Tim Roth Age: 51 Family: wife, Lou Ann, and four children Occupation: transportation director for Bellevue Community Schools How long in Bellevue: lifelong resident Bob Hughes Age: 69 Family: wife, Darlene, and one child Occupation: retired power plant operator (in Muscatine, Iowa) How long in Bellevue: five years 1 site fits all Voters for Bellevue's special election on Tuesday, March 2 have one place to vote -- Bellevue City Hall. The polling site will be open Clip on charms from noon to 8 p.m.
BELLEVUE, Iowa - Voters here will go to the polls Tuesday to decide between two men seeking one City Council seat. They will either support a man appointed to fill the position or seat a challenger who believes he should have been appointed.
On Jan. 6, the council appointed Tim Roth to fill a seat vacated by the December resignation of councilman Brian Bormann. Soon thereafter, Bob Hughes circulated a petition for a special election and collected more than 100 signatures. Although anyone could take out nomination papers, no one else did, and voters will decide between Roth and Hughes on Tuesday.
Bellevue native Roth served a brief stint on the council in 2007 and has been active in numerous civic groups in town. In the few weeks he has been on the council this year, he has dealt with several tough issues:
* City-owned cable TV system: "We've got to make it work better and not invest any more money in it. We can't keep losing customers. We are looking at possible legal actions."
* New 5 percent franchise fee for natural gas utility: "Yes, I voted for it. It is a new tax, but it is replica tag heruer watches more of a 'user fee.'"
* City budget: "The easy thing to do is to cut employees, but I'd rather find a way like reducing twice per week garbage pickup. We may be looking at a small tax increase this year."
This is Hughes' third try at a council seat. He came in fourth out of six candidates in the November municipal election for three council positions, so when another seat opened up, he assumed he would be appointed to fill it.
replica hublot watches " A lot of people told me they thought ,as the runner-up, I had the seat. That's why they signed my petition (requesting a special election," he said. Hughes' stand on current issues facing the city:
* Cable TV: "It's such a mess and so expensive, I canceled mine and switched to a (satellite) dish."
* Franchise fee: "I would not have voted for it. It is just going to be passed on to consumers."
* City budget: "I would make cuts and pay down the city's debt. Maybe we should go to once-per-week garbage collection. If we increase spending in one place, we should be able to cut somewhere else."
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