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Voting in the 2008 Franklin Farm Election closed at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, and Inspectors of Elections counted the ballots the following Monday, April 21. In all, 312 valid ballots were received, representing 16.7% of the Foundation members eligible to vote. The election results appear below.

• Cindy Bogus, James Cannon, Richard Chuday, Paul Dykeman, Kara Owen, and Jack Weeks were elected to fill six of the eight available seats on the Board of Trustees. They will serve two-year terms. The Board of Trustees will appoint residents to one-year terms to fill the two remaining seats.

• The following neighborhoods had the required minimum 25% of neighbors voting to have a valid Neighborhood Board. They were Fern Hollow, Flintwood, Heritage Meadow, and Tuckaway.

• The following neighborhoods had enough people to form Neighborhood Boards but did not reach the minimum 25% voting requirement. The Board of Trustees must sanction the boards from the following neighborhoods: Applegrove, Cross Creek, Foxlease, Rosemere, Still Oaks, Stone Heather, and Tranquility.

• The following neighborhoods had less than three (3) people run for their Neighborhood Boards and, therefore, need to have individuals appointed as points of contact: Ashburton Oaks, Dairy Lou, Rounding Run, Wildmere, and Willow Glen.

• The following neighborhoods do not have a Neighborhood Board or a point of contact: Autumn Hill, Bramblewood, Briargate, Brynwood, Dower House, Gatepost, Hidden Meadow, Huntsfield, Laneview, Still Pond, and Wrenn House.

-- Monica Despins, Chief Inspector of Elections

Check out Understanding Your Franklin Farm Government to learn more about the roles of the BOT and the Neighborhood Boards.

The Election Committee of the Franklin Farm Foundation shall be responsible for all election activities.  These shall include the yearly elections of both the Board of Trustee positions up for election and all the Neighborhood Boards as well as any general vote of all the members of the Foundation at the annual meetings.