Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Longtime Grosse Pointe Farms resident Joe Ricci will serve a partial council term through November 2015 filling a vacancy left by Joe Leonard, who lost a battle with cancer last summer.
In a special election Tuesday, Grosse Pointe Farms voters chose Joe Ricci to serve a partial term to fill a vacant seat on the city council. According to unofficial results released Tuesday night after the polls closed, Ricci won by 28 votes. Ricci said Tuesday night in a telephone interview that he is happy to have won and anxious to get started. Tuesday, he said, dragged by as he waited for polls to close and results to start coming in. He campaigned at Brownell Middle School and city hall during the day, he said, noting the low voter turnout. Unofficial results released Tuesday show Ricci received 499 votes while his competitor, Elizabeth Vogel, earned 471 votes. He received a call from Mayor Jim Farquhar Tuesday night alerting him to …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Two Grosse Pointe Farms residents are vying to fill a city council vacancy in a special election Feb. 26. The elected candidate will be filling the seat left vacant last year by Joe Leonard.
Two Grosse Pointe Farms residents are vying to fill a city council vacancy in a special election Feb. 26. The person elected will serve the term left vacant by Joe Leonard, who died last year.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Two Grosse Pointe Farms residents are vying to fill a city council vacancy in a special election this month. The candidates will participate in a public forum tonight hosted by the Grosse Pointe League of Women Voters.
One of the two candidates vying for the vacant Grosse Pointe Farms city council seat touts her passion and familiarity with the community. Elizabeth Vogel, 30, is eager to continue participating in the community where she's grown up. This is her second time seeking a council seat. In 2011, Vogel ran a write-in campaign seeking a seat in an attempt to unseat an incumbent following massive, repeated flooding of basements in the inland district of the Farms. She was not successful but did gain a a significant number of votes, especially for a write-in candidate. She believes her previous work within the community--from fundraising to volunteering and more will aid her as a council member if elected. Vogel is an executive assistant for …
Two Grosse Pointe Farms residents are vying to fill a city council vacancy in a special election this month. The candidates will participate in a public forum tonight hosted by the Grosse Pointe League of Women Voters.
One of two candidates vying for a vacancy on the Grosse Pointe Farms city council touts his business experience, education and his strength in negotiations. Joe Ricci, 63, is eager to give back to the community. The long-time Grosse Pointer has owned property in the Farms for more than 30 years and now enjoys time with his sons, their wives and his grandchildren, all of whom also live in the community. Ricci is "semi-retired," working with his sons at the family's automotive dealerships in Taylor and Clinton Township. He operated an automotive dealership for more than 35 years, handling more than $63 million in sales annually. In addition to his business experience Ricci believes his educational background in engineering and psychology …
Monday, February 11, 2013
The League of Women Voters Grosse Pointe will host a candidate forum Tuesday night at Grose Pointe Farms city hall for the two candidates vying for a council vacancy.
A special election scheduled for later this month will determine who will fill a Grosse Pointe Farms seat left vacant by councilman Joe Leonard, who passed away last year following a lengthy battle with cancer. Now two Farms residents are vying for the open seat: Joe Ricci and Elizabeth Vogel. Lawn signs have already been sprinkled throughout the community and Tuesday night the Grosse Pointe League of Women Voters will host a forum allowing voters to learn more about the candidates. The forum will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Grosse Pointe Farms city council chambers at city hall on Kerby Road. The special election will be held Tuesday Feb. 26 with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. Farms city council voted to hold the special …
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Monday, January 7, 2013
As of Jan. 7, two candidates have submitted the necessary paperwork to run for the Grosse Pointe Farms City Council vacancy in the special election of Feb. 26.
The deadline for filing a nomination petition for Grosse Pointe Farms City Council's vacant seat and to run in the special election is today, Monday, Jan. 7. As of this morning, two candidates have submitted the necessary paperwork for consideration in the special election to be on Feb. 26, 2013. Candidates must either have a nomination petition with 50-75 residents' signatures or pay a filing fee of $100, in addition to residency and identity verification requirements to be eligible to run in the February election. So far, the two candidates for the seat are Joe Ricci and Elizabeth M. Vogel. Last October, the Grosse Pointe Farms city council decided to hold a special election in February to fill the vacant council seat. Prior to their …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Grosse Pointe Farms city council has voted to hold a special election in February 2013 to fill the vacant council seat.
Grosse Pointe Farms city council has decided the city will hold a special election in February to fill the vacant council seat now open due to the death of Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Leonard. The council had previously published an announcement calling for interested residents to submit a letter of interest for the council position. Nine individuals responded to the vacancy announcement, among them a former Grosse Pointe Public Schools school board president, John Steininger, and former Councilman Leonard's daughter, Patricia M. Leonard. During a regular council meeting Monday, the council discussed their options of appointing an individual to the seat, who would serve until the next regular election in November 2013, or hold a special election …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Council wrestles with appointment or special election for vacant seat.
Nine Grosse Pointe Farms residents have submitted letters of interest to the City Council for the vacant seat now open due to the passing of Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Leonard. Leonard passed away Aug. 19 following a lengthy battle with cancer. He had served as a city councilman after retiring from Grosse Pointe Farms as the Public Service Director in 2003. He was re-elected in November and was chosen to serve as the Mayor Pro Tem by his fellow council members. During a work session Monday, the council discussed how to proceed with the selection of a new council member from the group of interested residents that had submitted letters and/or resumes by the council's published deadline of Oct. 1. Interested Parties The council's published …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Grosse Pointe Farms officials will be accepting letters of interest along with a resume from any resident wishing to fill the vacant seat on city council following the passing of Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Leonard.
The Grosse Pointe Farms city council will decide in the coming weeks how to fill the vacant seat following the passing of Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Leonard. Council members discussed their options this week. Among the options are City Attorney William Burgess gave council the many details that would accompany either decision. Ideally, officials would be able to have the seat on the November ballot during the presidential election, he said, but at this point it is not feasible, Burgess said, explaining why the election would have to be in February if they appoint a candidate. If the council chooses to appoint a resident to the position, they must do so within 60 days of when Leonard passed away--which is only a few days after their next regular …
Elizabeth M. Vogel
8:48 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Mr. Ricci ran a good, solid campaign. We both worked hard. I have congratulated him on his successful campaign and wish him the best, he too wished me success in the future. I will continue to stay involved, and remain dedicated to my committee work which will unveil some significant technology upgrades this spring. If you read the Grosse Pointe News this week, I indicated that it is my intention… more ›