Auburn mayor responds to allegations in failed recall petition

Auburn mayor responds to allegations in failed recall petition

By trotting out recycled allegations, distortions of past events, and shopworn claims that had already been publicly addressed and reconciled, Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus said that the man who filed the recently failed recall petition against her sought to undermine the decision Auburn voters made in a fair, democratic election last November.

Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus responds to recall effort after court dismissal

Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus responded this week to a recent attempt to recall her from office, calling the effort politically motivated and noting that a court dismissed the petition.In a written statement (full text below), Backus said the recall effort attempted to overturn the results of the most recent mayoral election.“Four months ago, the voters of Auburn overwhelmingly chose steady leadership, experience, and results in a fair, democratic e…