After coming within a single ballot of defeating Gordon Montgomery as mayor of Mulmur in 2006, Paul Mills has decided to see if he can turn the tables in a rematch.

It might be too early to tell if it will be a true rematch, as a two-way race between Mr. Mills and incumbent Montgomery, but no one else has filed nomination papers for any of the council positions.

Mr. Mills says he is running on a “no-nonsense platform of transparency and integrity,” and details of his campaign will be posted on his website as well as outlined at townhall style meetings which will be open to questions from everyone.

The municipal elections in Dufferin in 2006 might have established records in terms, at least, of surprises.

In Mulmur, the result might have set a municipalelection record by, first off, giving the win to Paul Mills by one vote, then ending in a tie when the ballots were recounted, and finally giving a 793-792 edge to Mr. Montgomery when an initially rejected envelope was opened to avoid pulling a name out of a hat.

Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Mills were both members of the council who were looking to move an inch up the ladder upon the retirement of Mayor Gord Gallaugher. Mr. Montgomery was moving from the deputy chair and Mr. Mills was looking to bypass the deputy chair in his bid.

Mulmur had had a 47% turnout at the polls in 2006. In Melancthon, where newcomer Ron Dillman filed for the mayoralty in his first run at politics, there was just a 25% voter turnout.

The initial Melancthon count gave Mr. Dillman a seven-ballot lead over incumbent Debbie Fawcett, and the recount reduced that to four.

Mr. Dillman died in early 2007, and Ms.Fawcett was subsequently appointed to replace him as mayor.

Now, for the 2010 election, Deputy Mayor Bill Hill (who moved up from a council chair to the deputy post to replace deceased Deputy Mayor D. C. Broderick ) has filed his papers for the mayoralty, but it wasn’t immediately known if Ms. Fawcett would be seeking re-election.

The only papers filed, other than Mr. Hill’s, came from the nomination of newcomer Barton Malloy for one of the council posts.

No one has taken the action as of yet in Orangeville.