What is your greatest achievement as Mayor?
I am proud of saving Upton St James School, bringing some
orderto the Council's finances,
improving services - including thosefor our older people, through theestablishment of the Torbay CareTrust. I Chair the Torbay Strategic Partnership which
hasadopted a new Community Plan
focusing on economic prosperity. The plans for a South Devon
Link Road are now on the Regional Funding Allocation
following my intervention. I have welcomed entrepreneurs and
investors, including Peter De Savary who is creating a new
hotel here. I've put Torbay on the map!
What difference can an elected Mayor make to a community?
An elected Mayor has a huge opportunity as 'Leader of Place'
asan
ambassador/advocate for an area, as well as making
little/localthings happen.
What is the main difference between an elected Mayor and
a traditional
Mayor?
I served as traditional Mayor in 2003/2004 so can say the
rolesdiffer most noticeably in
the political aspect. A traditional Mayorperforms a neutral/ceremonial role whereas an elected
Mayor needs totake decisions and
provide political direction.
Will you be standing for re-election?
Watch this space. I was elected October 2005 to May
2011.Quite a long time to go!
