{"id":6112,"date":"2014-04-04T11:36:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T15:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=6112"},"modified":"2014-04-09T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T17:26:07","slug":"gallo-to-run-for-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/gallo-to-run-for-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated: Gallo to challenge Dawe for Mayor&#8217;s seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aurora\u2019s Mayoral race is on. <\/p>\n<p>After months of speculation, Councillor John Gallo formally filed his papers to challenge incumbent Mayor Geoffrey Dawe for Aurora&#8217;s top job in the municipal election this October.<\/p>\n<p>He filed his papers Friday morning at Town Hall.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Councillor Gallo said the time has come \u201cfor a modern, comprehensive vision for Aurora.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited about putting forward a progressive campaign for the residents of this Town,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will be released in due course. I believe I am the right Mayor for the future of this Town. I have the passion, leadership experience and vision to lead Aurora into the future.<br \/>\n\u201cI have a vision for what I believe Aurora means to youth, seniors, families, businesses and new residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added he also wants to bring a \u201cnew sense of openness to the Mayor\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Dawe declared his intentions to seek re-election on February 14. <\/p>\n<p>So far, just two candidates are formally seeking Aurora\u2019s top elected office. 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