A Princeton woman has stepped forward and declared her intention to run for town council this October.
Lorraine Morosse, 55, comes from a politically active family and believes she can give voice to important issues.
She is thinking about the future, she said in an interview with The Spotlight.
“I’m a brand new grandma and now I am looking through her eyes. What I see in the town that needs the most improvement is infrastructure, trying to get viable businesses in here to fill up the empty buildings.”
Amenities for families also top the list of priorities for the candidate, who moved to Princeton in 1993 to raise her daughter.
“I really want to look at the parks budget because the parks in this town – there’s nothing for little kids to play with. The one down by the water park is too hot for little kids to play, and the one down by the pool is so outdated. They are all outdated and they all need improvement.”
An investment in families will pay off, she added.
“There are a lot of young families moving up here, and that’s why I want to focus on the parks and improve them so these young people stay.”
Morosse has ideas about the environment, as well.
“I know the dump has improved their recycling quite a bit, but I notice a lot of people don’t have those recycling boxes and I think the town should supply those…I think it would be more feasible if everybody had a nice big bucket to use.”
Morosse is the second person to declare herself a candidate for councillor – although formal nomination papers will not be accepted until September 4.
Former newspaper publisher George Elliott declared his intention to run, using social media, on January 1. Leona Guerster, president of the Vermilion Trails Society, has also announced she is running for mayor.
The viability of an indoor pool for Princeton, and the designation of motorized use for the KVR through town, have been identified as high-profile election issues.
“I would love to have a pool…Until you look at the budget you don’t really know, until you have access to what’s going on in town hall,” she said.
“It’s a big controversy. They had this discussion on a new pool years ago, right when I first moved here, and it was shot down. I would rather try to fill the existing empty spaces and get viable businesses and build up the revenue [to fund a pool].”
She also supports motorized use of the KVR trail.
“I know the trail society, they are fighting tooth and nail for it and I agree with them.”
Morosse worked for many years at Overwaitea and Coopers (now Save On), and presently provides home daycare and dog and house sitting services, while operating a merchandising business.
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