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New Langford council members are scheduled to hold their first meeting on Nov. 7.

Goodmanson said he still has to meet with the newly elected councillors, but said his priorities going in are to move council meetings back to 7 p.m. to allow more people to attend meetings, develop a code of conduct and direct staff to develop a tree protection bylaw.

Goodmanson will be joined on council by Langford Now slate members Kimberley Guiry, Colby Harder, Mark Morley, Mary Wagner and Keith Yacucha. Lillian Szpak, who ran as an independent, was the only incumbent to keep her seat.

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