The Ellis County Press: Glenn Heights recall vote slated March 17

Glenn Heights recall vote slated March 17
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Editor on 01/25/2001 00:00:00


GLENN HEIGHTS - Voters will decide on March 17 whether or not to remove Mayor
Mary Coffman and city council members Jesus Humphrey, June Johnson, Nancy Otto
and Don Williams from office.
The recall election date was set during a Jan 16 meeting after the officials
defended themselves in response to a lawsuit accusing them of 'misfeasance
and/or malfeasance' in voting to 'initiate and/or continue litigation.'
Sheffield Development sued Glenn Heights in 1997 after the council sought to
rezone 194 acres initially purchased for a housing subdivision, and the company
was awarded $600,000, including legal fees and interest charges.
Individual petitions to recall the five officials each garnered at least 224
valid signatures.
Mayor Coffman and the four council members told an estimated 25 citizens on hand
they had done nothing wrong.