Mayor Cole shared that she was thankful for the work that Council had done over their term. She listed a number of accomplishments that Council was part of over the last four years. The Mayor said, "We've done an amazing job and the rough roads have made us stronger."
She said thank you to Council for all their work.
Deputy Mayor Frayne attended a Federation of Agriculture meeting and a CHIP meeting. He also reminded everyone of the upcoming Winterfest in February. He stated that he will still be an ambassador for South Huron.
Councillor Hebert said he was reminded of the quote, "We can only hope to leave something in better condition than we found it." He went on to say, "We have done that. I appreciate everyone."
Councillor Vaughan enjoyed working with everyone at the table and is looking forward to the next 4 years.
Councillor DeLuca congratulated the successful candidates and said 4 years goes by quickly. He commended staff on a fabulous job implementing the new election system. Residents that he spoke to said they were made to feel that their vote mattered and that they were treated well.
Councillor DeLuca stated that it has been a pleasure to serve Exeter over the last 8 years. He finished by saying with over 32 yrs in municipal politics he has learned that common sense trumps everything. He thanked everyone and said its been a blast.
Councillor Tomes shared that this was his 11th Council term and before that he was a Village Trustee.
He stated that he really enjoyed sitting on BRA committee. We can be really proud of the work they do.
Councillor Tomes shared it has been a pleasure serving Stephen township. He said "I've enjoyed my time. I wish everyone here the best. You have to be ready to accept the voice of the people. All the best to the staff."
Councillor Oke said, "We laid the ground work for a lot of good things that are going to carry on. It comes back to a Council that wanted to convey the "open for business" message. I believe that there's traction that's taking place. Thank you to Council and I look forward to working with the new Council."
He shared about two upcoming hockey tournaments, Pink on the Rink and Silver Stick. He said the economic spin-off from these events is tremendous for South Huron and we need to keep that in mind when we look at projects.