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LaStrega Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-22-07 11:51 PM
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Can we vote these guys into the House/Senate?
Northfield mayor loses desk and key
Lee Lansing said he won't resign, and the City Council can't force him. But it kicked him out of City Hall and censured him.

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When Northfield's embattled mayor refused to resign Saturday, the college town's City Council told him to clean out his desk and turn in his City Hall key.

The unusual move came less than a week after an outside investigation found that Lee Lansing had abused his power for personal and family gain. It caps a tumultuous year for the usually bucolic Rice County town that's home to St. Olaf and Carleton colleges. Earlier this year, the mayor sued the city, and the police chief said up to 250 young people could be using heroin or another narcotic.

At Saturday's 8 a.m. showdown, which played out in packed council chambers, the City Council voted unanimously to censure Lansing for alleged ethics violations and to call for his resignation.

Full article: http://www.startribune.com/local/south/12775837.html
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