Recall bid against two Fairfax town officials qualifies for ballot, election date to be set

The fate of two elected officials in a Marin County town is now in the hands of voters after separate recall petitions garnered enough signatures to place their removals on the ballot.

The Marin County Department of Elections verified signatures from more than 25% of registered voters — which is 1,479 voters in Fairfax — on petitions to recall Fairfax Mayor Lisel Blash and Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman, the county said.

The petition for Blash had 1,552 signatures verified and the one for Hellman had 1,569, according to data from the county.

Recall proponents, led by the Committee to Recall Hellman and Blash, accuse the two of being unwilling to address a homeless encampment by Contratti Park, budget mismanagement and support for what it says on its website are “extreme and unpopular” policies, including rent control and just cause eviction ordinances. Recall proponents also point to the two’s support of the School Street Plaza, an apartment complex development.




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