MacDougall re-offers for Ward 1: St. Eleanors – Bayview
Another sitting Summerside City Council member has announced he will seek another term. Bruce MacDougall, councillor for Ward 1: St. Eleanors – Bayview, said this week he intends to re-offer in this fall’s municipal election. MacDougall has been a longtime councillor, taking his seat at council in 1995 during the amalgamation process. “I believe this city is on the right track and is poised for some tremendous growth over the next few years,” he said. Currently MacDougall is chairman of the technical services committee and co-chair of economic development. He is also president of the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities, a post he has held since 2006. As president, he sits on the national board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. During his tenancy as president, MacDougall says he was instrumental in securing a new revenue sharing formula for Island municipalities, as well as new equalization and HST deals. He is also a member and past chairman of the Atlantic Mayors Congress. “I am very pleased and excited with the tremendous amount of interest and economic growth that is taking place in our great little city,” he said. “We have completed a lot of major projects over the past number of years which make our city a better place to live, work and play. It is very gratifying for me as a councillor or a citizen when I meet people and they rave about our little city and the amenities that we possess for our size.” Some of MacDougall’s priorities include ditch infilling, affordable housing, holding the line on taxes and being fiscally responsible. MacDougall has been a longtime resident of St. Eleanors and still resides there with his wife Nancy. They have two sons Christopher (Carrie) and Bradley.