WILLIAMSBURG — While no candidate ran for assessor, Kathleen McKeown will take the seat after receiving 10 write-in votes in Monday’s town election.
Meanwhile, Nicole Turner and Amy Weber won seats on the Recreation Commission, beating out Patricia James in a three-way race. Turner had 105 votes, followed by Weber at 95 and James at 84.
Warden Kathy Luce said that it was a slow day in the Town Office where she and others checked in residents. In total, 160 ballots were cast, or 7% of the town’s electorate of 2,218 voters.
Of those 160 voters, 147 of them abstained from voting for an assessor, but McKeown was the clear winner. Three other residents, Denise Banister, Marjorie Dunphy and Amy Weber, all received a single vote.
Returning for three-year terms are Select Board Chairperson Denise Banister with 135 votes, Helen Symons of the Board of Health with 142 votes, Kevin McAllister to the Board of Library Trustees with 135 votes. Write-in candidate Thomas Bodo also received 37 votes for a Library Trustee seat.
Colin Black was elected to again be on the Trust Fund/Cemetery Commission, and will also serve three more years on the local School Committee.
Newcomer Sarah “Zevey” Steinitz will also have three years on the Local School Committee, while Amanda Bradford and Catherine Skiba were elected for two-year terms.
The Regional School Committee failed to elect a person after 158 voters left the position blank. The two votes cast were one for Jerome Haines and one for Amy Weber, and a minimum of three votes is needed to be elected. Town Administrator Brenda Lessard said the Select Board may reach out to them and see if one of them would be interested in being appointed.
The three open seats on the Finance Committee are being filled by incumbents Amy Bisbee, Jody Nishman and newcomer Patrick Sumner.
Don Lawton and Martin Sullivan return for three-year terms on the Water/Sewer Commission, while Kayla Solomon won another year as moderator.
