8:08 PM With six months before the casting of ballots, City Council races have already begun and a host of candidates have tossed their names up for consideration. While most eyes focus on the mayoral race between incumbent Alan Webber and Councilor JoAnne Vigil Coppler from District 4, the four council districts could all see some competition in the coming months. The first official glimpse into the municipal election opened Monday, May 3, when individuals could collect candidate packets. The race in District 1 has seen the most interest so far, with four packets collected. Both Councilor Sig Lindell and Joe Hoback, whose family owned the Pink Adobe restaurant and who is the former president of Land of Enchantment Federal Credit Union, made formal announcements of their candidacy.
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The Santa Fe City Council decided Wednesday night to delay voting on a proposal to create a new committee that would address the controversial removal of a monument honoring a historical figure and other tensions that culminated in the October toppling of the Plaza obelisk.
Mayor Alan Webber and City Councilors Roman âTigerâ Abeyta, Carol Romero-Wirth and Chris Rivera announced Tuesday a significant change to the proposed committee that would eliminate an appointed board and replace it with a format based on a similar committee Albuquerqueâs city government has used. That includes one-on-one interviews with residents, questionnaires and three roundtable meetings open to the public.
The city of Santa Fe recently announced the resignation of longtime City Clerk Yolanda Vigil in three short, simple paragraphs on its website.
âCity Clerk Yolanda Vigil announced today that she is leaving her position after almost 40 years with the City of Santa Fe,â the Dec. 3 post said. âMs. Vigil started her career with the City in 1980 and became City Clerk in December 1994.â
Some top city officials characterized Vigilâs departure, effective at the end of the month, as a retirement.
Vigil couldnât be reached for comment, but her reason for the departure could be more complicated than a decision to retire.
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