Tony Robinson, an unsuccessful candidate for City Council, pulled his name from a petition to collect signatures to overturn the city created authority that would issue about $355 million in bonds for the 1,100-room Hyatt.
While Robinson says he still supports plans by the carpenters union to improve the conditions of workers on public projects such as the hotel, he says the timing is not right for a petition.
The carpenters need at least 2,458 signatures to get a referendum on the hotel on November's ballots. Their deadline for collecting the votes is June 5.
The carpenters union, which is at odds with other labor groups by filing the petition, plans to get another signature to replace Robinson's.
The Denver Election Commission is scheduled to rule on the validity of the petition to challenge the hotel at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mayor Wellington Webb, as well as mayoral candidates John Hickenlooper and Don Mares opposes the carpenter's action.
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