Judge tells Edgewood officials to end 'petty disputes'
Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – In a strongly worded order, 1st Judicial District Judge Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood told the town of Edgewood to stop using the courts to settle its “petty disputes” and said the town must begin preparing for its government transition. Edgewood citizens voted last summer to replace the current council-mayor form of government with a commissioner-manager style. Voters turned out in record numbers for a special election in August to sanction the change, but since then infighting among town councilors has kept it from happening. The change in...