By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR If Councilor Calvin Brown steps down from his post, and that’s still an “if,” the city can expect a special election to fill the vacancy, according to the city’s corporate counsel. At this month’s council meeting, Brown, a representative of the city’s first district, was confronted about his recent purchase of a multi-family home on George Street in the second district. When asked about it, he said his home on Ivy Drive had been put on the market. Initially, he explained to the council, he intended to set up his mother and brother in the new home, and maintain a residence in the first district. However, he eventually realized this wasn’t feasible. When his home on Ivy Drive is sold, Brown said at the meeting, he will resign his post. City records show Brown closed on the property on George Street in October. On Monday, however, Brown backtracked on his statements at the council meeting. “It had been my impression until recently… that the law would require me to resign once I was no longer a resident of the first council district,” said Brown in an email to the Observer. “However, after consulting with several […]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR If Councilor Calvin Brown steps down from his post, and that’s still an “if,” the city can expect a special election to fill the vacancy, according to the city’s corporate counsel. At this month’s council meeting, Brown, a representative of the city’s first district, was confronted about his recent purchase of a multi-family home on George Street in the second district. When asked about it, he said his home on Ivy Drive had been put on the market. Initially, he explained to the council, he intended to set up his mother and brother in the new home, and maintain a residence in the first district. However, he eventually realized this wasn’t feasible. When his home on Ivy Drive is sold, Brown said at the meeting, he will resign his post. City records show Brown closed on the property on George Street in October. On Monday, however, Brown backtracked on his statements at the council meeting. “It had been my impression until recently… that the law would require me to resign once I was no longer a resident of the first council district,” said Brown in an email to the Observer. “However, after consulting with several […]