Norquay’s mayor says he feels humbled by the results of last week’s byelection which returned him to the seat he had vacated in the spring.
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’s acting mayor, obtained 68 votes.
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.
Asked why he would put the cost of a byelection onto the Norquay voters, Tower said he’d rather not discuss the situation.
“I feel bad about that,” he said, referring the election which is estimated to have cost $1,000.
“I don’t feel to blame,” he said, adding that in March he was not able to “tolerate the abuse.”
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.
“I feel pretty good” 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.
“That’s my main objective,” he said.
Asked if he will be attending Norquay council’s next regular meeting on November 17, he said yes and that it would be “hard to keep me away from there.”
