CHESTERVILLE – Voters reelected one incumbent selectman and sent two new ones to the board at Monday’s election.
Edward Hastings IV was elected over Chair Guy Iverson, joining the board with 145 votes to Iverson’s 101 votes. Hastings’ term is for three years.
Incumbent Selectman Tyler Jenness was reelected to his 1-year term, taking 166 votes in what officially was an uncontested race. Scott Gray, a former selectman, received 64 votes as a write-in candidate.
Ross Clair, a former school board director, was elected to the single year remaining on Selectman Paul Caldwell’s term. Caldwell left in December, leaving the board with four members for the last three months. Clair received 163 votes to Amber Jean Fuller’s 74 votes.
The annual town meeting is Monday, March 27.
This is the best news to come out of Chesterville in 3 years! Congratulations Edward, we’re all looking forward to getting this town headed in the right direction. We all knew this day would come but it has been a long 3 years. I guess there won’t be any solar panels or wind turbines installed on the roof of the town office anytime soon?
Congratulations to Edward Hastings IV for winning the selectman seat for three years. He will do a great job as always
Here’s to Eddie, Ross, and Tyler; glad you all made it, best of everything to you as you work to pull things together. We all know you’ll do a great job of doing what is best for Chesterville and its people.
I would like to thank everyone for your support and I look forward to working together for our community.
I would like to thank Guy Iverson for his dedication to the town of Chesterville. He helped change the direction of the town by making the town government transparent , being fiscally responsible, and managing town affairs in a professional manner. I hope the new board members work as well together as the previous did. Congrats to the new members.
It’s a shame that Guy was not re-elected. I understand he did good works especially by breaking up the ” good old boy” network. He led the effort to bring accountability to employees and the operation of the Chesterville.
I have to wonder whether or not some in the town want to go back to the old ways of Chesterville town business.
I thought Guy Iverson had earned another term for his fair, balanced and responsive approach to all taxpayers in town. Hoping those who got the vote will work together on a professional level to continue to move the Town ahead in a fiscally responsible, inclusive, and transparent manner. There is no place for the “good ol’ boys” approach when managing everybody else’s money.
Thank you Guy for having the courage to do what was right.
Sometimes you must look back to look forward. I also feel Guy deserved another term. However it is what it is and yes ED L I hope they work together to keep the town moving forward. When continued mistakes in the past come forward, everyone suffers. This board has had its plate full from the start. I believe they handled themselves extremely well with all that has happened. I have to wonder, whether this group of selectmen, and employees will still be as fiscally responsible as the past two boards. Only time will tell.
Thanks Guy for all you have done.
Thank you for your kind words and I look forward to see what the new board can accomplish. There was many issues brought to light in the last four and a half years and thankfully for the most part those have been laid to rest. It is important that the new board looks forward and not return to those days, which I believe they will. Many issues are different when you have all the information opposed to partial facts. It is also important that we don’t make this an Eddie and Guy situation. Eddie and I have had a good relationship in the past and will continue too. Someone else’s vote is as important as your’s and we must respect that. Many people have asked me if I plan to attend the selectmen’s meetings, I do not plan to. I believe the board needs room to develop and grow. If the board has any questions I will be glad to help. It was a privelge to serve you. Thank you, Guy Iverson
While not everyone I voted for was elected, I fully support the new Board and I hope they continue the very good work the current Board has done. I would hope that the people who voted for the new candidates would conduct themselves in a gracious manner. Any other behavior would only serve to divide the town that we all love. <3