Driscoll wins mayor”™s seat in Mapleton

The township’s new mayor is excited about the prospect of working with an all-new council for the next four years.

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“We do have a lot of work ahead of us. I think with the candidates that got elected, the team is there to get it done,” said Neil Driscoll, who beat fellow current Mapleton councillor Jim Curry by a tally of 1,621 to 574 votes in the Oct. 27 municipal election.

“I’m just really excited there’s just a lot of new ideas and new attitudes,” Driscoll said. “There’s none of that old ‘this is how we used to do it.’ And I’m very excited about that.”

Driscoll said one of his first priorities will be “just to get council in a rhythm and get them working together and figure out where council and staff are going to interact. Just to get them running more smoothly.”

In an email to the Community News, Curry offered congratulations to the new councillors and those who let their names stand for election. He also congratulated Driscoll on his victory.

“I very much enjoyed working with him the last four years and he will do well in leading Mapleton,” said Curry.

Driscoll will lead a council that will consist of: Dennis Craven, a former councillor who lost his seat in 2010 (1,069 votes) and political newcomers Marlene Ottens (1,031), Michael Martin (1,010) and Lori Woodham (1,005).

Woodham said she felt “wonderful” about the prospects for the new council under “the leadership of Neil with his experience over the past four years, and also knowing all issues that we will be dealing with over the next four years, I feel that we have a well-diversified council to move forward in a positive manner.”

Not successful in their bid for a councillor position were: Angie Culp (972 votes), Paul Douglas (877), Albert Runstedler (661), Martin Tamlyn (411), Rick Molenaar (366) and Nadia Sommerville (237).

Voter turnout in Mapleton was just under 33%, with 2,260 of 6,865 electors voting.

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