SOUTHBURY - So much is owed by so many to so few. As in the fact that 28 percent (4,033 out of 14,409) of this town's registered voters turned out last Tuesday to elect the officers who will be responsible for the health, wealth and happiness of the town for the next two years.H. William Davis, Jr., opposed for first selectman only by two write-in candidates, scored the highest number of votes, 2,819. Selectman John Turk earned a second term with 2,219. Newcomer Chad Landmon came in with 2,185, and Joseph Santonocito, who represents Heritage Village, won 1,932.
Democrats Selectman Carol S. Hubert, 1,522, and Edward Gittines, 1,051, representing the minority party, will round out the Board of Selectmen.
Mr. Davis, elated that his "whole team" was elected, thanked everyone for their support and hard work.
"It looks like we can get good stuff done in the next two years," he told Voices.
There were two petitioning candidates for first selectman. Peter Weissmann received 13 votes and Mark Kokinchak received 122.
Kenneth W. Korsu, who ran an aggressive campaign for the Board of Selectmen as a petitioning candidate, received 1,238 votes.
There were five candidates for three vacancies on the Region 15 Board of Education, and the minority party took the hit.
Democrats Kelley P. Gurvis, with 1,492, lost her seat, and Susanne H. Navas, with 1,399 votes, lost her bid.
Long time member Patricia Perry was reelected with 2,344 votes, and newcomers Janet Butkus, 2,277 votes, and John Bucciarelli, 2,168 votes, were elected.
Write-in candidate Robert Barnes received 152 votes.
There were also five candidates for three Board of Finance seats, and once again the Republicans were the winners with three sitting members, John Reilly, Richard Hill and Arthur Mulligan, returned.
Democrats Edward Edelson and Justin Bette did not make the cut.
Candidates for the remaining board and commissions matched the number of vacancies, with Republicans out-polling Democrats.
By 1,984 votes to 710, electors approved the revised Town Charter.
