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Harvey Shire councillor Dakota Krispyn to contest president position at October 21 local government elections

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Sean Van Der WielenHarvey-Waroona Reporter
Harvey Shire president candidate Dakota Krispyn.
Camera IconHarvey Shire president candidate Dakota Krispyn. Credit: Sean Van Der Wielen/Harvey-Waroona Reporter

Harvey Shire councillor Dakota Kripsyn has put his name forward for the shire president position at October’s local government elections.

The youngest member of the 13-person council will face off against three other candidates in the race to replace outgoing president Paul Gillett.

Cr Krispyn said there were multiple reasons he was running for the top job.

“Since being in council, I’ve looked up to all the other councillors,” he said.

“Seeing what is happening in the future, I believe that it is a great opportunity for myself to step up and point us in the right direction.”

Cr Krispyn was first elected to the council in 2021 and said it had been “a good learning curve” in the two years since.

Prior to becoming a councillor, he said he attended every meeting in the six months prior and went through agendas going back to 2017.

“In council, I believe I have listened, I have basically learnt as much as I possibly can and I’ve really taken on board what the community thinks and wants because that’s the most important thing,” Cr Krispyn said.

He is currently completing a Diploma in Local Government.

Outside of the council, Cr Krispyn runs a number of businesses, something he puts down to wanting to make a change.

“I just have a unique brain for seeing long-term strategic plans,” he said.

“When I was in Year 7, I wrote up a plan all the way up to 25 years old ... (and) I have been able to pursue most things in there.”

Cr Krispyn said transparency would be one of his key objectives if elected as Shire president, alongside ensuring the council was not creating long-term legacy issues.

“The big key thing is our long-term major projects, the second thing is basically giving direction where the council wants to go and the third is keeping that communication open,” he said.

Whatever the result, Cr Krispyn said he wanted what was best for the community.

“If I get elected, that is what the community want,” he said.

“If I don’t get elected, that is what the community wants and that is all I want.”

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