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Trail mayor won’t seek re-election
One candidate tosses hat in ring for mayor’s job BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
The Silver City will run under new leadership later this year after longtime Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs officially announced during the Monday council meeting that he will not seek re-election this fall. The 17-year mayor alluded to retiring from municipal politics in a previDIETER ous Trail Times BOGS interview, but with one person already throwing their hat in the mayoral ring, Bogs confirmed he is calling it a day after the Nov. 15 municipal election. “After 27 years on council I think it is time for me to do something else,” said Bogs. “Let me tell you
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that I got into this because of one issue.” Almost three decades ago, Trail council chose to focus on emergent matters and not longterm planning, according to Bogs, and this lack of foresight spurred the retired Teck engineer to run for council and, later, as Trail’s mayor. “But once you get into serving on council or as mayor, after awhile it becomes a real passion,” he said. “And you become one of the first to find out almost anything that is happening in the community and that I will miss.” The first mayoral candidate, Mike Martin, announced his intention to run in Trail’s civic election Tuesday morning. Since retiring from his position as general manager of Teck Trail Operations in 2011, Martin has been a familiar face in the Greater Trail business community after taking an active role in regional initiatives focused on economic development as chair of the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society. See MARTIN, Page 3
WARFIELD
Citizens question process for ending rec agreement BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Warfielders are not sitting idle while their village talks recreation behind closed doors. Concerned residents have been doing their homework and are now questioning the way business is handled by their elected officials, who recently opted out of a recreation and culture agreement with Trail during an in-camera session. The group is prepared to start a petition if necessary but in the meantime has contacted the inspector of municipalities to find out whether the village’s way of handling business is in line with the Community Charter. “There has been absolutely zero information respectfully informing people from a democratic perspective on what process they are
following,” said village resident GUY BERTRAND PHOTO Betty Anne Marino. “There were 80 people, there were seven pre- An Emcon worker performs the annual task of giving the Victoria St. Bridge in Trail its spring washing senters, there were six letters at a on Tuesday. minimum (never mind their other emails) and they have not described to their residents how they’re going to incorporate that information.” To its credit, the village is in BY SHERI REGNIER trim $620,000 from upcoming administrative officer (CAO). Times Staff the midst of renegotiating to keep capital projects. “Which we had been debating the library service with Trail by As the city’s public works Larry Abenante presented the last year and felt the moncontributing nearly $33,000 (less department struggles with a his list of project deferrals total- etary expense does not support reimbursements made to Warfield major turnover in manpower, ling $401,000 to council, but what would be gained.” residents for purchase of non-resi- the department caught a break received word that all projects Adjustments to the capital dent library cards); it was noted from members of Trail council would be going ahead, with the program are typically dealt in a letter that was received by at Monday’s governance meet- exception of the $100,000 gate- with before the city’s budget is Trail council Monday night. Trail ing. way feature at the east end of approved in May, although the has referred this letter to the library The recent strain to train the Trail bridge. level of funding in the projects board to get some feedback before it eight new yard workers after “This decision is more based can shift based on actual costs formally responds. losing eight experienced on the actual visual impact it or changes in priorities. Warfield Mayor Bert Crockett employees, was compounded in will have in terms of the sug“These monies may be betsaid council will personally reply to March when council directed gested placement,” explained ter reinvested in other aspects See COUNCIL, Page 3 the city’s works manager to David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief See PROJECTS, Page 3
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