In the last year, Valley has been sorting through some hard feelings.
Two recall petitions — one for Mayor Cindy Grove and another for City Council President John Batcher — are circulating, alleging the officials violated laws, disrespected the public and advanced costly projects while neglecting critical infrastructure, among other claims submitted June 9 to the Douglas County Election Commission.
In a response to the election commission, Grove wrote that the allegations were “politically motivated and unfounded.” The petition “ignores facts and proven progress,” reads Batcher’s response.
At an April 9 meeting, Grove accused three City Council members of violating the open meetings act. City Council member Linda Lewis said her lawyer’s fees so far well exceed her $3,000 annual council member salary.
Last year, the city went through a protracted custody battle over Sonic, a fully trained Belgian Malinois K-9 dog from Holland. After his handler retired, citizens pushed for the city to retire the dog with him.
The back-and-forth sparked heated Facebook posts, local TV stories and the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.Sonic’s original handler eventually ended up with the dog.
2 Comments
First of all Valley never needed the dog Sonic as proof they gave him back to the policeman that Valley fired not retired. Instead of selling him for $10,000 the exact amount they paid for Sonic they sold him to the fired police man for $1. There is a very tangled sad story that should be made public about the mishandling of Sonic by Valley mayor Cindy Grove. She wouldn’t make a decision as to Sonic’s future & left the dog to languish in a kennel for a year at tax payers dollars.
How does this topic impact your daily life or society in general?