{"id":115449,"date":"2022-06-28T17:46:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=115449"},"modified":"2022-06-28T17:46:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:46:12","slug":"thompson-to-retire-from-municipal-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/thompson-to-retire-from-municipal-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Thompson to retire from municipal politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 22 years as an elected Huntsville and District councillor, Brian Thompson has announced that he will not be seeking re-election this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a transition year for me, you know I reached a certain age in life that makes you stop and think about how many more trips around the sun one might have,\u201d said Thompson, 75, who recently sold his house. He bought a condominium but said it won\u2019t be ready for a year or so, so he plans on doing some travelling once this term of council is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up on his trips, Thompson said he plans to trace his roots and travel to Ireland, Scotland, and England. After that, he said he\u2019ll have some planning to do. He\u2019s interested in seeing Thailand but plans on spending this coming winter on Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said municipalities have some real challenges coming up in the next term or two of council as they try to reduce their greenhouse gas emission by 50 per cent by 2030. \u201cThat\u2019s going to be really, really challenging but I think it can be done. We\u2019ve already had some discussions about electric vehicles with the fleet manager at the District of Muskoka, but there\u2019s much more to it than that,\u201d he noted. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thompson said he\u2019s also pleased about the Town of Huntsville\u2019s commitment to increasing access to water and making access points easier to find. He\u2019s also feeling optimistic that more of the Town\u2019s budget is going to public works for infrastructure such as roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thompson has focused his entire career on public works operations at both the Town of Huntsville and the District of Muskoka. 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