John Slater confirms he will run for Mayor in November

For Mayor John Slater, 2005 will be a busy year.
The mayor recently outlined what he feels will be the top issues and priorities facing the Town of Osoyoos in the coming year.
Front and centre will be work on the skateboard park, along with moving onto Phase Two of the Sonora Centre, Slater said.
But he also said the Sonora Centre and the skateboard park would need recreational programs to compliment the facilities.
Kids should have proper training available if they're going to use the skateboard park, he said.
He added putting out a request for proposals regarding Desert Park was also an important initiative, in addition to maintaining and improving storms, drains, and sidewalks.
Slater also said the town has no plans to raise taxes.
Council's intent is to hold the line. I can't see an average house's taxes going up in 2005, he said.
But Slater pointed out the town has no control over expenditures at medical facilities, at the school board, and other institutions, so he could only speak for the programs the town controls.
Slater said another important job for the town is to finish the Official Community Plan, which he termed a prime initiative.rnSlater said the town is also looking forward to boundary expansion.
We want to get people off of septic tanks and onto the sewer system, he said.
This is also an election year, with November 19 2005 set as the date Osoyoos residents go to the polls and pick their mayor and town council.
I'll definitely be running again, Slater said.
He added the recent by-election this past November showed there were many good candidates in the community. The by-election, prompted by the departure of councillor Denis Brown, resulted in Tom Shields being elected as a councillor, but five other candidates also ran.
He said the debates during the by-election showed people in the community are concerned about the pace of growth in Osoyoos. But he added construction in the new year will remain fairly steady.
We may be reaching a saturation point with multiple family dwellings. We need more single family dwellings in Osoyoos, Slater said.