On March 30th, Township of Langley Mayor Rick Green announced that he would be seeking a 2nd term as Mayor of the Township of Langley. In discussing his intentions with the Langley Times (sister paper to the Williams Lake Tribune), he talked about what he'll be campaigning on during the fall of 2011. The article also suggested that Township of Langley Councillors' Jordan Bateman and/or Charlie Fox may also seek the Mayor's Office as well
See the Langley Times article here
See Councillor Jordan Bateman's response to the article here
Now, here in Williams Lake, we don't usually talk about local government elections until the spring in the year of the local government election, which is next year (2011). However, in this case, I am hearing rumblings already that Scott Nelson is being strongly encouraged to run again for Mayor of Williams Lake. I've also heard rumblings that Williams Lake City Councillor Surinder Rathor may try for a run at the Mayor's Office, here in Williams Lake in 2011
Will Mr. Nelson or Mr. Rathor announce their intentions for the Mayor's Office a year and a half before the election takes place, like Rick Green of the Township of Langley did? I'm not sure - they are keeping their cards close to their chest. It may not sit well with the voters' of Williams Lake for either Mr. Nelson or Mr. Rathor to announce before the end of 2010, but time will only tell
Stay tuned.....the 2011 race for the Mayor's Office, here in Williams Lake, could definitely get interesting
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