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Anti-growth, Anderson recall petitions submitted
Next steps are in hands of Englewood city clerk’s o ce
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A petition to recall Englewood District 3 Councilmember Joe Anderson was submitted to the city clerk’s o ce July 6.
According to Senior Deputy City Clerk Jackie McKinnon, the city’s deadline to determine the validity of the petition is July 13 by 5 p.m. e petition needs a total of 583 valid signatures to be determined sufcient.
If there is no successful protest of the petition, Anderson would be subject to a recall election this summer or fall.
Anderson, who was elected to ofce in 2019 and whose term would end in November in any case, is one of four councilmembers facing potential recall, including Mayor Othoniel Sierra, District 2 Councilmember Chelsea Nunnenkamp and At Large Councilmember Cheryl Wink.
A petition to recall Wink was determined su cient on July 6, and the same ruling was made in June on petitions to recall Nunnenkamp and Sierra.
e e orts to recall the four councilmembers began over their consideration of a proposal to allow multifamily residences in singlefamily zoning areas. e multifamily proposal has been shelved as the city prepares to create an a ordable housing task force.
Sam’s Automotive site
Also submitted to the clerk’s o ce on July 6 was an attempt to “cure” petition signatures ghting the Sam’s
VALUATIONS
FROM PAGE increase in residential values since the last assessment year, according to County Assessor PK Kaiser. is led to 30,772 property valuation protests this year, setting a record for the county, according to a post on the county’s Facebook page.
“ e Board’s decision (to extend the timeline) will give the Assessor’s O ce additional time to evaluate the unprecedented number of protests,” the post said.
After property owners receive their Notice of Determination, they may further appeal that decision to the County Board of Equalization within e clerk then began examination of the “cured” signatures to see if enough are valid to resume the process of preparing for possible balloting on the development plan.
Automotive site proposal at West Oxford Avenue and South Navajo Street, where a 395-unit multifamily housing development could be built by a Texas-based developer. e convoluted tale began last spring with city council approval of the rezoning needed for the apartment plan. at was followed by a citizen petition seeking to put the rezoning on the ballot, which was approved by the city clerk. e clerk’s approval was challenged and undone in a public hearing that left the anti-development petition 57 names short. e petition circulators hit the streets again to “cure” problems with rejected signatures, and the “cure” petition is what was submitted to the clerk July 6.
30 days of the notice. is board will hold virtual hearings through late October and will have until Nov. 1 to make its decisions on appeals.
If still not pleased with their valuation decision at that point, property owners may appeal further within 30 days of receiving their decision from the County Board of Equalization. ere are three options for next round of appeals, including the Board of Assessment Appeals, District Court or to an arbitration process with the county. is will be the rst time Arapahoe County has used the extended schedule.
