Scanned, recopied or Internet copy, if there are errors, please e-mail me with corrections: Opening comments: More at the end. Part of the 1988 Mississauga election & the strange and troubling case of Stephen Morgan.Hazel McCallion may never step down? This is news? Mississauga News Oct. 21, 1988, Fri - by John Stewart - Front page. Hazel’s in for three more McCallion may never step down Mayor Hazel McCallion, acclaimed for another three-year term, hasn't decided if she will seek re-election in 1991. But she hasn't considered retirement either, she says In an interview Wednesday, McCallion said the "only thing I will guarantee is that I will be in this position for three years except for illness or death." Asked if she's considered retiring, the mayor of Mississauga for the past decade replied "no, I have not thought about it at all. I'm rarin' to go and I challenge any young person to keep with me." McCallion's potential retirement has been the subject of speculation at city hall, especially among councillors who would like to succeed the 67-year-old. The mayor said she got two shocks in the past few days. The first was the candidacy of 24-year-old- Stephen Morgan who filed nomination papers Monday to run against the veteran mayor. "I didn't know him and that came right out of the blue McCallion said. Then after becoming "convinced that I was not getting an acclamation" Morgan suddenly withdrew from the race at the last minute Tuesday, giving the former Streetsville mayor her second acclamation and fifth term in the mayor's chair. The mayor said her acclamation came despite the fact that "The Mississauga News has done a pretty good job of trying to convince somebody to run" in the past few months. McCallion said she was not aware that Morgan had been approached by prominent local lawyer John Keyser, who discussed the difficulties of the job with the young candidate, until Keyser advised her of it shortly after Morgan withdrew Tuesday night. [1] The mayor plans to invite Morgan to see her, so she can discuss his concerns about the City. "I encourage young people to get involved so one day, they will offer themselves for public office. But I don't think you start at the top," says the mother of three children. McCallion said she has never spent more than $18,000 on a mayoralty campaign and would have run a "limited campaign" had Morgan stayed in the running. See MAYOR. page 3 Mayor looks to the future Continued from page 1 As for priorities for the next three years of office, McCallion said she and council will continue to work towards the facilities foreseen for the City in its long range capital plan, including a sports complex, a performing arts centre, botannical gardens, and transportation improvements. The biggest challenge facing city hall and its politicians is communicating with the public, McCallion said. Although the City makes every effort to reach people through public meetings, her cable TV show, brochures, and advertising, McCallion said more efforts must still be made. The recent controversies over the widening of McLaughlin Rd. and the Creditview wetlands have demonstrated the public isn't always aware of the City's overall efforts to preserve the environment, claimed the Charnwood Cr. resident. McCallion beat incumbent Ron Searle in 1978 to become the City's first female mayor after serving one term as Ward 9 councillor. She was acclaimed to office in 1980, beat Searle again in 1982 despite being found guilty just before the election of violating four sections of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, and then handily defeated Robert Taylor and Rick Drennan in 1985. Home Page - Main Table of Contents - Back up a page - Back to Top [COMMENTS BY DON B. - |
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