Mayor Loses Job Over MySpace PicsBy Brandon Barker
Feb 27th 2008 1:26PM
On Tuesday, voters in Arlington, Oregon voted 142-139 to recall Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist for the following reasons:
1. Faulty handling of water and sewer problems
2. Closing the town's municipal golf course
3. Poor management of City Council Meetings
4. Posing half-naked on a fire truck
According to The Oregonian, Mayor Kontur-Gronquist garnered "international attention" when she posted a photo of herself in a black bra and panties sitting on a fire truck.
Ms. Kontor-Gronquist, a former personal trainer (red flag), moved to the Arlington area 16 years ago and managed the books for the fire department (red flag). She also lifeguarded at the community pool (red.flag). In 2005, she became Mayor of Arlington's 481 citizens. She had 10 months remaining on her term.
"This community has become divided over this thing," said Alice Courtney, a city councilor who supported the recall. "Some wounds will heal real quickly, and there will be others who will nurse this wound for a long, long time."
I don't know about you all, but that hits me right here.
What's next for Ms. Kontur-Gronquist? Well, she'll be selling signed copies of her notorious photo on eBay, with a portion of proceeds going to the Arlington Volunteer Ambulance Service (red flag). And I'm fine with that, as long as she doesn't get abducted by Satanists.
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