Piermont
Subjeck received 128 votes to George Mertz’s 29. Bob Lang, who left the Selectboard last year after serving for 24 years, received 26 write-in votes; and Brian Rose — whose name appeared on the ballot but had withdrawn from the race — received 9 votes.
“In my mind, it shows the willingness or the desire of the townspeople to keep the good old boy way of business,” George Mertz said.
He cited cases of residents not being allowed to speak at public meeting, favoritism and leadership “pretending to be fiscally conservative,” while spending money in a frivolous way.
“Oh, absolutely,” George Mertz said when asked if he will run again. “There’s no reason not to. There’s many reasons to believe that this current administration will not last.”
Subjeck could not be reached for comment.
Terri Mertz currently is pursuing a lawsuit against the town and officials, including Subjeck and Selectboard member Colin Stubbings alleging a violation of the state’s Right-to-Know Law.
“It’s certainly not going to have any effect on our lawsuit,” Terri Mertz said of the election results.
“Obviously, I’m very disappointed, but it wasn’t unexpected,” she said. “I don’t feel that George lost this election, I feel the town of Piermont is who lost.”
Of the 492 voters on the checklist, 192 turned out to cast ballots.
Tonight, voters are scheduled
Liz Sauchelli can be reached at esauchelli@vnews.com 603-727-3221.
