Controversy over CAC election for our district

[Jeff Frontz]

In case folks haven't been following along on facebook or via the CAC meeting notes, the CAC plans this week to "discuss and vote whether to sustain the District 3 Election complaint and vacate August 2025 election results."

For details, you might want to read the CAC election committee's report at the bottom of https://www.clintonvilleareacommission.org/september-4-2025-cac-agenda/

If you have a chance to read things over and form an opinion (even if you didn't actually vote in the election), please be sure to share it with Donna Leigh-Osborn (or current/outgoingCAC rep) at Donna...@me.com

Thanks,

Jeff

P.S . My take is that the election committee erred in not properly posting the boundaries for the polling location, Will made an honest mistake because of this, Will immediately complied when told, and Will's offer to cede the potentially affected number of votes is way beyond sufficient resolution.  Given that even the resulting count for Will would be on the order of 2 times the next vote-getter, it seems inappropriate to nullify the election.

[Donna Leigh-Osborne]

Hello Neighbors-

Please text or email comments prior to the next CAC meeting, or plan to attend the next meeting Thursday evening, 7pm, at the library. 

Donna Leigh-Osborne

CAC D3 Commisdioner

614-783-6999

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[Mary Jo Kilroy]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Jeff. I will also post it to  the Midgard-Woodbine group. 

 I also read the report and saw no intentional violation of the rules by Will Klatt, but did see a failure by the elections committee to post flags, or cones, or a chalk line to indicate the area candidates should avoid. 

As you noted, Will complied with the directive to move farther away. 

Will won the election by an overwhelming majority. It would be an injustice to Will and to the voters if the election was overturned. The election committee's report should be upheld. 

Here are the emails for the area commissioners. Note that the last one is leading the charge against Will. 

I also made some notes on each commissioner based on their on-line bios and/or election materials. At some point, we may also want to contact them regarding the ADU legislation. 

Donna Leigh Osborne is a realtor.   You can text her at 614-783-6999                                                                                      donna...@me.com

Paul Lada is interested in urban forestry and parks and public spaces, Blueprint Columbus.. He is a landscape architect.    CACDis...@gmail.com 

Greg Nutter says we need respectful and reasonable density, affordable housing, and preservation of green spaces            CACDistrict 2nu...@gmail.com 

Angela Sausser likes the Olentangy Trail, likes to walk her dog, and wants more 4th of July fireworks.                                   CACDis...@gmail.com 

Brittany Boulton is interested in affordable housing and greenspaces.                                                                                      Brittanyfor...@gmail.com 

Mark Moritz is interested in sustainability. safety for cyclists and pedestrians. prof at OSU                                                       MarkMo...@gmail.com 

Michael Weinman formerly with CPD, CPD liaison, is interested in public safety.                                                                      MikeWei...@gmail.com 

   

[Donna Leigh-Osborne]

Hello Neighbors-

In response to invitation to reach out to commissioners, D2 Commissioner Greg Nutter sadly passed away months ago. His D2 replacement was seated at the last commission meeting, to fill out his term.  Brenda Arnold can be reached at cacdist...@gmail.com

As your D3 representative, I will give update on feedback I receive during my district update at beginning of meeting. 

Donna Leigh-Osborne

CAC D3 Commissioner

614-782-6999

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[Bob Handelman]

I am sorry to hear that Greg Nutter has died. Thanks for letting us know, and for giving us the name and contact information of his replacement. 

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[Carole Tomko]

Greg Nutter unfortunately passed away a few months ago.

Carole
614-270-5378

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[Mary Jo Kilroy]

Donna, I am sorry to hear of Greg Nutter's passing. Thank you for letting us know. 

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[Donna Leigh-Osborne]

Thank you, Bob. Greg will be missed.  I look forward to working with Brenda for the short remainder of my term. 

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[Will Klatt]

Hi All,

Will Klatt here—Jeff added me last week so I could stay connected to any issues affecting Walhalla and help advocate for the neighborhood.

As many of you know, I grew up in Walhalla and my parents still live there. I now live on Lakeview with my wife Marla Son Geronimo (goes by MoMo) and daughter Maylou, but I walk the ravine several times a week, often in the evenings. It’s my place to relax, recenter, and appreciate the serenity of our community. I want to help ensure it remains a safe, accessible, and wonderful place to raise a family.

I didn’t want to raise this on the list, but I do want to be transparent: some commissioners have tried to disqualify me after I won the election, and now are pursuing a rerun after those attempts failed. Not all commissioners are involved in this, and I appreciate the hard work Donna and others put into serving—often a thankless role. My main frustration is that I asked neighbors to take time out of their busy lives to vote, and now some commissioners are openly suggesting those votes be disregarded simply because they don’t like me or my views. In America, disenfranchising voters is not a remedy for disliking the outcome of an election.

That said, my priority is keeping the focus on issues facing the ravine. If you’d like to talk about the election, I’m happy to chat off-list.

Here’s my number if you ever need to reach me: 614-905-1109. Always feel free to call or email. I included a picture of me in case you see me walking around. Feel free to say hi if we dont already know each other, would love to meet you.

Have a wonderful day,

Will

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[Pari Sabety]

Donna--I just texted you our thoughts, and my husband and I will attend the meeting on Thursday.  Thanks

[Libby Wetherholt]

It has never been a practice of the committee to post flags or boundaries. That has never been necessary. I would like to remind Mr. Klatt that he has more constituents than just those who live in the ravine. I, personally, have no idea where he stands on anything since he failed to post any kind of a statement. Any candidate who fails to file a candidate statement is at the very least being very lax in communicating with his/her constituents. 

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[Mary Jo Kilroy]

Libby, if you think violating an UNMARKED boundary is sufficient to invalidate an election, what are you suggesting that candidates need to do? Should any one running bring a tape measure with them? Or does the election committee have a responsibility here -- even if they have failed to do so in the past?

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