Saidel a candidate again?

The Northeast Times today reports that Jonathan Saidel formally declared his mayoral candidacy at a recent meeting of the Somerton Civic Association.

"Jonathan Saidel made it official last week," the story, by William Kenny, said. "And he did it in a quaint little corner of the Far Northeast."

Wait, no bells or whistles? No powerful friends cheering or adorable children handing out Saidel buttons? That was it?

Actually, no.

The Saidel camp said the former Controller has openly talked about his plans to run for months, but the official declaration is yet to come.

"Jon has been pretty clear for some time that he is going to run for Mayor, as has been reported in both the Inquirer and the Daily News. All he was doing was stating the obvious at that event," said spokesman Jamie Fleet.

(edited to add: Link to the Northeast Times story here)