By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

City Council voted Tuesday to place a temporary moratorium on a city ordinance limiting the number of non-commercial signs that can be placed in residential zones after City Attorney Dave Olsen advised the ordinance was confusing and unconstitutional.

The section of Boulder City Code 11-24-9 that establishes a two-sign limit was lifted for now, which means that residents can place any number of signs in their yard. The signs, however, must comply with the rest of the ordinance which states that they can be no bigger than six square feet.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Linda Strickland and husband Tracy Strickland were given an award by a national voters’ rights organization for their work in defending a group of residents who are being sued by the city after sponsoring three

The John Lilburne Award was given to the Stricklands for the month of February by the Virginia-based Citizens in Charge Foundation, a national group that works to protect the initiative and referendum process in the 24 states where it exists.

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By Joan Patterson, Boulder City Review

The city’s three mayoral candidates gathered for a debate at the Recreation Center on March 16, giving their stands on issues such as traffic problems, attracting businesses to the area, ballot initiatives and trimming costs in a city budget that, during the current recession, has had to weather steadily falling revenues.

About 200 residents filled the bleachers inside the center’s gym and listened to the views of three very different contenders for the job which carries a four-year commitment.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

City Council and mayoral candidates convened at the Boulder City Library on March 10 for the Boulder City Police Protective Association’s Public Safety Meet the Candidates Night.

The association represents every full-time officer below the rank of lieutenant.

The event, which drew about 50 people, gave candidates the opportunity to answer four public-safety related questions given to them the day before the event, and one randomly selected question from an audience member.

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By Arnold M. Knightly, The Editor’s Desk

The big day, or should I say days, are here! Early voting for the primaries begins Saturday at 10 a.m., at City Hall.

The Primary Election Day is less than three weeks away.

You can cut the anticipation with a knife.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

The Nevada Supreme Court issued an order March 3 saying it does not have the jurisdiction to hear three anti-SLAPP motions by the defendants named in the city’s ballot initiative lawsuits, and has ordered them to show cause within 30 days why the court should hear the motions.

The three anti-SLAPP — strategic lawsuit against public participation — motions were initially filed in Clark County District Court by the small group of defendants, claiming the city was wrongly suing them to challenge three ballot initiatives they sponsored and circulated.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

An attempt to fix a sign ordinance City Attorney Dave Olsen believes is unconstitutional failed at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

Olsen recommended the city place a temporary moratorium on the city’s noncommercial sign ordinance because he believes it restricts free speech and is unconstitutionally vague. But two separate motions died on the issue in tied votes. Mayor Roger Tobler was absent from the meeting.

The Boulder City Code restricts the number of signs in residential zones to two per household, with each sign being a maximum of 6 square feet. Olsen said this two-sign rule violates the U.S. Constitution because it restricts multiple members of a household from voicing all their potential political stances.

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By Arnold M. Knightly, From The Editor’s Desk

Last week we ran a front-page story about a local tax attorney Stephen Stubbs’ threat to file a lawsuit against city Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Linda Strickland and her husband, Tracy.

I will not go into the substance of the article here, but I will say that the possible lawsuit is in response to a lawsuit that was first filed, and later withdrawn, by the councilwoman on behalf of her husband on Jan. 6.

Review reporter Jack Johnson wrote what I viewed as a fair and balanced story.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

Five candidates are aiming for the seats being vacated by City Council members Linda Strickland and Travis Chandler, and will face off in an April 5 primary election.

Lynn Goya, a writer who ran unsuccessfully for state Assembly last November, is the most recent to file her intentions to run for City Council among the group of five challengers. She will join the other candidates on the April ballot, with final election results whittling the field down by one. The general election will take place on June 7.

Strickland, it was learned last week, will be running for mayor while Chandler has decided not to seek re-election.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

The defendants in a lawsuit filed by the city that questions the legality of a debt-limit initiative they were able to get on the November ballot will be taking their case to the Nevada Supreme Court.

The move is on the heels of a Jan. 20 decision by Clark County District Court Judge Jerome Tao who denied a motion by the defendants to dismiss the case which questions the legality of the ballot question approved by voters last fall. Passage of the question means the city is now required to receive voter approval before incurring debt over $1 million.

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