It's been an interesting week for Vernon's Mayor, Wayne Lippert. Having been contacted by various groups of supporters this past week, Lippert was urged to consider standing for the nomination of MLA, the office that will be left vacant in May of this year by the retiring, Tom Christensen. Nevertheless, as honored as he is to be considered, Mayor Lippert announces today that his priority for the next three years will be to the citizens of Vernon.
"After taking this weekend to think things over, I feel this is not the right time for a political move such as this. After just receiving the mandate a few weeks ago to serve a second term as Vernon's mayor, I'm not interested in changing hats at this time and inflicting a costly bi-election on the public. As much as I would love to serve in this position at some point in my political career, I think both the public and I would be better served if I use the next three years to gain more experience in public life before moving on to the provincial arena."
"I am extremely honored that so many supporters placed their faith in me, and although I would have been pleased to run for this nomination, I know that my November commitment to continue with the mandate of my second term, is more important. My promise, at that time, was to continue providing strong leadership, fiscal responsibility and the implementation our new Official Community Plan, and I want to see this through."
Over the next three years, Mayor Lippert will continue fostering open communication at City Hall and build on his already positive relationships with provincial and federal politicians, in particular, the new MLA for the North Okanagan, whoever that may be.
- News Release Document - 22Kb PDF
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Kudos to Mayor Wayne for his decision to stay put and complete his mandate...glad to hear it!
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