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Sunday, June 20, 2021
2 accuse Gilbert mayor of ethics violations BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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ayor Brigette Peterson faces an ethics investigation after two residents accused her of bias and “feeding” information to a developer who wanted to increase the number of apartment units at Morrison Ranch. Residents Ryan Handelsman and Dr. Brandon Ryff, who both live in the 2,000-acre master-planned community’s Lakeview Trails neighborhood, separately filed complaints with the Town Clerk. Peterson denied any wrongdoing. “In order to ensure the Town Attorney’s Office remains independent, impartial, and free from potential claims of bias, the eth-
ics complaints have been referred to an outside law firm for investigation,” Town Clerk Chaveli Herrera said in an email. “The law firm has been given the authority and has full autonomy to take any action needed to conduct a full, fair, and impartial investigation into the complaints, including preparing the report and recommendations required by Section 7.4 of the Code of Ethics.” Scores of people were in the audience at the June 15 Town “Because this is an open Council meeting as Mayor Brigette Peterson came under attack for her actions during a controversy over a proposed apartment see ETHICS page 6 complex. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)
Gilbert to decide ridiculed logo’s limits BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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n informal committee in Town Hall will review and make recommendations on how to use Gilbert’s new logo, which was adopted late last year. Council directed Town Attorney Patrick Banger at last Tuesday’s meeting to form the internal committee comprising of Councilman Scott September and employees from police, fire, parks and other key departments.
“Now that it is rolling out more and more, we need to get a handle on it,” said Mayor Brigette Peterson, who was not on the Council when the logo was approved and is not a fan of the symbol. “I think all of us will agree that there have been instances where the logo have popped up that we’ve been surprised in how it’s been used. And so that leaves me to believe staff isn’t sure how it’s supposed to be used.” She also took note of the public ridicule the logo has received on social media.
“Right now, there are four threads about it,” Peterson said. “We have to stop that somehow. There has to be some direction and I don’t think there has been enough direction on this. I want to stop being surprised where it’s being used and how it’s being used in the community.” It took two years for town staff to design the new logo, which was presented to the Council in October for approval. Staff originally intended for the logo to be approved
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