FRANKLIN COUNTY – An elementary school construction project in Farmington appeared to cruise to an easy victory at the polls Thursday, with the vast majority of voters approving the state-bonded design.
The new 60,000 square foot facility, for pre-K through third grade students, will cost an estimated $18.9 million to build on the current campus, 99.6 percent of which will be borne by the state’s bonding package and a Maine High Performance School grant of $150,000.
MSAD 9 will pay the other .4 percent, or $75,000. The school administration hopes ground would be broken in the spring of 2010 and completed roughly a year later.
A “yes” vote indicates that bonds should be issued for the project. A “no” vote indicates that bonds should not be issued for the project.
Current Vote Totals (as of 8:20 p.m. Thursday evening):
CHESTERVILLE: 14 vote yes, 7 vote no. Total of 21 votes cast.
FARMINGTON: 262 vote yes, 23 vote no. Total of 285 votes cast.
INDUSTRY: 42 vote yes, 6 vote no. Total of 48 votes cast.
NEW SHARON: 28 vote yes, 27 vote no. Total of 55 votes cast.
NEW VINEYARD: 26 vote yes, 17 vote no. Total of 43 votes cast.
TEMPLE: 20 vote yes, 1 vote no. Total of 21 votes cast.
VIENNA: 21 vote yes, 4 vote no. Total of 25 votes cast.
WELD: 7 vote yes, 15 vote no. Total of 22 votes cast.
WILTON: 68 vote yes, 35 vote no. Total of 103 votes cast.
According to the town clerks from the nine MSAD 9 towns, a total of 488 “yes” votes have been cast and a total of 135 “no” votes. A grand total of 623 votes have been recorded.
