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The official results are in for the City of Holbrook’s March 12 election and the votes show that Merrill Young is the new mayor with 490 votes; he ran unopposed. Only the one two-year term on the council had two contenders and incumbent Adam Marsh retained his seat for the position with 289 votes over Dwayne Hawk with 179 votes.
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For the three four-year positions on the council, Francie Payne received 473 votes, Mike Nilsson garnered 439 and Tim Dixon had 352. All candidates were incumbents and ran unopposed.
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The Alternative Expenditure Limitation Proposition 19-01 passed with 369 votes in favor and 112 against. With the passage the city will be allowed to expend what it earns, rather than be restricted to state limitations.
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There were a total of 624 allots cast and 64 of those were rejected. The mayor and all council members elected will be sworn into office on May 28.
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