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Ridgefield Voters Return Republicans, Reject Schlumberger Property Sale

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Incumbent Republicans found themselves in winning positions Tuesday night as election results rolled in for General Assembly seats in Ridgefield. 

State Rep. John Frey was re-elected in Ridgefield.

State Rep. John Frey was re-elected in Ridgefield.

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Voters also rejected a deal to sell more than 12 acres of land and buildings on Old Quarry Road known as the Schlumberger property. Under the controversial proposed deal, the town of Ridgefield would have sold the property to Sky Dome through a lease/sale agreement for $3.45 million.

Here are the winners in the House and Senate races: 

  • House District 111: Longtime Republican incumbent John Frey successfully fended off a challenge from Democrat Sky Cole. 
  • House District 138: Republican incumbent Janice Giegler was ahead as she fought back a challenge from Democrat Henry Hall. This district also includes part of Danbury.
  • Senate District 26: Democrat Philip Sharlach lost to Republican incumbent Toni Boucher. This Senate district also includes parts of New Canaan, Redding, Westport, Weston, and Wilton. 

Voters were split when it came to seven questions that proposed making changes to the Town Charter, according to the Ridgefield Press. 

The voters turned away measures to make the town treasurer and tax collector appointed positions. 

All other measures, listed below, were accepted: 

  • Shall the Town Charter be amended to make certain technical and administrative changes?
  • Shall  the Town Charter be amended to provide that the acceptance of any property require an environmental review at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen?
  • Shall the Town Charter be amended to provide that the Parks and Recreation Superintendent and his/her staff be deemed a department of the town for the purposes of general administration and human resources?
  • Shall the Town Charter be amended to provide that any town agency, including the Board of Education, that requires an additional appropriation for a capital expense seek Board of Selectmen approval?
  • Shall the Town Charter be amended to give responsibility for the capital budget for the town to the Board of Selectmen subject to the authority of the Board of Finance to eliminate or reduce any capital item and to increase any capital item with the concurrence of the Board of Selectmen?

Hope S. Wise, a Republican, and Cynthia A. Bruno, a Democrat, are running unopposed for registrar of voters for their respective parties.

All election results are unofficial until certified by the secretary of the state. 

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