run for office," Winters said. "The path forward for Williamstown is not to freeze it in amber as it exists today. We can hope for a future much brighter than that. I feel honored to have been chosen by the voters to help plan for that future."
For the Board of Selectmen, Hugh Daley and Andrew Hogeland were re-elected to three-year spots, earning 860 and 887 votes, respectively.
Caitlin Lopez won a spot on the Elementary School Committee, replacing John Skavlem, who served two three-year terms. Lopez garnered 901 votes.
The Board of the Trustees of the Milne Public Library has three seats on the ballot. Mary Alcott Ferger received 894 votes for the remaining two years on the seat of a member who is departing. Karen Kowitz and Patricia Wilk each were elected to three-year terms, earning 863 and 812 votes, respectively.
The town will hold its annual Town Meeting next Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the elementary school gymnasium.
Tags: Williamstown,
