Wood fires final shots at mayor

In her last public act on the North Lasvegascitycouncil,adefiant Anita Wood said her unwillingness to “kowtow to a bully” led to her loss for a third consecutive term to represent Ward 3.

Though she did not mention her targetbyname,woodlatersaidher remarksweredirectedatmayor

John Lee, who endorsed Councilman-elect Scott Black.

“I hope that each of my constituents will understand that being an elected official sometimes comes with a price, and I have not been willing to pay that price,” Wood said after receiving a plaque for her eight years of service on the council.

“I’m not willing to kowtow to a bully; I’m not willing to be someone’s girl or someone’s puppet,” Wood said.

Black, a businessman, won the June 13 general election with

54.1 percent of the vote, well ahead of Wood’s 45.9 percent tally.

Though she generally voted the same way as Lee and the rest of the City Council, Wood said she was targeted for asking too many questions at meetings.

Before her comments, Wood received accolades from council members Pamela Goynes-brown, Isaac Barron and Richard Cherchio.

“If there’s an artistry in being a concerned citizen who took a position of leadership in the community … then you would be a masterpiece,” Barron told Wood.

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