Former board member re-elected to Erving Selectboard after hiatus
BASTARACHE
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ERVING Scott Bastarache has been re-elected to the Selectboard, after a two-year hiatus. He said he expects to continue serving on the board in future terms as well.
The Selectboard race was the only contest in the annual town election on Monday. Voter turnout was about 6 percent, with 71 people out of the 1,195 registered voters casting their ballots, according to Town Clerk Richard Newton.
Bastarache received 45 votes, and his opponent Janice Vega-Liros had 25. One ballot was left blank.
The Selectboard term is for one year, to complete the term of Peter Sanders, who resigned in January after about a year and a half on the board.
Former board member, political newcomer vie for Erving Selectboard seat
VEGA-LIROS
Published: 4/30/2021 3:52:56 PM
ERVING A former Selectboard member and a political newcomer are vying for a Selectboard seat in Monday’s town election.
Polls will be open at Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The contested Selectboard seat is for a one-year term, finishing the term of Pete Sanders, who resigned from the board in January.
Also on the ballot, current Selectboard Chair Jacob Smith is running unopposed for another three-year term.
The two candidates for the one-year term are Scott Bastarache, who previously served on the Selectboard and the Erving School Committee, and Janice Vega-Liros, who has not been in an elected position before. This is the only contested race on the ballot.