Eleven candidates are running unopposed for seats in the Buxton town election on Tuesday, June 14.

Six of them spoke at a sparsely attended candidates night on Thursday in Town Hall.

Jean C. Harmon, chairman of the board of selectmen, and Robert C. Libby, a veteran selectman, are on the ballot for the two three-year terms as selectmen. Harmon has served one three-year term on the board and Libby has served 20 years as selectman with six terms of three years and one two-year term.

Harmon has lived in Buxton for 15 years. She is married and has two children in the SAD 6 system. Harmon said she has enjoyed her first term. She joked that her husband told her that since she can’t sing she might as well serve on the Board of Selectmen.

“I have really enjoyed my experience as selectman,” she said. “We have a good board. Consistency is the key.”

Libby, a Buxton native, said there’s been a lot of changes since he was first a selectman. He said expanding the board to five from three members in 2000 was the best change.

“Two people can get together, and the other just keeps the seat warm,” he said. “A five-member board is so much better. No comparison.”

He enjoys a role in the town’s government. “We have one of the lowest tax rates in York or Cumberland counties,” Libby said.

Cullen Ryan, who has lived in Buxton eight years, is the only candidate on the ballot for a three-year Planning Board seat. Town Clerk John Myers said Jeremiah Ross and Harry Kavouksorian are not seeking reelection to the Planning Board.

Ryan, who was appointed to the board last fall, wants to preserve green space and rural areas. “I like the rural character and peacefulness of Buxton,” he said.

The Budget Committee has two candidates running for three-year terms with four seats available. The two are Peter Burns and Brian P. Dyer.

Burns, a family man who had two sons go through the SAD 6 system, said his family has been living in Buxton since the 1930s. “I love living here,” he said.

He said the town can give people services without “squandering” money. He advocates lower taxes so elderly can afford to keep their homes in Buxton. “I want to keep taxes down so I can stay in Buxton,” Burns said.

A former Buxton selectman, Sylvia Young, is running again for a three-year term on the Personnel Review Committee. She has lived in Buxton for 30 years.

Young described the committee as an advisory one that reviews resumes and passes information and recommendations along to the Board of Selectmen. She has been on the committee for six years.

Dennis Santolucito is making his entry into the political arena and is running unopposed for a two-year term on the Planning Board. He said Buxton has a lot to offer and he bought a home in Buxton three years ago.

Santolucito said growth is “coming rapidly” to Buxton. “The challenge is to plan that development and retain the rural character,” he said.

Other candidates for town posts include Myers, a three-term as town clerk and treasurer; Susan Myers, a three-year term as tax collector; Lary Owen, three-year term as road commissioner; and James Smith Jr., a three-year term as SAD 6 director. Owen was appointed last fall to fill the term of Sharon Elwell, who retired.

John Myers said Ann Embrey Rand is not seeking re-election as an SAD 6 director. There are no candidates for three two-year and two one-year seats on the Budget Committee.

Selectman Dan Collomy presented Erle Leavitt with gift certificates for serving as moderator of the event. Candidates’ Night, sponsored by the Buxton Taxpayers’ Association, was not televised.

Few people attended candidates night. Those in the audience were Collomy and his wife, Olive, along with Jean Harmon’s two children. Olive Collomy served a variety of her homemade cookies, brownies and breads with punch following the panel discussion, which included education and national and international politics.

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