There are now three people in the running for Lambton County warden.
Sarnia Councillor Bev MacDougall announced she will seek a second term at county council's meeting in Wyoming Wednesday morning.
"As one of those people who jump in with both feet, in all that I do whether it's creative industries or other economic development, it felt to me the closer I got to the end of this term that my work was simply not finished," says MacDougall. "Everywhere I go, regardless of who I speak to, economic development and growth of this area is what everybody is after, and so I'm here and ready to offer that to another two years of service here."
MacDougall says four years would be enough.
"I would want to take the wisdom of my time in politics and mentor new people coming in with a future term. I would not want to be as engaged in leadership at that point," she says. "Whoever becomes the deputy warden has that chance to explore the job and find out whether they're interested in the higher post."
MacDougall says it's not a done deal.
She joins Lambton Shores Mayor Bill Weber and Oil Springs Mayor and Deputy Warden Ian Veen as the declared candidates so far.
The warden will be elected by county councillors by secret ballot on December 7.
MacDougall became the county's 156th warden two years ago and is just the second city representative to hold the county's top political post. The late John Kowalyshyn was the first in 1997.
