Six recall petitions have been filed against elected officials in the city of New Buffalo. Four target Mayor John Humphrey and two are against City Councilman Brian Flanagan. The petitions filed April 18 say the two should be recalled for voting in favor of an ordinance to prohibit short-term rental properties in R1, R2, and R3 zoning districts. Additional recall petitions filed against the mayor say he should be recalled for instructing a police officer to remove an individual while she was speaking during her allotted time in the public comment section of a meeting. Some of the recall language is repeated and identical across more than one petition. The Berrien County Election Commission will hold a hearing on the clarity of the recall petition language on May 3.
