Gerry Lichty elected as 2025 Frontenac County warden

Frontenac County assembly has elected Township of North Frontenac Mayor Gerry Lichty arsenic the 2025 Frontenac County warden.

The determination was made during Wednesday’s assembly meeting.

“I’d similar to convey Warden Smith and my chap Frontenac County councillors for selecting maine arsenic 2025 Warden,” Lichty said. “Rural municipalities proceed to look intensifying economical and societal challenges, and Frontenac is nary exception. I’m looking guardant to applying my energies to further my predecessors’ enactment and to representing the interests of residents of Frontenac County successful the portion and crossed Ontario.”

Lichty, elected arsenic North Frontenac politician and Frontenac County councillor successful 2022, brings a wealthiness of acquisition to his caller role. Previously, helium served connected the township of North Frontenac committee of accommodation and arsenic president of the Snow Road Community Centre Association.

A nonrecreational technologist and erstwhile manager specializing successful assemblage lodging projects successful Toronto and for the Ontario Ministry of Housing, Lichty aboriginal worked arsenic a facilities manager for the Region of Waterloo and arsenic CEO of Northwind Management Consultants. He has resided successful North Frontenac since 2014.

Also elected is Township of Frontenac Islands Deputy Mayor Bill Saunders, who volition service arsenic the 2025 region lawman warden.

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The warden, elected annually by Frontenac County council, acts arsenic main enforcement officer, presides implicit assembly meetings, provides leadership, and represents the region astatine authoritative functions. The lawman warden assists successful these duties, and each members of the eight-member assembly clasp 1 ballot each.

Frontenac County council, elected for a four-year word done 2026, includes representatives from the townships of North Frontenac, Central Frontenac, South Frontenac and Frontenac Islands.

Current assembly members include:

• Warden Gerry Lichty (township of North Frontenac)
• Deputy Warden Bill Saunders (township of Frontenac Islands)
• Coun. Fred Fowler (township of North Frontenac)
• Coun. Nicki Gowdy (township of Central Frontenac)
• Coun. Judy Greenwood-Speers (township of Frontenac Islands)
• Coun. Ray Leonard (township of South Frontenac)
• Coun. Frances Smith (township of Central Frontenac)
• Coun. Ron Vandewal (township of South Frontenac)