Groton ― A new city clerk, Danielle Cleve-Baycura, has started with the city and will serve in her position until the next election in November.
“She has a lot of positive energy and enthusiasm,” City.
Aundré Bumgardner won the Groton City Democratic primary for mayor fair and square, albeit with a very slim margin.
Yet by the fire hose of criticism aimed at him since, some of it mean and personal, you would think that he somehow cheated.
I can t remember a local election defeated Democratic Mayor Keith Hedrick is now running a write-in campaign to try to keep his job marked by as much vitriol as this one.
A former city deputy mayor noted in one of the many letters to the editor about this race that Mayor Hedrick s supporters have focused on tearing down the other candidate, while Bumgardner s have stayed positive and talked about his qualifications and vision for the city.
Published April 01. 2021 5:21PM
As a city resident, I am requesting that Groton City Democratic primary winner Aundré Bumgardner resign from both his nomination for city mayor and position on the Groton Town Council. Your actions, such as the timing of you announcing your candidacy when many in the City of Groton (myself included) were unable to register to vote in the primary, is just one of the numerous underhanded and unsavory things you have done.
You cited restaurants, small businesses that you take advantage of by sitting in a booth all day to conduct your business, for your contraction of the COVID-19 virus. You then went on a “listening” tour when you were exhibiting symptoms. You continue to exhibit a lack of maturity, social intelligence, and responsibility.
Groton Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner won the Groton City Democratic mayoral primary by five votes over Mayor Keith Hedrick, after a recount on Friday evening upheld him as the winner in Monday s primary. The vote remained 335-330, according to Registrar of Voters Kristen Venditti. I am honored beyond words that my fellow Democrats have chosen me to be the next mayor of our great city, Bumgardner said. I look forward to continuing our door-to-door listening campaign through the general election and into the mayor s office. I d like to congratulate Keith for his service as mayor and for a hard-fought race that brought many issues to the table. This vote and my campaign are demonstrations of the courage it sometimes takes to push for change, even when it might not be popular or convenient. At the end of the day, that is what democracy is all about.