Voters approve millions of dollars in new projects on local ballots.

From Expanding Glastonbury’s Library To Rebuilding An Enfield School, Voters Generous

Voters on Tuesday decided the fate of various local projects in ballot questions. Here are the results:

East Hartford

Voters approved a $3.9 million bond issue for town hall improvements and $15 million for road and parking lot upgrades, according to East Hartford Mayor Marcia A. Leclerc. Costs for the town hall work include $400,000 for roof replacement, $75,000 for cupola renovation, $500,000 for improvements to the front exterior of the building and $555,000 for architectural and engineering.

The two-story town hall at 740 Main St. was built in 1937.

Glastonbury

A $6.5 million referendum on the expansion of the Welles-Turner Memorial Library narrowly passed, 8,645-8,532, according to unofficial numbers on the town's website. The library, built in 1952, will be expanded from 33,800 square feet to 37,546 square feet with a two-story addition.

The Second Century Fund, a group that raises money for the library's long-term capital needs, and the Friends of the Welles-Turner Memorial Library pledged a total of $1.1 million for the project. The town also is expecting to receive a $1 million grant from the state. The net cost to taxpayers would be $4.4 million.

Rocky Hill

Voters approved a plan to create a senior and community center with 4,099 votes in favor and 3,848 against, according to data on the town's website. The project's cost is estimated at $10.5 million. It includes a 9,650-square-foot addition to the back of the town hall and community center complex on Main Street, with five activity rooms, a game room with space for 64 people and a cafe area with a kitchen for social gatherings, as well as a room for a nurse to perform blood pressure screenings and hearing tests.

The plan also includes conference rooms for human services, senior services and parks and recreation.

South Windsor

Voters approved $15 million for improvements to roads, parking areas, bridges and roofs on school and town buildings. Preliminary results show the $15 million proposal received 7,408 in favor and 3,841 against, according to data provided by the registrar of voters office.

Voters also approved spending $2 million to acquire open space, with 8,361 in favor and 2,947 against, according to data provided by the registrars. Since 1996, voters have approved a total of $10 million for open space purchases. During that period, the town has preserved 580 acres. It now owns 1,750 acres, including 1,400 acres as parks and other open spaces.

“I am thankful for the South Windsor voters who spoke about their views and agreed with our focus on preserving open spaces and farmland and investing in South Windsor's historical character and infrastructure,” Mayor M. Saud Anwar said Tuesday.

Southington

Voters approved borrowing $2 million to boost a fund dedicated to saving land from development by purchasing it for open space. The open space committee wanted to make sure the town has sufficient money to act fast if a significant piece of undeveloped land, such as a farm or orchard, goes up for sale.

In 2015, voters approved $2 million to preserve open space, a proposal that allowed the purchase of development rights so the town could spend $1 million for the Hawk's Landing golf course. This latest proposal does now allow the purchase of development rights.

Southington has 550 acres of open space — ranging in size from a 0.7 acre parcel off Darling Street to the 220-acre Crescent Lake preserve.

Voters also approved borrowing $2.6 million to repair a 71,000-square-foot section of the high school roof. The roof, built to last 20 years, is now 30 years old and is beginning to leak, officials told the board of education.

Wethersfield

Unofficial results show that voters accepted a proposal to buy the Kycia Farm property on Highland Street for $2.4 million, according to the registrar of voters office. The property is expected to be used as open space and athletic fields.

Windsor

Voters approved a proposal to build a new $33.9 million public safety complex and renovate the existing space. The referendum question passed 7,409 to 4,898, according to the town clerk's office

Voters also approved a proposal to spend $4.4 million to install a new public safety radio system to replace the current one, which was installed in 2003 and is out of date and failing. That referendum question passed 7,346 to 4,970, according to the town clerk's office.

Enfield

Voters approved spending more than $84 million to rebuild and renovate John F. Kennedy Middle School.

The referendum question passed 8,117 to 6,683, according to data provided by Republican Registrar of Voters Kellie Wawer. The total does not include same-day voting or absentee ballots.