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Measure V Squeaks Out A Victory (4/17/07) By Bill Coburn
In a vote that was in question until the last precinct was counted, Measure V won Tuesday night’s special election by a margin of just 93 votes, 1796 votes to 1703. The Measure, which has divided the community and turned neighbor against neighbor is shown by the vote to have split the community almost evenly in half.
According to City Clerk Nancy Schollenberger, there are still approximately 90 provisional ballots, and approximately 90 absentee ballots to be counted. These ballots can not be counted until certified by the county, and the final tally may not be available until next week. (4/20/07) City Clerk's Notice re: Provisional and Absentee Ballots for Special Measure V Election of April 17, 2007 However, as evenly divided as the 3500 votes were, it’s highly unlikely that the No on V campaign will be able to pick up the 94 votes it needs to overturn Tuesday’s unofficial results.
In Tuesday’s election, Precinct 10 reported 502 yes votes to 389 no votes, Precinct 6 reported 424 yes and 400 no, Precinct 10 reported 385 yes votes and 348 no votes. Absentee ballots, which were counted first and subsequently gave the No campaign a false confidence, returned 596 no votes to 485 yes votes.
After the final precinct returns were in and victory for Yes appeared certain, Councilman Kurt Zimmerman made the following statement: “We won. And this is a victory not only for the residents of Sierra Madre but for the democratic process. This shows that grass roots politics is still alive and well and I think that every community that is dealing with preservationist issues is going to be inspired and empowered by our victory tonight.”
Mayor John Buchanan, who had taken a No stance on the measure, had this to say: “We’ve got a…divided town, but the proponents had a few more votes than the opponents, and so we have a new law, and I have a solemn obligation as a City official to try to make it work, and I take that seriously.”
Measure V requires that any project that exceeds 2 stories, or 30 feet in height, or a density rating of 13 to 18 dwelling units per acre, be put to a vote of the people for approval, and changes the City’s 100 year old process of having land use issues decided by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Click a photo to enlarge, click a video to view
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