Monday October 24 is Election Day Advance Polls Are Open October 12 to 15
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Hi, and thanks for visiting my website and showing interest in our City election on Monday October 24.
It's been an honour to serve you and Ward 2 residents during the past 8 years. With your support, I hope use my experience and enthusiasm to continue to serve you and our great city for 4 more years and keep the progress and positive momentum going. I hope you'll explore the information on my website to help make your voting decision. I'll start with My Pledge To You.
It's been an honour to serve you and Ward 2 residents during the past 8 years. With your support, I hope use my experience and enthusiasm to continue to serve you and our great city for 4 more years and keep the progress and positive momentum going. I hope you'll explore the information on my website to help make your voting decision. I'll start with My Pledge To You.
My Pledge To You
Listen To You And Respond To Your Concerns. When you contact me, I'll respond and make sure your voice and concerns are heard. Over the last 8 years, I’ve gained experience and built respectful relationships with our staff. I'll work with them to investigate your issue to get results and answers for you. I may not always be able to get the exact result you were hoping for, but I'll do my best to help find a balanced solution. You'll get an informed answer and explanation to your questions.
Respect And Value Your Tax Dollars. Focus on your top issues and having the services and facilities you want, balanced at price you're comfortable with. Keep our roads, infrastructure, parks and trails a top priority. Support saving costs through partnerships, sponsorships and new technologies. Keep supporting investments that address affordable housing, climate change and sustainability. Support what brings economic, environmental, social and cultural value to our city and improves service levels to you.
A Caring and Inclusive Kitchener. I will continue to strongly support making and keeping Kitchener a place where everyone belongs, feels welcome, included, and has a say in. I supported the creation of Kitchener's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Team and Citizen Advisory Committee and am committed to moving forward on their recommendations. I served on Kitchener's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to find ways within Kitchener's jurisdiction to support the creation of affordable and supportive housing options and support investments and incentives to create them.
Strong Economic Development And A Vibrant Kitchener. Support efforts and investments to bring more and new jobs across all sectors to Kitchener and that help current employers grow their operations and workforce. Support having a wide variety of arts & culture offerings, our great free events, festivals and concerts and adding to the diversity of them. Value our great spaces, parks, trails and recreational facilities. Support increasing our supply of affordable and attainable housing all along the housing continuum. I want Kitchener to continue to be a great and vibrant city to live, work and play in.
For me, it's all about you. It's about responding to you, serving you and fulfilling the priorities set out at the start of Council's term in Kitchener's Strategic Plan. The input, ideas and information you and other residents provide during the engagement process is used to set what priorities you want to be delivered on for the next 4 years and beyond. Your input is essential and you can provide your input on those strategic priorities HERE You can share your priorities for Ward 2 with me HERE
Having budgets that focus on delivering our core services, keeping reserve levels strong and making progress on the priorities set in the Strategic Plan is a priority for me. You can see a brief history of the budgets I've been involved with and how by working together, we've delivered on that HERE
A big part of the role of Councillor is helping Ward 2 residents with issues they're experiencing. Things like speeds on residential streets, bylaw issues, planning and building department concerns, questions about our parks and trails, help with city issued bills, how to have an event in your neighbourhood, attending information and when changes like traffic calming or park improvements come to a neighbourhood and helping with contacting other levels of government are some of what I do. I have a strong record of responding to residents, getting their concerns and issues heard and getting results. I'm also proud of my record of supporting and connecting groups and individuals. You can see some testimonials of that work HERE
The other huge part is being part of the decision making with the other 9 councillors and our Mayor on City wide issues. That means preparing for our Committee and Council meetings by reading the reports and recommendations, speaking with staff prior to meetings for more information and clarification, reading emails and taking calls from residents on an issue. It also involves connecting and speaking with fellow councillors to learn their views, ideas and concerns and share mine. I like to consider all the available information and views when basing my decision. I am one vote on Council, It takes collaboration, communication, and co-operation with fellow councillors to reach a decision. While we don't always agree on every issue, I will continue my respectful and positive relationships with fellow members of council and staff.
I also take pride in attending Ward and City events and attending our Centreville-Chicopee and Stanley Park Neighbourhood Association meetings. If you check my Social Media accounts, you'll see a strong record of involvement in Ward and City events. I have pictures from events I've attended over the years too. You can see them HERE
Having budgets that focus on delivering our core services, keeping reserve levels strong and making progress on the priorities set in the Strategic Plan is a priority for me. You can see a brief history of the budgets I've been involved with and how by working together, we've delivered on that HERE
A big part of the role of Councillor is helping Ward 2 residents with issues they're experiencing. Things like speeds on residential streets, bylaw issues, planning and building department concerns, questions about our parks and trails, help with city issued bills, how to have an event in your neighbourhood, attending information and when changes like traffic calming or park improvements come to a neighbourhood and helping with contacting other levels of government are some of what I do. I have a strong record of responding to residents, getting their concerns and issues heard and getting results. I'm also proud of my record of supporting and connecting groups and individuals. You can see some testimonials of that work HERE
The other huge part is being part of the decision making with the other 9 councillors and our Mayor on City wide issues. That means preparing for our Committee and Council meetings by reading the reports and recommendations, speaking with staff prior to meetings for more information and clarification, reading emails and taking calls from residents on an issue. It also involves connecting and speaking with fellow councillors to learn their views, ideas and concerns and share mine. I like to consider all the available information and views when basing my decision. I am one vote on Council, It takes collaboration, communication, and co-operation with fellow councillors to reach a decision. While we don't always agree on every issue, I will continue my respectful and positive relationships with fellow members of council and staff.
I also take pride in attending Ward and City events and attending our Centreville-Chicopee and Stanley Park Neighbourhood Association meetings. If you check my Social Media accounts, you'll see a strong record of involvement in Ward and City events. I have pictures from events I've attended over the years too. You can see them HERE
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