Monday (September 20th) is municipal Nomination Day in Alberta. Anyone interested in running for Mayor or Councillor will file his or her nomination papers between 10:00 and Noon (some municipalities have extended hours, but Peace River does not). I'll be there with my papers and $25 cash!
An official list of candidates will be issued on Tuesday because nominees have 24 hours to withdraw (if there are more candidates than positions). But anyone can go to the Town Office after 1:00 on Monday to view the nomination papers. It will be very exciting to see who else has made that big decision to run for office.
The election is on October 18, which leaves just three Council meetings left for anyone who wants to observe the current Council in action (Sept. 20th and October 4th Committee-of-the-Whole meetings and September 27th regular meeting). You are more than welcome to attend the public portion of the meeting, which starts at 5:00 in the Council Chambers. The door you enter is on the North end of the Town Office--closest to Panago.
The agenda package for any regular, special or Committee-of-the-Whole meeting is on the Town's website by the end of the business day on the Friday before a meeting. Mayor and Council download and read that package to prepare for the meeting. It is also available for anyone else to download, print, or read online. This is a great way to keep up-to-date on what is happening and to know whether there is anything being discussed that is of interest or concern to you. Here's the link to the agenda package for Monday's meeting.
Residents are welcome to contact the Mayor, Councillors, or Town staff before the meeting if they have questions or want to make their views known before the issue is discussed (and of course, any other time as well).
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