Editorial: Next term will be the age of novices
Three weeks from now, one thing is certain: Thompson city council and the School District of Mystery Lake will look much different than they currently do.
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Three weeks from now, one thing is certain: Thompson city council and the School District of Mystery Lake will look much different than they currently do.
Thompson has enough candidates to make mayoral and council elections necessary but the seven school board trustee candidates will be acclaimed.
Paving work that was supposed to be done this year will not go ahead until next year — and it will cost significantly more than was originally anticipated.
Thompson needs at least three more council candidates and half a dozen school board trustee candidates in order to make elections necessary on Oct. 26.
Council debated new water and sewer rates that the Public Utilities Board recently approved for nearly half of their May 2 committee of the whole meeting.