This from New York 1 about the continuing brouhaha about Mathieu Eugene, the winner of last month’s special election for City Council in Brooklyn, who still can’t take office under the current rules. Now he’s calling for a second shot at the seat.
"I will not enter [the City Hall] door behind me under this cloud," said Eugene.
Following questions about his residency, Eugene is now calling for a second special election in the 40th district.
"I won’t be able to properly serve the community under these
conditions,” he said. “We will not bog down this body with a lawsuit
that challenges its authority. That is not how I choose to enter
elected office.”City Council Speaker Christine Quinn applauded Eugene’s move and a
spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg says once the mayor has received
a written request from Eugene, he will call for a special election.According to the Board of Elections, the first available date for a
new special election would be April 24th. Another election would cost
about $400,000.
Is the Dr. from Canarsie going to pick up the tab for this rerun or is he going to stick the taxpayers with the $400,000 bill even before being a Council member? Not a good begining.