Editorial — Get ready for elections
April 30, 2015
If you’ve been thinking about taking on an important leadership role within the city of Newcastle, the time has come to take the next step. Candidates must file for election by May 15.
The terms for four Newcastle City Council positions are set to expire at the end of the year — council position No. 1 (Lisa Jensen), council position No. 2 (Carol Simpson), council position No. 3 (Steve Buri) and council position No. 4 (Gordon Bisset).
Simpson and Bisset already announced they would file for re-election, while Jensen said she will not and Buri is still undecided.
Meanwhile, Newcastle Community Activities commissioners Linda Newing and Victoria Sandoval and as well as Planning Commissioner Allen Dauterman announced they will run for a City Council spot. Read more
Notes from Newcastle
May 1, 2014
For once, I’m not the only one at meeting
I’m used to being the only one at Newcastle City Council meetings.
I sit there, alone, as the council conducts its business in front of an audience of one.
Christina Corrales-Toy
It can get lonely, I’ll admit, watching council members deliberate as I sit surrounded by a sea of empty chairs.
