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Calls Mount for Wolfe to Resign Recall Petition in Process, Residents Say By John Karlovec news@kirtlandchronicle.com

employment, and continues to serve on council’s police and fire standing committee and participate in executive sessions. Some of those sessions were for purposes of discussing Nosse and related legal matters. During the public comment portion of the Oct. 18 meeting — which Wolfe did not attend — Eagle Road resident Frank Lyon said he had emailed council members, including Wolfe, on Aug. 9 asking where Wolfe was living. “I have never gotten an answer to that,” he said. “Does the city have a new address for Ms. Wolfe? Like, is she still in Ward 1? Do we have an address?” Lyon added Wolfe is not living with her husband. “I’m just asking that question

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Calls for Ward 1 Councilwoman Kelly Wolfe to resign from Kirtland City Council mounted Oct. 18 as residents intensified their efforts to D N A L have her removed — voluntarily or KIR T involuntarily — from office. Wolfe cast the lone dissenting vote on Aug. 3 when council members voted 6-1 to terminate former Police Chief Lance Nosse, who had been accused of multiple accounts of misconduct in office and violation of city rules. In evidence the city brought forth during a two-day administrative hearing, it was alleged Wolfe and Nosse had an extramarital relationship. However, she refused to recuse herself from voting on any matters related to Nosse’s pay and

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Councilwoman Kathy Wolfe did not attend the Oct. 18 council meeting, as calls for her resignation or removal from office escalated. Wolfe has come under fire for her support of former Police Chief Lance Nosse, with whom she reportedly had an extramarital affair.

because she never answered,” he said. “So, does the city have an address for where she is in Ward 1? See Wolfe • Page 6

Five Compete for Three At-Large Seats By John Karlovec news@kirtlandchronicle.com City of Kirtland voters have a field of candidates to choose from to fill three at-large city council seats in the Nov. 2 general election. The three seats have drawn five candidates: Incumbent Matthew Schulz, Ronald Fenstermaker, Carol Martz, Heather Linc Zahn and Eric Ziegler. The winners will begin new four-year terms on Jan. 1, 2021. Kirtland City Council members receive an annual salary of $4,000. According to the Lake County Board of Elections, there are 5,373 registered voters in the City of Kirtland who are eligible to cast ballots in the upcoming election. Listed below are the answers each candidate provided in response to a Kirtland Chronicle questionnaire. Candidates are listed alphabetically. 1. Why are you seeking to be elected to Kirtland City Council?

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FENSTERMAKER Being part of this great community over 25 years I’ve always had the drive to find ways to support it. See Candidates • Page 2

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