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Bob Abbott won't be our next Mayor |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Thursday, 14 July 2011 |
Mayor of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Mayor Bob Abbott announced on Thursday July 14th at a press conference that he will not contest the mayoral position at the next local government election. This election is due to be held in March 2012.
Mr
Abbott has been in local government for 30 years of which 26 years he
was on the Noosa Council and of that 26 years he was Mayor of Noosa for
10 years.
At the
press conference he said that he wanted to make his intentions known
well before the lead into the local government elections next year.
In his
statement Mr Abbott said, “The challenge for the mayor and councilors
of the next Sunshine Coast Council will be to balance our population and
economic development and maintaining a sustainable fabric that will
support the coast well into the future.”
He
continued. “When I was elected as mayor in 2008, I was determined to
lay a foundation for the Sunshine Coast during the first 4-6 years of
local government and I’m proud to say we have done that during our first
term as a new council.”
This
period of council has not been a particularly happy period with
animosity between a number of councillors often rearing its head.
At
this time there have been no actual nominations or official expressions
of interest for the role, but two councillors, Deputy Mayor Tim Dwyer
and North Shore Councillor Debbie Blumel are the most likely contenders.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 August 2011 )
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