聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Norquay鈥檚 mayor says he feels humbled by the results of last week鈥檚 byelection which returned him to the seat he had vacated in the spring.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 At the vote held October 14, Don Tower, who had resigned as mayor in March, was returned to office with 82 votes, while his only opponent, Loretta Perrick, who had been serving as council鈥檚 acting mayor, obtained 68 votes.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tower, who has served on council as a councillor and then as mayor for about 13 years, was elected to complete his own term which is to end at the general elections in the fall of 2016.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Asked why he would put the cost of a byelection onto the Norquay voters, Tower said he鈥檇 rather not discuss the situation.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 feel bad about that,鈥� he said, referring the election which is estimated to have cost $1,000.
聽鈥淚 don鈥檛 feel to blame,鈥� he said, adding that in March he was not able to 鈥渢olerate the abuse.鈥�
Tower said that his intent was not to seek re-election, but had been convinced by others to attempt a return to council as the mayor.
鈥淚 feel pretty good鈥� about the result of the election, he said, adding that he hopes to do as he has always done, and that is to do what is best for the people of Norquay.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 my main objective,鈥� he said.
Asked if he will be attending Norquay council鈥檚 next regular meeting on November 17, he said yes and that it would be 鈥渉ard to keep me away from there.鈥�
