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SEE COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Here are unofficial results of Englewood city and school district races, updated 3:55 p.m. on Nov. 5.
CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE, 2-YEAR TERM
• Jim Woodward: 4,639 votes, 65.57% • Mary Colecchi: 2,436 votes, 34.43%
Total votes cast: 7,075
CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE, 4-YEAR TERM
• Cheryl Wink (unopposed): 5,694 votes, 100% • No/Against: 45 votes, 39.82% Total votes cast: 113
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4
• Steve Ward: 1,093 votes, 57.47% • Belinda Belt Porter: 809 votes, 42.53%
Total vote cast: 1,902
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
• Joe Jefferson (unopposed): 5,747, 100%
• Yes/For: 68 votes, 60.18%
SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR, 2-YEAR TERM
• Caty Husbands (unopposed): 4,459 votes, 100%
SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR, 4-YEAR TERM (top three vote getters win)
• Julie Hoag: 4,360 votes, 32.44% • Duane Tucker: 3,205 votes, 23.85% • Steven Leflar: 2,957 votes, 22.00% • Andy Szekeres: 2,917 votes, 21.71%
Total votes cast: 13,439
Source: Arapahoe County clerk and recorder’s office
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Kelly, Whittaker lead for Sheridan council
Mayor, 2 other council candidates unopposed
STAFF REPORT
In the two contested races for Sheridan City Council, Terrance Kelly and Jay Whittaker were leading as of Nov. 5 in partial returns.
In the two-way contest for council Ward 3, Kelly was leading Ernie Camacho by just over 8 percentage points, with 182 votes to 154 votes for Camacho out of 336 votes counted three days after polls closed.
In the three-way race for the Ward 2 seat, Whittaker held a 5 percentage point lead over his nearest challenger as of Nov. 4 — but that represents only a 14-vote lead. Whittaker had 104 votes, Michael Moreno had 90 votes and incumbent Shevieve Gallegos had 79 votes.
In Ward 1, incumbents Desiree Stange and Don Smith were unopposed for two- and four-year council terms respectively, as was Mayor Tara Beiter-Fluhr, who was seeking re-election.
Carol Willis, left, president of the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce, speaks with former Englewood Mayor Jim Woodward during a candidate meet and greet on Oct. 14.
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on city council, Ward, who will represent District 4, said he would like to see the city continue the ongoing work on aging infrastructure, particularly for water, stormwater and sewer.
Other things on his priority list include discussing how to grant access to the city’s public right of way, taking a look at the city’s budget and the plans for city hall.
“One area of concern for me is Englewood’s vulnerability to economic downturn,” Ward said. “We can mitigate the damage of an economic downturn by thoughtfully growing and then leveraging our city’s reserves. Although it is vastly better than nothing, I am not completely satisfi ed with the city’s current reserve policy.”
In unoffi cial returns updated Nov. 5, Ward was leading by about 15 percentage points in his race against political newcomer Belinda Porter.
CodeNext made the priorities list for both Ward and Woodward. CodeNext is a policy aimed at ensuring that Englewood’s Unifi ed Development Code, core policy documents and land use regulations are congruent with the community’s goals and values for a sustainable city.
“This is one item that has the ability to signifi cantly affect Englewood’s future,” Ward said. “Development is a hot issue in the Denver metro area, and Englewood needs to fi nd a balance between demand for new housing stock and the preservation of existing neighborhood aesthetics. I’m convinced that there is a balance to be found, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to work on that.”
Woodward, who was elected to a two-year at-large seat, said his immediate top priorities returning to council will be to get a better sense of what is going on with the Public Works Department, where he says many things that used to be done by city staff are now being contracted out to the private sector.
“I understand that there may be cost savings, but I question the quality of the work and over the long term whether this is wise,” Woodward said. “I want to keep fully informed (and keep the citizens informed) on the progress of the piping and capital improvements planned to provide our city with better tasting and softer water. This is a major complaint of residents and in meeting with our Director of Utilities I believe there is a good plan in place to accomplish this overdue task.”
When it comes to budget concerns, Woodward said maintaining responsible annual and long-term budgets and adequate reserves is also a major priority for his term in offi ce.
Woodward defeated political newcomer Mary Colecchi by a ratio of nearly 2-1.
The next Englewood City Council meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 15, when winning candidates will be sworn in.
Meanwhile, voters who live within the boundary of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority passed Ballot Issue 6D by a wide margin.
The measure allows the authority to raise its debt limit to $70 million over a 30-year period to fund projects in the downtown area, such as improvements in pedestrian access, parking and bike lanes.
of existing neighborhood aesthetics.
