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Before that he worked for the Town of Bracebridge for 10 years then moved to Barrie where he worked for that municipality before making his way to Huntsville. \u201cSo he saved the best for last, of course,\u201d said Aitchison,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"modern-quote full\"><p>We genuinely appreciate your dedicated service to the people of Huntsville. You\u2019ve been a fine public servant and we\u2019re going to miss you. I hope you don\u2019t get too bored in retirement, if you do, come back and visit us<cite>Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison speaking to Mike Gooch at June 27th Council meeting<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Town will be throwing Gooch a farewell party at the Algonquin Theatre\u2019s Partners Hall on Wednesday, June 29 between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and everyone is invited. \u201cWe might tell some more stories while we\u2019re there,\u201d said Aitchison.<\/p>\n<p>Gooch will be replaced by long-time District Municipality of Muskoka planner Derrick Hammond. He\u2019s been a municipal planner for 26 years. \u201cHe comes to us with quite a resume. He\u2019s got a Master of Arts in geography from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Arts and geography and a concentration of political science from the University of Ottawa and he\u2019s just recently coming off a stint in the continuous improvement unit that the CEO of the District has created,\u201d said Aitchison. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to have him here and help us chart the next several years of Huntsville\u2019s development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t miss out on Doppler! 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