Judge dismisses Garfield mayor recall

Ruling the recall petition filed against Garfield Mayor Ray McCown was not legally sufficient because it repeatedly failed to cite standards, specific laws or facts in making charges, Superior Court Judge David Frazier last week dismissed the petition filed by five Garfield residents.

The judge’s ruling June 21 follows a June 10 hearing in court in which Mayor McCown appeared with Colfax attorney Guy Nelson. The petitioners were represented by Rebecca Strange, one of the five petitioners.

The judge noted the petitioners at the hearing “seemed to concede problems with the contents and draftsman...