By Jim J, on June 16th, 2009
Here are the unofficial results for the village trustee election held today:
Election results for the village trustee’s race:
Peggy Van Arnam:341
Amy Weber Mann:334
Kevin Velasco:194
Gretchen Powell: 97
As the two open seats go to the two candidates with the highest vote totals, Peggy Van Arnam and Amy Mann are the newest trustees in the village of Cazenovia. Congratulations to [...]
By Jim J, on June 14th, 2009
The Syracuse Post-Standard has the following article about the messy, deceptive, and illegal process used to get one village trustee on the ballot: Cazenovia elections 2009: It was ugly, but now it’s time to vote – Page 3 – syracuse.com.
This is where living in a very small town has its disadvantages. There is a lot I’d [...]
By Jim J, on June 10th, 2009
via Candidates for Village Board participate in Forum; Powell drops out | CazIndependent.
From the CazIndependent.com site comes more information about the withdrawal of candidate Gretchen Powell as well as the statement provided by candidate Kevin Velasco, who was home with flu-like symptoms.
Among the quotes from the article:
In his written statement, [Kevin] Velasco also claimed to [...]
By Jim J, on June 9th, 2009
From Eagle Newspapers (CNY Link) comes the story that village trustee candidate Gretchen Powell has resigned from the race. Here’s a quote:
Powell said that her initial good feelings upon moving to Cazenovia have been replaced by concerns for the village’s future.
“Is there any room in it for the common, working class people?” Powell said.
An editorial aside…
This [...]
By Jim J, on June 8th, 2009
The Cazenovia League of Women Voters will hold a forum for village trustee candidates at 7 p.m. June 9 in the Municipal Building on Albany Street. Candidates can give their views on issues, and residents will be able to [...]
By Jim J, on June 1st, 2009
The Cazenovia Village Board will have a new look after the elections on June 16.
The slate of four candidates running for two open seats on the board includes three women, ensuring that the previously all-male board will have at least one female trustee.
Although incumbent mayor Tom Dougherty is unopposed, he’ll lead a mostly new board next [...]
By Jim J, on May 14th, 2009
From CazIndependent:
At 4:47 p.m. yesterday, Gretchen Powell’s petition showed up at the Madison County Board of Elections office in Wampsville with enough signatures in time to be able to throw her hat into the ring and get her name on the ballot for Cazenovia Village Trustee.
Powell will run on the Blue Collar ticket along with Kevin [...]
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