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Thu, 19 Aug 2021
The chair of Port Erin Commissioners says he expected more people to stand in last month’s local authority elections.
Every seat on every board across the Isle of Man was up for grabs in the July poll, however, two thirds of authorities had too few candidates to hold a vote.
It means certain issues will be presided over by people who did not win the backing of the public.
Godfrey Egee claims it shows a ‘lack of enthusiasm’ about helping out your local community.
In Mr Egee’s authority, the future of the Cosy Nook has caused plenty of comment and split opinion.
He feels those who feel strongly about how the situation should be resolved have missed an opportunity to make a difference.
“I really did expect, because of what’s been going on with the Cosy Nook, to have far more people enamoured to come forward and do their bit for the village”, Mr Egee told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
He added: “It’s really quite a poor turnout.
“It seems to be across the Island where there doesn’t seem to be much enthusiasm in democracy and doing their bit for the local community.”
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