Delta County Independent: Crawford town clerk Cally Gallegos verified Tuesday that a petition to recall Mayor Wanda Gofforth has been deemed sufficient to trigger a recall election. Council will set an election date, possibly in February, said Gallegos. Those seeking to replace Gofforth, should she be recalled, must go through the petition process to get on the ballot.

Recall committee members Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Jessica Hart and Jason Harry cite three reasons for the recall effort: that Gofforth has wasted taxpayer money, has failed to conduct town and executive meetings in compliance with Colorado Open Meeting statutes, and has exceeded her authority as mayor.

They believe Gofforth acted on her own in hiring town attorney James Brown to represent town clerk Cally Gallegos in a civil protection order. Gallegos filed the order in Delta County Court against Crawford resident Carl Page on June 30 following a June 29 argument at Town Hall. Page had visited Town Hall to request the email addresses and phone numbers of council members. Page, who ran for council in April, has been vocal about his disagreements with Gofforth, and with former mayor Susie Steckel, against whom he attempted a recall in 2014 over attempts to establish a municipal court.

In August, District Judge Sandra Miller dismissed the complaint.

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