Fate voters recall mayor, three council members

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FATE – Voters in Fate ousted all four elected officials facing removal in Tuesday’s election with Mayor Andrew Greenberg and City Council members Richard Maneval, Mark Hatley and Martha Huffman losing their seats.The results follow months of disputes within city government involving personnel decisions, ethics complaints and allegations of political interference.Much of the conflict centered on the fall termination of public safety director Lyle Lombard, who later sued the city, which agreed to pay him $250,000 to settle the dispute. The controversy also involved secretly recorded conversations between city leaders concerning Lombard’s dismissal and other city business. The recordings became public and added to disagreements among council members and residents.Greenberg and Hatley were among those involved in the May recall of former Place 1 Council Member Codi Chinn.

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