WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
VOLUME 128 | ISSUE 31
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Elizabeth Town Hall, where the board of trustees meets twice a month.
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Ternus recalled from town board Growth concerns were at heart of controversy BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Town of Elizabeth Trustee Angela Ternus was recalled Sept. 5 in a special election. The official vote was 176 to recall and 132 to retain Ternus. The total turnout is about 18% of the 1,721 voters registered
in the Town of Elizabeth. Only 55 signatures, 25% of the vote Ternus received in 2020, were required to trigger the recall election. According to Elizabeth Town Clerk Michelle Oeser, the recall petition was filed by David Conley, Peter Scott and Jesse Kelley. The petition reads in part, “Trustee Ternus doesn’t seem to understand the concept of servant leadership, and because of that she has even been demoted from her previous leader-
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ship position by fellow members of the Elizabeth Board of Trustees.” The tension within the town concerning development and the role of the town trustees has been fomenting ever since the town presented its Comprehensive Plan in 2019. More than 700 Elbert County residents attended the Aug. 21, 2019 meeting, which was the third community meeting to gather feedback.
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