Council Vote Tinged with Political Retaliation?

A City Council vote two weeks ago is raising eyebrows and eliciting scathing editorials in local newspapers, and KVIA takes a look at why.

Council reversed an earlier vote on September 17th to approve reappointment of Leonard "Tripper" Goodman to the board of the Downtown Management District and instead moved to deny him another term. The full Council had approved all board reappointments in a 6-2 vote earlier in the day. Then after Rep. Ann Morgan Lilly left the meeting, Rep. Lily Limon asked to reconsider only Goodman's reappointment. Council voted 4-3 to deny the reappointment.

Limon has danced around the reasoning behind her move, telling KVIA that she wanted "to see diversity" and that there was no "ugliness" behind her actions. Rep. Eddie Holguin was less diplomatic and told KVIA he voted "no" because Goodman supported the downtown ballpark, which is the reason some folks suspect Limon voted "no" as well.

Read the entire story (with video) at KVIA's website.