A candidate from the 2010 municipal elections is stepping up to the plate once again.
Tara McMillan, who ran for mayor in 2010 and was narrowly defeated, has put her name in the hat for a position as a Drumheller Town Councillor. 
“I decided to run for council to serve the community and represent the residents of Drumheller,” said McMillan. “In the previous election, I ran for mayor and it was a very close race. Due to the time commitment of being mayor, at this point in my life it doesn’t quite fit. I feel this way I can better represent the people of Drumheller.”
McMillan is looking ahead to completing a few different projects in town.
“I want to represent the needs of the town, keep our taxes in line, be fiscally responsible, enhance recreation, work with the province on flood mitigation, and I’m looking forward to phase 2 of the Badlands Community Facility,” said McMillan.
She also identified berming and dyking as needs to be done in vulnerable communities in the Drumheller Valley.
The key to moving forward for McMillan is for Council to work together and encourage growth in Drumheller.
“I have a lot of ideas, but it’s a team effort once you’re on council. I think we need to grow our population and business base to give us a bigger tax margin and keep people’s taxes at a lower rate. We need more tourist attraction businesses, but we also need businesses to serve locals. We need to find a balance between the two,” said McMillan.
Three weeks remain until election day on October 21. McMillan hopes Drumheller will come out in force to choose the next Town Council.
“The biggest thing is to encourage people to get out and exercise their democratic rights,” said McMillan. “These will be the people who are the backbone of the decisions that are made.”
