Petrie recall goes to voters

Sisters City Council President Gordon Petrie will face a recall vote in the November 3 general election.

If a majority of city voters votes to recall him, Petrie will be removed from the city council.

A petition for recall filed by Melanie Curry and Citizens for Cooperative Urban Planning received 85 signatures, 38 more than the required number to place the recall measure on the ballot, according to City Administrator Barbara Warren.

A recall petition requires the signatures of 15 percent of the voters in the previous governor's election, Warren said.

Warren said she expects the "perfected petition," with signatures verified, to be returned to her from the county clerk on September 28. Warren then must send Petrie a letter giving him five days to resign.

The recall campaign was launched after Petrie signed a letter to the Oregon Economic Development Department asking the agency to deny grant funds for Sisters' sewer project. In the letter, Petrie noted his position as council president.

According to the CCUP petition, by signing the letter, Petrie "put his own agenda before the desires of the majority of voters in Sisters."

Petrie was out of town and could not be reached for comment.

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