Unofficial results for Tuesday’s mail-in ballot election reveal that board president Dave Waters and board member David Kimble were removed from office. They received 394 and 367 votes, respectively.
Challengers Ryan Griglak, Tim Robinson and Ray Fox received 590, 695 and 704 votes, respectively. They will serve four-year terms.
Reached via telephone Tuesday evening, The Cortez Journal broke the news to Fox.
“I’m pleased,” he said immediately. “Obviously, I wanted to get on the board.”
Fox said he was also happy to hear that Griglak and Robinson would be joining him on the board, adding that they all face a learning curve.
“I’m looking forward to the challenge,” Fox said. “Hopefully we can move things in the right direction.”
Attempts to reach Griglak and Robinson for comment were unsuccessful Tuesday evening.
According to election officials, a total of 4,916 ballots were mailed for the election. A total of 1,013 ballots were returned.
tbaker@cortezjournal.com