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Resident questions city-sponsored Farmway Village annexation celebration, says taxpayers paid for a partisan appearance
Summary
A resident told council that the city's annexation event for Farmway Village included paid food trucks, bounce houses and voter‑registration and was used as a campaign forum; city leaders said the event marked the first annexation of an entire community (about 1,500 residents) and said registration simply moved voters from county rolls to city.
Jean Kriedbring used the public comment period at the Oct. 20 Caldwell City Council meeting to raise transparency and campaign‑finance concerns about an annexation celebration held for Farmway Village.
Kriedbring said the city hosted a Farmway Village annexation party “only for residents of Farmway Village and city employees.” She said the city paid “$4,024 for a food truck, $251.40 for 2 bounce houses, gave away free passes to the city…
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