Live coverage: More than 40,000 ballots returned in Fort Collins election Eric Larsen and Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan
2021 Fort Collins election: What s on your ballot
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It s Election Day 2021 in Fort Collins time to decide on a new mayor, the future of the former Hughes Stadium property and whether paper or plastic will become a relic of past shopping trips.
Between those races and four City Council seats up for grabs, there s plenty to be decided once polls close at 7 p.m. The Coloradoan will have fresh stories once results are posted tonight. Until then, let s wait together.
Fort Collins election: Arndt wins mayor; Hughes open space, plastic bag ban measures pass Eric Larsen and Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan
2021 Fort Collins election: What s on your ballot
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It s Election Day 2021 in Fort Collins time to decide on a new mayor, the future of the former Hughes Stadium property and whether paper or plastic will become a relic of past shopping trips.
Between those races and four City Council seats up for grabs, there s plenty to be decided once polls close at 7 p.m. The Coloradoan will have fresh stories once results are posted tonight. Until then, let s wait together.
FORT COLLINS Voters in Fort Collins have overwhelmingly directed the city to try and buy the land that once held Hughes Stadium from the Colorado State University System and turn it into public land.
According to preliminary vote tallies from the Fort Collins Clerk’s Office early Wednesday morning, 68.61% voted in favor of the citizen-led initiative. More than 40,000 voters cast ballots in this election, easily
surpassing the record for the number of ballots cast in a city election since the turn of the millennium.
The fight over Hughes
The CSU System first went under contract to sell the 165-acre site near Horsetooth Reservoir to home developer Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN), which wanted to develop the property into a neighborhood containing between 600 and 700 homes.
Live coverage: More than 40,000 ballots returned in Fort Collins election Eric Larsen and Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan
2021 Fort Collins election: What s on your ballot
Replay Video UP NEXT
It s Election Day 2021 in Fort Collins time to decide on a new mayor, the future of the former Hughes Stadium property and whether paper or plastic will become a relic of past shopping trips.
Between those races and four City Council seats up for grabs, there s plenty to be decided once polls close at 7 p.m. The Coloradoan will have fresh stories once results are posted tonight. Until then, let s wait together.
State Rep. Jeni Arndt elected as Fort Collins mayor
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. â Fort Collins voters on Tuesday elected state Rep. Jeni Arndt as the city s new mayor.
Arndt, a Democrat, won 23,778 votes to Molly Skold s 9,541 and Gerry Horak s 4,593. Arndt will replace outgoing Mayor Wade Troxell, who has been in the mayor position since 2015.
Arndt was first elected to represent House District 53 in 2014. She was re-elected to the district in November.
Arndt will leave her position as a state representative at some point this month, according to The Denver Post. A committee will be formed to select a Democrat to fill Arndt s seat for the remainder of her term, the Post reported.