A day after becoming Windsor’s mayor-elect, Drew Dilkens was back to work as he begins his transition to the city’s top job.
It was an early start on Tuesday for Dilkens as his election team closed down his campaign headquarters in-favour of a more permanent home at Windsor city hall. On Monday, Dilkens won the mayor’s seat with 55.4 per cent of the eligible vote.
"I was humbled by the response and as we were writing the numbers down at campaign headquarters, I was blown away by some of the disparity in some of the polls," Dilkens says.
Dilkens defeated 11 other candidates, including front-runners John Millson and Larry Horwitz.
For the first time as mayor-elect, Dilkens walked into city hall to meet with out-going Mayor Eddie Francis. The meeting served as a strategy session for the two, as they work on creating a transition plan.
"He'll have a good four and a half weeks to bring me up to speed on internal files and make sure I understand how the internal office budget works."
In the coming days, Dilkens plans to meet with his new and old colleagues on Windsor city council. He’s also set on making calls to city’s top auto investors.
“One of the first calls I'm going to make is to the head of Chrysler and the head of Ford and tell them how important their investment is to our community."
Dilkens will be officially sworn in as mayor on Dec. 1.
