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Joanna
Cole Comes in Fifth for JP; Incumbent Thom Fleury Takes Biggest Share
of Votes
BURLINGTON
- Joanna Cole, in her second try for office, successfully won a justice
of the peace slot for the city's New North End. Cole, a member of R.U.1.2?,
came in fifth out of a field of 42 candidates for 15 JP seats. Cole, garnering
5,055 votes, said she received more votes than any other non-incumbent.
Thomas Fleury, a former MPM board member,
OITM volunteer, and Burlington school board member, came in first in the
field with 5,756 votes. Fleury, who is the associate principal at Hinesburg
Community School, said he has served as JP "off and on" since
the '80s, in both Burlington and Winooski.
Cole launched her first bid for office this
spring when she ran for City Council in Ward 7. She received 503 votes
in the four-way race, coming close to upsetting incumbent Ellie Blais
who took 534 votes in the March 7 election.
JPs are authorized to perform marriages
and civil unions, serve as election officials, and hear tax grievances.
Justices of the Peace will take office on
February 1, 2007.
-- Ed.