In the end, only 13.9 percent of Fairfield voters were found to have signed the petition. Mayor George Pettygrove cast the sole vote for a special election when the council voted on the issue in July. Pettygrove said putting off the measure until November 1999 would put the city in limbo for 15 months. Vice Mayor Noreen O'Regan did not vote because of a conflict of interest. Stepanicich has until Oct. 23 to summarize the new initiative and give it a title.
Backers can then begin a new round of voter signature gathering.
McGlone said she is confident well over 15 percent of Fairfield's registered voters will sign the new initiative, which will force the City Council to call for a new election before November 1999. But some, including Duane Kromm, who chairs the Solano Orderly Growth Committee and will replace Gordon Gojkovich as Solano County's District 3 supervisor in January, vows to fight the new initiative. The oldest hog. The wise veteran with a mean competitive streak. Not only is Dixon High School's Anthony Granillo the most experienced man in the trenches, he also is the only receiver that thoroughly enjoys blocking.