Voter interest light on road bond

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    HOULTON – At presstime, Town Clerk and Registrar of Voters Cathy O’Leary reported overall voter turnout to accept or reject the 20-year loan of $1 million for road and sidewalk repair was light and had been all day.
    O’Leary said by 4:45 p.m. only 218 residents out of 4,294 registered voters had exercised their franchise.  She did say in an off-year election there is not a big turnout with only 150 to 500 or 600 voters showing up at the polls.
Houlton Pioneer Times photo/Dave Bates
POLL WORKERS —  Waiting for voters at right are Election Clerks Patricia Woods and Betty Childers with Deputy Registrar Mildred Madigan. Turnout was light all day at the Gentle Memorial Building. Left, Town Clerk Cathy O’Leary and Deputy Registrar of  Voters Myrna Hutchinson confer.