With approximately 500 people voting, incumbant Jim Brunner won the right to remain a fire commissioner, besting Jim Hanson by 5 votes. 247-242.
Fire Co. # 5 Representative, Mike Lourenso succeded in beating incumbant Steve Dallow and Duncan Wilson 263-220-62 votes garnered respectively.
The quotation is from the article written by Brian Hollander in the 12-11 Woodstock Times.
"And though there was some grumbling in the room that the commissioner election process had been "politicized" this year by candidates approaching the Woodstock Democratic committee seeking endorsement (the committee eventually sponsored the non-partisan meet the candidates event) most seemed pleased with the townspeople's response. "I'm glad to see a big turnout," said Howard Shultis, lead teller for the election, as he announced the results. "This was the biggest one I ever have been to. It's really good for the community to come out and vote."++"
In my opinion, the fact that the Woodstock Democratic committee was approached to be involved is another sign of how much the social structure of Woodstock has changed. To support Howard's comments, it is very positive to have such a large number of people be involved in the democratic process of electing fire commissioners. In the past, the number of voting participants was generated by the interest within the members of the fire company and their families.
I wonder why the Chair of the Woodstock Republican committee wasn't contacted to see about Republican participation in the "non - partisian " candidates night>
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