It doesnB次元官网网址檛 look like thereB次元官网网址檚 a lack of political ambition in Sooke.
Most district councillors are running for re-election for one of six council seats or the mayorB次元官网网址檚 office.
Nominations open Aug. 30. The municipal election is on Oct. 15.
So far, four members of council have indicated they plan to seek re-election: Mayor Maja Tait, Al Beddows, Tony St-Pierre and Jeff Bateman. Councillors Ebony Logins and Megan McMath are still weighing their options. Coun. Dana Lajeunesse didnB次元官网网址檛 reply to interview requests.
Tait, whoB次元官网网址檚 seeking her third term as mayor, announced in November sheB次元官网网址檒l seek re-election.
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Bateman, whoB次元官网网址檚 completing his first term on council, wants to see several initiatives completed by the current council move forward in the next term.
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The goal for St-Pierre over the next four years is to continue to maintain stability at the district and complete many projects that have been started over the past few years by council.
B次元官网网址淚t has been a lot of work setting things up, putting a bunch of master plans in place. As a result of the pandemic, we started off in a deficit in terms of staff and a bunch of other things. We had to do a lot of work just to get the real work happening,B次元官网网址� said St-Pierre, who is completing his first term on council.
First-term councillor Beddows says there is still much work to be done but feels progress was made in the last four years
B次元官网网址淭he transportation problems in Sooke need to be ironed out and thatB次元官网网址檚 going to take another few years to get done, and I want to be part of that,B次元官网网址� he said.
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