Richmond’s municipal election is officially less than five months away and Richmond Citizens’ Association has now announced its slate.
Running alongside incumbent Coun. Harold Steves and hoping for their own seat on council is Jack Trovato, Kelly Greene and Judie Schneider, the association announced at a public event on Wednesday.
“They’re all really good, outstanding candidates,” Colleen Glynn, president of RCA told the Richmond News. “They’re all pretty active in the community. They’ve done a lot of work around the housing on farmland issue and the hospital, education, all sorts of things.”
Schneider, Greene and Trovato have all spoken at council meetings against mega homes on agricultural land and the three petitioned on behalf of the RCA for a new hospital tower earlier this year.
At age 80, Coun. Harold Steves, a retired teacher, is back on the ballot to continue his stated quests to protect farmland and ensure development is sustainable, with city-backed projects such as geothermal district energy.
According to Glynn, the association as a whole is looking for a change in how council interacts with the people of Richmond.
“We’re looking for a more transparent and open city government that's more accessible to the public and listening to what citizens actually want,” Glynn said.
“I think it’ll be a really interesting campaign.”
Richmond’s municipal election is on Oct. 20.
I am pleased and honoured to officially announce that I will be running in the upcoming civic election with fellow @RmdCitizensAssn candidates @kelly_bc_ca, @J_SchneiderRCA, and City Councillor @Harold_Steves. On October 20, 2018 let's elect a city council that is #OnYourSide pic.twitter.com/R8t5kPXEar
— Jack Trovato (@JackTrovatoRCA) May 24, 2018
I am proud to officially announce that I will be running for #RichmondBC city council with Councillor @Harold_Steves, plus @J_SchneiderRCA, and @JackTrovatoRCA.
— Kelly Greene RMD (@kelly_bc_ca) May 24, 2018
Shamefully, city council is working for big developers.
On October 20, 2018, elect a council that’s #OnYourSide! pic.twitter.com/FI3xPI8qNP