Sun Neighborly news & entertainment for Hoover
Volume 4 | Issue 12 | September 2016
2016 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Brocato bests Ivey
THE FACES OF YOUR NEW CITY GOVERNMENT* Mayor
†Council, Place 1
†Council, Place 1
Brocato
Posey
Lott
7,129 votes
5,254 votes
5,172 votes
Incumbents Lyda, Green hold on to seats to join council newcomers Ivey (I) ................ 4,826 McClinton............1,800
Rives (I) ............... 2,321
‡Council, Place 2
‡Council, Place 2
Council, Place 3
Smith (I)
Swiney
Lyda (I)
6,199 votes
6,171 votes
9,968 votes Singer ................. 2,698
Council, Place 4
Council, Place 5
Shaw
Murphy
7,985 votes
8,675 votes
Holt...................... 4,202 Ellis ........................4,124 ‡Council, Place 6
‡Council, Place 6
Council, Place 7
Middlebrooks
DeLuca
Green (I)
6,212 votes
6,203 votes
Frank Brocato’s daughter, Gina Harris, hugs the mayor-elect after receiving the news that he won the election by taking 7,129 of the total 13,755 votes Aug. 23. Photo by Sam Chandler.
By SYDNEY CROMWELL
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t wasn’t Hoover’s new mayor who stole the show on election night; it was his grandkids. As former Hoover fire marshal Frank Brocato shared the news that he was the
unofficial winner of the 2016 mayoral elections, his grandchildren began running in circles and singing “Celebrate Good Times” at his watch party at Capers on Park Avenue. While the children were perhaps the most demonstrative, the rest of the crowd at Brocato’s party was equally high energy as they
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Sponsors .............. A4 City ........................ A6
hugged, shook hands and took pictures with the new mayor the night of Aug. 23. “I have a lot of emotions running through my whole family right now. It’s a big responsibility. Any mayor in any city this size and
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Chamber............... A11 Business .............. A12
Opinion ................ A17 School House .....A18
Events ................... B6 Sports .................. B14
7,010 votes Schultz ............... 5,067
*Preliminary election results, courtesy of city of Hoover †Runoff scheduled for Oct. 4 ‡ Results too close to call as of press time
School Guide ..... B20 Calendar ............. B26 facebook.com/TheHooverSun
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Football Preview
Hoover High School senior Olivia Portera is determined to win on the volleyball court this season.
See what the Hoover Bucs and the Spain Park Jaguars have on their schedule in September.
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