Oct 15, 2014


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Cindy Kelsey – from the Post Office to the Council Chamber

Cindy Kelsey has been a fixture in the Kennebec community all her life. She helped her mother at the post office when she was a child, and later began working for Canada Post herself. For the past 10 years she has been the Post Master at the Arden Post Office, which is the hub of the local community on a day-day basis.

Cindy has also lived in all parts of Kennebec. Born and raised in Arden, she later bought a home in Elm Tree after getting married. The Kelseys have since moved to Henderson where her husband was raised. They have lived in Henderson for the past five years.

She is running for Council as an extension of her involvement in the community, and she sees the major task on Council over the next few years as a balancing act between improving some of the aging roadways and keeping taxes from spiraling out of control.

“I believe that there are areas within the township that need to be improved. We need to find some way to find savings if we are going to be able to make necessary road improvements. When you look at roads such as the Henderson Road, for example. The north end has partially been completed, but the south end is still a mass of potholes. At the same time I know people who don't have enough money to cover their tax bills and living expenses, even though they are working families.”

If elected to Council Cindy wants people to be able to feel that they can approach her so she can address the issues that the people find most concerning.

“I think it is important to listen to the concerns people have and bring them to council. It is also important to see the issues that come forward and react to them. I know policing is going to be a substantial cost and that it will have to be managed by Council,” she said. “All in all, with hard work and a dedicated council we can make our township a better place to live.”

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