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Glanbrook councillor Brenda Johnson won't be seeking re-election this fall
(Hamilton Spectator, Tamara Botting, Jan 5 2022)

Come the fall, Glanbrook will have a new councillor at city hall as Brenda Johnson has announced that she won’t be running in the upcoming municipal election.

“I think it’s time for fresh eyes. I think it’s time for a change,” said Glanbrook’s councillor.

While Hamilton council has been facing public backlash in recent years for its handling of situations such as the sewage spill into Chedoke Creek, or the Red Hill Valley Parkway asphalt study that suggested the surface of the road was more slippery than it should be, Johnson said that’s not what motivated her retirement…

Johnson said she’s making the announcement about her retirement now, “because I really wanted to allow good candidates an opportunity to review and find whether or not they would like to run. I don’t want people scrambling in August.”

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