Morris-Turnberry's Jamie Heffer puts name forward for Huron County Warden

BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN

Morris-Turnberry Mayor Jamie Heffer has declared his intention to put his name forward in hopes of becoming the next Huron County Warden this fall.

 

Heffer informed his fellow Huron County councillors and members of the public of this decision at Huron County Council’s Sept. 4 meeting, held in Goderich. This would come after two, two-year stints by current Warden and Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Mayor Glen McNeil, which was preceded by two, two-year stints by Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn and a term by Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul Gowing, who was the first Huron County Warden to serve the new two-year term.

 

In Morris-Turnberry, Heffer was first elected as a councillor in 2010. He represented the Turnberry Ward, back when the municipal council still had a ward system.

 

In 2014, he was re-elected as the top vote-getter in Morris-Turnberry, with nearly 900 people voicing their support for him. Under the Morris-Turnberry rules, as the top vote-getter, that made Heffer the deputy-mayor for that term. 

 

Then, in 2018, Heffer was acclaimed to the position of mayor when outgoing Mayor Paul Gowing chose not to run again and no one else opted to oppose Heffer. He would be acclaimed to the top position again in 2022.

 

Heffer didn’t say much about his candidacy, just that he intended to run when the time came this fall.

 

To date, no one else has expressed their desire to run for the position, but there is still plenty of time for opposition to materialize.