DIDSBURY - Regardless of if any of the incumbents run for a seat on Didsbury council in this October's municipal election, there will be at least two new faces.
There are only five members of council right now not the prescribed seven, since council decided against holding bylections when former councillors Joyce McCoy and Ethan Williams resigned last fall.
All four Didsbury incumbent councillors as well as the mayor say they are undecided on whether to seek re-election in 2025.
The nomination period for submitting papers for the October 2025 municipal election started on Jan. 1 and runs through to Sept. 22.
Mayor Rhonda Hunter told the Albertan she remains undecided on whether to run again.
“I can’t say that I have thought about that at this point,” Hunter told the Albertan. “There are a lot of projects and issues on our current council table right now, and I am committed to keeping these projects and issues as my priority items without other distractions.
“There are still over eight months until nomination day in September, and I plan to spend these eight months focusing on my current role as mayor and getting the things done that I committed to in 2017 and 2021 and anything outstanding that our council has prioritized for this term. I think summer will be a good time for me to reflect on making a decision about running again.”
Councillor and deputy mayor Curt Engel said he has not yet decided on whether to seek a third term.
Coun. John Baswick also said he has not yet decided whether to run for a third term.
“It will probably be a last-minute decision depending on who is running,” he said.
Coun. Dorothy Moore said, “I haven’t decided yet. There is still much to do in this term.”
Coun. Bill Windsor said he is also undecided on a re-election bid.
