Voters in this town of about 500 voted narrowly Monday to recall Carmen Kontur-Gronquist. The tally was 142-139. City officials said the recall is effective Tuesday.
Residents showed disdain with the mayor after Carmen Kontur-Gronquist posted pictures of herself wearing only a black bra and panties on her MySpace page. She was on one of the town's fire engines.
Kontur-Gronquist's MySpace page is available to just her friends and blocked to everyone else, but the pictures were at one time available to all users.
Kontur-Gronquist, who is also the fire department's executive secretary, said the photos were taken before she was elected mayor three years ago, and she saw no reason to remove them from the Internet after taking office.
Kontur-Gronquist also said that she did nothing wrong and those who are offended need to get over it.
Source: Trans World News
Arlington is a city located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The account of how this city received its name varies: one tradition claims it was named after the lawyer Nathan Arlington Cornish; another tradition claims that the Southern inhabitants of this city had enough clout to rename the city after Arlington, Virginia, home of general Robert E. Lee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 524.
Yes.. I think she should stay in Office.
The Past should always stay the past..
She is there for the present and to help where she can for the Future of the Voters.
If i could keep her in office i would..
From a reader in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Larry S. Pate
Would you fire your mator if they had done a similar thing?
You're all welcome to vote on a poll I posted about the "naughty" Arlington mayor: should she remain in office? vote here:
http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/6794/mayor-carmen-kontur-gronquist-of-arlingron-oregon-posted-this-picture-on-her-myspace