When the winners are sworn in Dec. 7, Democrats will hold eight of the council's nine seats, leaving a single Republican alderman with no partisan allies.
The Democratic aldermanic candidates secured all five of the contested seats, according to unofficial returns.
Currently, there are two Republicans on the council, but David Cordle, Ward 5, left his seat to run for mayor and independent Julie Stankivic, Ward 6, didn't run for re-election.
Democrats claimed both of those seats. Fred Paone, Ward 2, was...
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OK, so now what? - 2009-11-05 13:18:17
Cohen's victory puts the nail in the coffin for the city manager and tax cap proposals, as there clearly wasn't enough support for these initiatives demonstrated by the voters. However, I wonder what this means for other real issues facing the city.
Will we continue to see city government focused on fluff like plastic bags, sister cities, and superlative awards for being "most liveable?" Will this administration focus on making sure we defend our title as "Sailing Capital?" Or will they take on the tough issues, like the blight being caused by public housing?
Chris Fox was the only candidate who recognized the need to end public housing in Annapolis, at least in its current form. Unfortunately, Kirby, Hoyle, and even Cohen are strong advocates for the current public housing system, and are not likely to call for the changes it desperately needs. We'll continue to have the same massive "projects" that create dense pockets of poverty and crime, with third and fourth generations of the same family continuing to grow up and live in them as adults. If Cohen follows Moyer's lead, we'll continue to see this housing renovated to look like luxury apartments at the taxpayers' expense, without the residents having to pay a dime (in fact, despite receiving freshly renovated housing for free, many of these residents are now suing the city because of the "inconvenience" placed on them by the renovations). That is not what this city needs.
Furthermore, we'll have a single party controlling 8 of 9 votes during a term in which the census is taken and the ward boundaries are re-drawn. Don't be surprised when they get all 9 votes in 2013.
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McMillen - 2009-11-05 11:23:46
This all started when Herb decided he'd try to climb the ladder when Annapolis already had a R mayor who could have beaten Ellen. So thanks Herb for killing the Republican momentum in Annapolis.
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Oh What a Beautiful Day - 2009-11-04 16:31:34
Now that the Democrats have complete control, we can get down to solving the real issues that everyone is worried about:
1) Plastic grocery bags
2) Toy guns
And in the third year they can rest.
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