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[email protected] Richard LeBianc said, Breaking her silence, former West- port me. 1 really feci honored that local, has enjoyed collect A proposal to let Westland voters LeBlaric and colleagues. Glenn land City Clerk Patricia Gibbons said they're backing me and supporting elect their own city clerk has gained Anderson and Sandra Cicirelli have Monday she felt humiliated by the way me." ing dolls from around the momentum in the aftermath of Patricia mounted the three signatures needed her firing was handled- Gibbons has defended her job perfor world during her far- Gibbons' firing by a four-member coun to place the issue on the council agenda But she said she has learned, that mance in ihe $69.7;i9-a-year position cil majority.