Thornton faces a pair of citizen-initiated lawsuits that have so far cost the city more than $50,000 to fight — a situation that a group of residents blames on what they’ve dubbed the “Bully Bloc of Five” on the City Council.
“They are taking away the vote of the residents and they are upset,” said Councilwoman Karen Bigelow, another member of the minority on Thornton’s council, referring to the ouster of Phillips. “It shows a pattern of behavior, led by the mayor.”Kulmann didn’t respond to a series of questions put to her by The Denver Post about the situation in Thornton, but did provide a statement about the Phillips matter.
Kulmann’s time on the Thornton City Council hasn’t been without controversy. In 2020, she was criticized for informing only some of her colleagues that she wasTwo years earlier, Kulmann was sued in federal court by two anti-fracking activists who claimed “My vote has been disenfranchised,” said Seamus Blaney, who has lived in Thornton’s Ward I for 11 years. “There’s someone in her seat that we didn’t vote for. It’s absolutely horrible behavior by these five.”
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