Mayor Rob Kirkham announced today (Sept. 2) that he is going to seek another term as the mayor of Squamish.
“It has been an honour and a privilege for me to serve this amazing community for the past three years,” Kirkham wrote in a news release.
Kirkham joins Ron Bahm in the race for the community’s top political job.
This time around, the terms are four years in length. That is a change from the past when terms were only three years.
Councillor Susan Chapelle has announced she, too, is seeking re-election while Councillor Ron Sander announced last week that he wouldn’t be in the election race.
Rob Weys and Peter Kent have both confirmed they plan to make a second attempt at council after unsuccessfully running for councillor seats in 2011.
School trustee Laura Godfrey announced this week that she intends to seek re-election while Andrea Beaubien has decided she won't be looking for another term on the school board.
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) representive Moe Freitag has decided he won't be seeking re-election to represent the people of Area D of the SLRD. He said if nobody steps up to replace him then he'll step up.
Those elected in the next election will serve in office through to November of 2018.
Check back with The Squamish Chief for ongoing more coverage of election issues ahead of the next municipal elections.
