Midland council announced recently that the means of selecting a replacement for the seat declared vacant following Coun. Jim Downer’s death would be to choose from those who applied to be a councillor earlier in the year.
MidlandToday reached out to the six remaining candidates from the March pool of applicants for the position, asking if they remained available for nominations.
Terry Condon responded that he notified all members of council with his intent to be considered for the position.
“The reason is fairly straightforward,” wrote Condon. “I believe that I can bring value to the residents of Midland and will show my worth in the second half of this term.” He added that his responses from the previous questions asked remained the same. “I believe in teamwork and because of the latest challenges given to council, a team player is more important than ever.”
Rob Thorpe replied that he would leave his name to stand for the position.
No response was returned from previous applicants Bob Jeffrey, Eric ‘Howie’ Major, Cody Oschefski, or Yvonne Tietz as of the publication of this article.
But on his Facebook page, Oschefski seems to indicate he's still interested.
"Another opportunity to get my seat back at council on August 7th," he wrote. "Council will select a new councillor from the 6 people remaining from the last process. I came final 3 last time and, after talking to some councillors, I am the underdog this time.
"I truly believe it is my life's work to be a community leader. If this council doesn't select me I will be an even better candidate by 2026."
The selection for the vacancy will be addressed at the Wednesday, August 7 special meeting of council, with further details forthcoming from the town.
-with files from Andrew Philips
