Campaign » Plan

I work for us.  Here’s how I want to see our town:

A better place to live
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1. Come up with an urban plan that enhances Milton’s charm before it is lost forever.  Turning into a mini-Mississauga dooms Milton into a state where property values in Milton will always be less than they are in Mississauga. 
2. Get serious about upgrading the Milton District Hospital.  I do not have to tell Miltonians about the state of our hospital.  It is a cause worth fight for.
3. Improve social offerings: Provide a wider diversity of activities provided that they do not cost tax-payers additional money (fund them by user-fees).  Investigate quarterly and yearly passes for activities.
4. Aesthetics are important.  Communities should be designed with aesthetics in mind.  Add "Miltonness" into all new subdivisions.
5. Think trees.
6. The ability to retain residents is critical. For that Milton needs housing for every age and income demographic. 

A better place to work

1. The Town Council needs to come up with a business plan to attract high-paying employers.

Easier to get around

1. From lack of sound barriers where needed to an abundance of uncoordinated traffic lights to an absence of a proper transit system, Milton’s infrastructure planning needs work. 
2. Initial infrastructure in new subdivisions must  include transit, walking trails, biking trails and all other necessities of life, not just roads
3. Either a municipality has a working transit system or it does not.  There is no halfway.

Transparency and accountability in governance

1. Every committee should publish its meeting minutes. 
2. Votes should be recorded by default. 
3. The town should have a blog where councillors commit their positions, in writing.
4. Milton should embrace social networking. 
5. All Council meetings should be broadcasted on the internet. 

Be frugal, very frugal, with tax spending

1. My wife says that other than charitable causes I am “careful with money” (yes, she uses quotes).  My employer will tell you that I am far more careful with other people’s money than I am with mine.  That is a good thing.
2. I will not take the ability to impose taxes lightly. It is your money, not mine.
3. Handling public fund is a great responsibility and I intend to be frugal with tax-money, far more frugal than I am with my own money. 
4. Maintaining low taxes will directly lead to better property values.  I would rather have higher property values than higher taxes.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any feedback, comment or suggestion. And please consider making a small donation.

Thank you for considering my candidacy.