Reposted from Mercury Breaking New article by Jason Green,
Daily News Staff Writer
Rick DeGolia will fill a single open seat on the Atherton City Council if semi-official election results hold.
With all eight precincts reporting Tuesday night, DeGolia had nearly 63 percent of the vote. Greg Conlon trailed with about 20.2 percent and Diane Sandhu had 16.9 percent.
Meanwhile, Measure X had secured 74.1 percent of the vote. The parcel tax, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass, generates about $1.86 million annually and helps pay for police service and infrastructure work.
The winner of the council race will serve out the final year of Vice Mayor Jerry Carlson’s four-year term. Carlson, 76, resigned July 1 because he wanted to spend more time traveling with his wife.
The city council couldn’t agree on a replacement for Carlson and voted in July to hold an election.
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