Fairfax council recall petition clears initial threshold

The Fairfax recall movement has cleared a major hurdle: the first signature count.

The petition to recall Mayor Lisel Blash received 1,783 signatures, and the petition to recall Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman received 1,806 signatures, Town Manager Heather Abrams announced Monday. The petitions required signatures from at least 25% of the registered voters in town, or 1,479.

Appointed Town Clerk Linda Kenton completed the initial count on Monday. A final count will be conducted by the Marin County Elections Department.