Vic Fedeli had no intention of being North Bay's mayor-for-life.
He has made good on one of his first promises when elected mayor of the Gateway City in 2003, that he was a two-term guy.
After seven years in office, Fedeli announced Feb. 1 he will not be running in the Oct. 25 municipal election.
“I genuinely believe there should be term limits in this country for all three levels of government,” said the immensely popular 53-year-old former marketing entrepreneur. “No one person has the right to expect that they should be sitting in their chair forever.”
From Day One, Fedeli hung out the Open for Business sign, with council's endorsement, by slashing industrial and commercial property taxes, selling off surplus city land, assisting home-grown companies to expand, and investing in municipal infrastructure with road and water treatment and waterfront improvements.
He created an ingenious 'Buck-An-Acre' program to fill up property in a dormant industrial park and presided over an paralleled construction boom during his tenure. For the last four years, the City of North Bay has successively smashed all-time records for building permits, posting all-time record of $92 million in 2009.
Fedeli deflected any questions about whether he plans to run provincially or federally, saying he was looking forward to spending more time at home with his wife, Patty.
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