SOUTHAMPTON (WWLP) – Residents in Southampton voted “No” on all seven ballot questions, including whether they’d like to override the property tax cap for the town.
QUESTION 1
“Shall the town vote to have its elected Treasurer/Collector become an appointed Treasurer/Collector of the town?”
YES: 434
NO: 659
QUESTION 2
“Shall the Town of Southampton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay costs of purchasing a Fuel Station and Generator for the Highway Department, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto?”
YES: 341
NO: 750
QUESTION 3
“Shall the Town of Southampton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay costs of designing, constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new Public Safety Complex, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto?”
YES: 262
NO: 834
QUESTION 4
“Shall the Town of Southampton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay costs of designing and engineering a new Public Safety Complex, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto?”
YES: 317
NO: 775
QUESTION 5
“Shall the Town of Southampton be allowed to assess an additional $135,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of funding additional Ambulance Service Coverage for the fiscal year beginning July first 2015?”
YES: 390
NO: 707
QUESTION 6
“Shall the Town of Southampton be allowed to assess an additional $63,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of funding a police officer for the fiscal year beginning July first 2015?”
YES: 431
NO: 665
QUESTION 7
“Shall the Town of Southampton be allowed to assess an additional $68,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of supplementing the Elementary School Budget for the fiscal year beginning July first 2015?”
YES: 432
NO: 669
A total of 1,103 votes were cast out of 4,316 registered voters. Voter turnout was just over 25 percent.
