Rocky Hill 2019 Local Elections: Referendum Questions, Candidates

ROCKY HILL, CT — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote in Rocky Hill’s municipal election. There are numerous positions up for grabs including the position of mayor, town council, boards of education, finance, zoning and police commission.

There are also two referendum questions for residents.

• 1. "Shall the $10.0 million appropriation and bond issuance authorization for the improvement of town roads and town and Board of Education parking lots, as adopted by the Town Council on August 19, 2019, be approved?"
• 2. "Shall the $7.2 million appropriation and bond issuance authorization to purchase approximately 84.5 acres of real property located at the southeasterly intersection of New Britain Avenue and New Road having a street address of 374 New Britain Avenue, Rocky Hill, and known as the Straska Farm, for purposes of open space and farm preservation, as adopted by the Town Council on August 19, 2019, be approved?"

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

The choices for Mayor are: William J. O’Sullivan, a Democrat, versus Lisa Marotta, a Republican

Town Council candidates include: Democrats, Tejal Vallam, Mukesh Desai, Miriam Lifshitz-Theroux, John Emmanuel, and Christopher Duff, and the Republican candidates are: Ed Charamut, Allan Greenspan, Pankaj Prakash, Jeffrey Levine, and John Moleiro. Voters will pick five candidates.

Board of Education candidates include: Democrats, Jayra LaSalle, Laurie Boskie, Maria Mennella, Barry D. Goldberg, and Jennifer Baron-Morfea, and Republican candidates are: Dilip Desai, Jennifer Simboski Allison, Brian Dillon, Carin Roybal, and Kimberly Kehoe. Voters will pick five candidates.

For Board of Assessment Appeals the candidates are Democrats, Phillip Theroux and Sharon D. Mounds, and Republicans, Guy Drapeau and Marti Stiglich. Voters will pick two candidates.

For Zoning Board of Appeals the candidates are: Democrats, John G. Bedlack, Joseph Coelho, and Philip H. Benoit, and Republicans, Thomas Pugliese, Michelle Zak, and Greg Faulkner. Voters will pick three candidates.

For Zoning Board of Appeals alternates the candidates are: Democrat, Elaine Motta, and Republicans, Dhilan Shah and Francis Whelan III. Voters pick two candidates.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to register won't guarantee the ability to vote.Absentee ballots are also available for those who won't be in town all of election day or for a multitude of other reasons. Voters can also register online prior to the election.