DODD CONCEDES IN BID FOR ASSESSOR.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Ventura County assessor candidate James Dodd conceded con·cede v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes v.tr. 1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. victory Wednesday to opponent Dan Goodwin Dan Goodwin from Las Vegas is a self proclaimed, amateur stuntman who in 1981 successfully climbed the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois. After a six hour climb up the Sears Tower, he was arrested for trespassing and only released after paying a fine. even though he trailed by only 4 percent with an estimated 38,000 absentee One who has left, either temporarily or permanently, his or her domicile or usual place of residence or business. A person beyond the geographical borders of a state who has not authorized an agent to represent him or her in legal proceedings that may be commenced against him or her ballots yet to be tallied. Dodd, a tax lawyer with the Assessor's Office for 18 years, said he does not believe he will make up the 5,748-vote difference in the remaining ballots, which are scheduled to be counted by Monday. ``I think it's over,'' he said. ``I don't see the absentee ballots changing the outcome.'' Goodwin, owner of the Oxnard-based Goodwin & Co. appraisal firm, garnered 51.7 percent of the vote as opposed to Dodd's 47.5 percent as of Wednesday evening. Dodd, however, was leading in absentee ballots by a 10,913 to 10,008 margin. Bruce Bradley, assistant county registrar See domain name registrar. of voters, concurred with Dodd's prediction. ``We had to get an overwhelming percentage of (remaining ballots) and that's not going to happen,'' Bradley said. As the victor in the race to replace retiring Assessor Glenn Gray, Goodwin vowed to create a satellite office in the county sheriff's Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. substation to provide greater access to tax services for east county residents. Dodd said he will explore other job opportunities before deciding whether to resign from his current post, where he oversees an appeal staff of 12 appraisers and two clerks. ``I'm not crazy about staying there for obvious reasons,'' he said. |
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