Conrad Read is seeking his third term on Meadow Lake city council. (Submitted photo/Conrad Read)

By Teena Monteleone

Incumbent Conrad Read looking to complete what he started

Oct 13, 2020 | 2:16 PM

Conrad Read is looking for his third consecutive term on Meadow Lake city council.

Read, who has worked for the Ministry of Highways for 41 years, said his knowledge and expertise when it comes to roadways and infrastructure has served and will continue to serve council well.

“I’ve built a lot of roads and preserved a lot of roads and deal with a lot of equipment so when it comes to buying equipment and repairing roads or alternative preventative maintenance treatments, I would think my knowledge of that would come into play when dealing with the city,” Read said.

Read wants to be a member of council again so he can see through several projects that started eight years ago, including a strategic plan to improve non-compliance with the water security agency with common trenching and sewer lines, as well as the multi-year paving program.

“Eight years ago, I was in dismay with the repair and replacements of inoperable fire hydrants. We had our water system depressurized in the city so we were down without water in the whole city for three days because of our water valves that could shut off a water break…so that’s been a prioritization,” Read said. “I may know a lot about roads, but I was surprised about the aging infrastructure we have buried beneath the roads which is our water and sewer lines.”

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Read said council has been making vast improvements on rating and using cameras to determine how good the infrastructure is and making places to replace water and sewer lines before they fail.

“What I’ve seen in the past is you resurface or pave a road only two years later to dig it up because you weren’t fully aware of the condition of the water and sewer lines. So, I think we’ve made a lot of improvements in that area and made informed decisions.”

Ultimately, Read said he simply enjoys being on city council and contributing to the community.

“Get out and vote,” he said. “There are a lot of great candidates on the ballot this year and we’ll let the people decide in our democratic society and good luck to everybody.”

The municipal election is set for Nov. 9.

meadowlakeNOW.com is working to profile each of the candidates for council in the coming weeks. You can see more stories related to the municipal and provincial election in Meadow Lake and area here.

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Teena.monteleone@jpbg.ca

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