Page 2 - Rob Chenoweth News Today

ELKINS — Elkins voters elected a new mayor Tuesday — and voted down a proposal to create a city manager position, according to unofficial election results

Executive Editor ELKINS — Elkins voters elected a new mayor Tuesday — and voted down a proposal to create a city manager position, according to unofficial election results. Jerry A. Marco won an overwhelming victory in the mayor’s race, totaling 707 votes out of the more than 1,000 ballots cast in the 2021 Elkins Municipal Election. Karen Wilmoth garnered 166 votes for mayor, while Andrew Carroll tallied 139 votes. D.C. Talkington received 5 votes for mayor. The full results of the electi...

Elkins Council votes down ATV ordinance Feb 20, 2021 Elkins City Council members are to be praised for listening to their constituents this week and voting down a proposed ordinance that would have allowed ATVs and UTVs to drive on city streets. An Inter-Mountain online poll showed that 90.5% of our readers responding said they opposed the proposed ordinance, while only 9.5% readers said they supported it. During Thursday’s meeting, five City Council members stated that constituents in their ...

bjohnson@theintermountain.com ELKINS — Elkins City Council voted down a proposed ordinance Thursday evening that would have allowed ATVs and UTVs to drive on city streets. Three council members voted in favor of the proposed ordinance Thursday, while seven members voted against it. The proposal had been returned to the Rules and Ordinance Committee for revision after it divided council on a 5-5 vote in December. City Clerk Jessica Sutton began the discussion of the proposed ordinance at Thurs...