A special election will be held May 28
By Polly Mikula
UPDATE: Andrew Gieda has withdrawn his candidacy for the one-year Selectboard seat, Killington Town Clerk Peggy Neisner told the Mountain Times, Wednesday, April 23.
KILLINGTON — Monday, April 21, was the deadline for candidates to submit petitions to be on the ballot to join the Killington Select Board. The town clerk received five nominating petitions with the required consent of the candidate form. Bill Vines and David McComb are running for the two-year seat while Jon Wysocki, Andrew Gieda and Jay Hickory are running for the one-year seat, according to Town Clerk Peggy Neisner.
At Town Meeting this past March voters approved a measure to expand the Select Board from three to five members. A special election will take place May 28 to fill the board’s two new seats.
“Pursuant to applicable election regulations, Consent of Candidate forms must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on the sixth Monday preceding the election,” explained Neisner via email to the Mountain Times, Tuesday.
Jim Haff, Patrick Cushing and Ricky Bowen make up the current board. Haff is the chair; however he was appointed by Cushing and Bowen only as interim chair until the full board can vote after the May 28 special election.
Cushing and Bowen are new to the board, having defeated incumbents Christopher Karr and Robert Hecker on Town Meeting Day. Neither had served on the board previously nor have any of the five new candidates. Haff has served a total of 10 years on the Select Board — three years 2011-2013 and seven 2018-present. He is up for re-election in two years, 2027.
On Wednesday, May 28, polls will open at the Killington Town Office from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
