The Times Colonist article on the Langford election is available on their web site, for those who didn’t read it when it hit news stands. It’s worth a read, and I get a few mentions as does our mayor. I’m not perfectly happy with it, and neither will the mayor be I expect, so I guess that means T-C reporter Bill Cleverley did his job well.
The Goldstream Gazette has posted an article on the upcoming Nov. 15th elections. Here is the section related to my candidacy:
All current councillors except Coun. John Goudy are seeking re-election. Throwing their hats in the ring too are Steven Hurdle, Herman Surkis and Michael Mortimore, all who took Langford to task on its new official community plan earlier this year.
Hurdle in particular squared off against council when he organized a petition calling for a referendum on borrowing money for the Spencer interchange. Hurdle collected 2,250 signatures from Langford residents.
Many residents in Langford say council doesn’t listen to citizen concerns and often appears to make decisions with little public discussion, Hurdle said.
“Since (the petition) many people have asked me to run. Almost every day somebody mentions it,” Hurdle said. “What I discovered a lot feel ignored, a lot don’t feel listened to
“I think the public is ready for discussion and debate at Langford council,” he said. “I think people are willing to vote for that.”
The following is the Langford portion of an article from the Times Colonist about the forthcoming local government election.
John Goudy is the only councillor not seeking re-election in Langford, where Mayor Stew Young runs a no-bones about it, pro-development municipality.
The popular Young has been acclaimed.
While condos are still being built and ribbons of red interlocking brick sidewalk continue to spread throughout the municipality, not everybody is happy with the pace of growth in Langford. The municipality had to call in extra RCMP this spring to clear out protesters taking to the treetops in opposition to the Spencer Road interchange now under construction.
And Langford’s plans to borrow money on behalf of private landowners wanting the interchange sparked a mock counter-petition led by Steven Hurdle. Hurdle, an active council watcher for months, is among 14 looking to get elected to one of six council positions.
CFAX was running my press release on the news yesterday. Here is the transcript as it appeared on their web site.
LANGFORD BLOGGER TO RUN FOR COUNCIL
Oct 11, 2008A LANGFORD BLOGGER HAS ANNOUNCED HE’S RUNNING FOR A SEAT ON COUNCIL IN NEXT MONTH’S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
STEVEN HURDLE SAYS HE’S BEEN CALLED THE “LANGFORD WATCHDOG” FOR HIS EFFORTS IN CHRONICLING THE ISSUES IN THE LANGFORD AREA ON HIS BLOG.
HURDLE STARTED A PETITION CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MUNICIPALITY’S DECISION TO BORROW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BEHALF OF DEVELOPERS FOR THE BEAR MOUNTAIN INTERCHANGE.
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