Local mayor intends to seek re-election this October
For the past five years, Meadow Lake’s had Gary Vidal sit in the mayor’s chair and he could potentially serve another four years after announcing his intentions to seek re-election.
First elected in the 2011 by-election and acclaimed in 2012, Vidal said he decided to seek re-election because of all the positive feedback received from the community.
Since taking office, Vidal said the city has operated with a roughly $4.5 million surplus, and spent $15 million on capital projects.
“By the end of 2016, we will have one outstanding loan for the City of Meadow Lake. We’ve paid off all our debt other than the one loan for the Ninth Ave. lift station which is a long-term asset. It doesn’t bother me to have some longer term debt and we’ve got a plan to pay for that,” Vidal said.