ELECTION 2104: Men vying for Mill Bay director identify sewer and salary issues among top priorities

Voters in Mill Bay won't be pondering any surprises from unfamiliar candidates before marking their ballots in the civic election Nov. 15.

The positions of both incumbent Mike Walker and challenger Kerry Davis for the job of representing Area A on the Cowichan Valley Regional District board are well-known.

Current director Walker served two terms from 2002 through 2008 before taking a break and then returning for another term from 2011 until the present.

Davis ran for the Green Party in the provincial election last year, losing the seat to the NDP's Bill Routley.

Walker vows to continue on the same path as the last several years and residents know what to expect from him. There are some significant issues at the front of his long list of duties that need attention.

"For me, I've been focusing on our storm water management and sewer issues,'' Walker said.

"We're finding some of our older subdivisions here in Mill Bay, septic systems are starting to go.''

With that in mind, Walker would like to see something similar to what's being done in the Capital Regional District where there's a mandatory pump-out required within a certain period of time and charges are added to taxes.

"A lot of our residents are on that eastern slope and everything goes to the water,'' Walker said of the importance the issue places on the environment.

"With the heavy rain, it really becomes a concern.''

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ELECTION 2104: Men vying for Mill Bay director identify sewer and salary issues among top priorities