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Jeff Quibell, who left his District 1 seat on the Blue Springs City Council to run for mayor, has returned.
And he’s very pleased.
“I’m very grateful the voters had confidence in me,” Quibell said Tuesday.
According to unofficial election results, Quibell garnered 1,081 votes, or 61.14 percent, of the 1,768 votes cast. His opponent, Jim May, snagged 676, or 38.24 percent, of the votes.
For Quibell, a return to the seat he left means he can get back to work on those issues that matter to him most: Missouri Innovation Park, empty buildings on Missouri 7 and the zoning regulations that he said are hurting that corridor.
Most of all, Quibell said he would remain accessible to the voters.
“I want to stress that the most,” Quibell said.
May congratulated Quibell.
“It was a good race. I’m happy he won,” May said.
A former city Planning Commission member, May said he still plans on being as active as possible in the city.
“In a way I’m enjoying the idea of not having anything to do,” he said. “I am retired.”
But part of being retired means that May plans on helping where he can, specifically with the city’s Economic Development Corporation and with local businesses.
Jeff Quibell, who left his District 1 seat on the Blue Springs City Council to run for mayor, has returned.
And he’s very pleased.
“I’m very grateful the voters had confidence in me,” Quibell said Tuesday.
According to unofficial election results, Quibell garnered 1,081 votes, or 61.14 percent, of the 1,768 votes cast. His opponent, Jim May, snagged 676, or 38.24 percent, of the votes.
For Quibell, a return to the seat he left means he can get back to work on those issues that matter to him most: Missouri Innovation Park, empty buildings on Missouri 7 and the zoning regulations that he said are hurting that corridor.
Most of all, Quibell said he would remain accessible to the voters.
“I want to stress that the most,” Quibell said.
May congratulated Quibell.
“It was a good race. I’m happy he won,” May said.
A former city Planning Commission member, May said he still plans on being as active as possible in the city.
“In a way I’m enjoying the idea of not having anything to do,” he said. “I am retired.”
But part of being retired means that May plans on helping where he can, specifically with the city’s Economic Development Corporation and with local businesses.
