Valley City, ND\u00a0 (KCSi-T.V. News)\u00a0 —\u00a0 The January 24, 2012 Valley City Recall Election votes were canvassed on Monday (Jan 30, 2012).
\nFollowing canvassing, Mayoral candidate Dean Ross received 4 more votes. Mayor Robert\u00a0 Werkhoven lost 4 votes.<\/p>\n
For City Commissioner, Ken Evenson picked up 2\u00a0 votes, Duane Magnuson\u2019s vote totals were unchanged.<\/p>\n
Valley City Auditor, Avis Richter reports, the final official vote totals were:<\/p>\n
Mayor
\nIncumbant, Robert Werkhoven: with 1,124\u00a0 votes down from the unofficial 1,128 votes, 56.5 % of the votes<\/p>\n
Challenger, Dean Ross: 864\u00a0 votes up from the unofficial 860 votes 43.5% of the votes<\/p>\n
City Commissioner<\/p>\n
Incumbant Ken Evenson: 952 votes, up from the unofficial\u00a0 950 votes, or\u00a0 48% of the votes<\/p>\n
Challenger, Duane “Dewey” Magnuson: 1,023 votes 51.8% of the votes.
\nNeither Ross or Evenson are eligible for a recount.<\/p>\n
1,988 votes were cast in the mayoral race, with 1,975 votes cast in the city commissioner contest.
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\nAfter the canvassing, Commissioner Magnuson was given the oath of office by Valley City\u2019s, City Attorney, Russell Myhre.\u00a0 Magnuson will serve for 27 months, with his term ending in June 0f 2014.<\/p>\n
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Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 24, 2012) \u2013 Valley City Voters on Tuesday (Jan 24, 2012) have kept the incumbant mayor in office, and elected a new city commissioner, in the Recall Election.<\/p>\n
Robert Werkhoven remains mayor, defeating challenger, and former police chief Dean Ross, and Duane \u201cDewey\u201d Magnuson has been elected city commissioner defeating incumbant commissioner, Ken Evenson.<\/p>\n
Final unofficial vote totals were:<\/p>\n
Mayor
\nIncumbant, Robert Werkhoven: 1,128 votes 56% of the votes<\/p>\n
Challenger, Dean Ross: 860 votes 43% of the votes<\/p>\n
City Commissioner<\/p>\n
Incumbant Ken Evenson: 950 48% of the votes<\/p>\n
Challenger, Duane “Dewey” Magnuson: 1,023 votes 51% of the votes.
\nNeither losing candidate is eligible for a recount.<\/p>\n
The City Auditor’s office reports a heavy voter turnout, with 2,015 ballots were cast, with 660 absentee ballots in the count. 27 ballots were \u201cspoiled,\u201d and not counted, leaving 1,988 ballots counted. That compares to 172 absentee ballots cast in the October 2011 Special Election concerning the City Administrator\u2019s position.<\/p>\n
More absentee ballots could be counted if they arrive by mail, and carry a postmark of no later than January 23, 2012. The vote will be canvassed on Monday January 30, 2012 at 9-a.m., at City Hall.<\/p>\n
The recall election for Mayor Werkhoven and City Commissioner Ken Evenson was scheduled after residents who want new leadership submitted petitions with enough signatures to force the public vote.\u00a0 Werkhoven and City Commissioner Ken Evenson became targets of the recall election after months of political turmoil in the city of 6,600 people last year. Ross was suspended as police chief amid
\nallegations he mishandled public money, an accusation he disputed
\nand the city later dropped.
\nAfter the election, Werkhoven said he was pleased he won “by a good margin,” and hopes now the results will “bring Valley City together.”\u00a0 Werkhoven\u2019s term as mayor will continue for another two and a half years.
\nRoss said he was “disappointed” in the results.” He hopes now there will be “Peace and Harmony,” in Valley City.” He was pleased Duane Magnuson won the commissioner election, saying he and Magnuson worked together during the election.<\/p>\n
After the election Duane Magnuson said he ran for commissioner because he believe the Valley City Commission had not “handled itself the way it should have.”
\nWerkhoven commented that Magnuson has \u201cbig shoes to fill, (Evenson\u2019s) and he better be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the mayoral campaign, Robert Werkhoven said he and Valley City officials have been working with state and federal officials for funding to upgrade the city water treatment plant in the treatment of higher sulfate levels start when they start coming from Devils Lake following activation of the east end outlet, later this year. Werkhoven said city officials and Valley City residents did a good job keeping the city dry in 2011. Werkhoven has said he\u2019s done nothing wrong to warrant a recall from office. Mayoral candidate Dean Ross said if elected, Devils Lake and the concern over water quality issues are extremely important to him. Ross said, organization such as “People to Save the Sheyenne” and the “Downstream Ad Hoc Committee” have done a good job of keeping a pulse on the Devils Lake situation. He added the Flood Task Force committee has done exceptional work.<\/p>\n
City Commissioner Ken Evenson said he wanted to finish his term to help with the new Water Treatment plant along with concentrating on Devils Lake issues. Evenson has questioned the recall process, adding that he\u2019s done nothing wrong to warrant a recall from office.<\/p>\n
Valley City firefighter, Duane Magnuson said he wanted to put the city back on a in positive light, stemming from last summer\u2019s dispute between the city and then Valley City Police Chief, Dean Ross. He campaigned to get new businesses in town, and to enhance the existing Valley City businesses.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s Recall Election ballots will be canvassed on Monday January 30, 2012, at City Hall, starting at 9-a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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