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Here are some past projects and initiatives that I have championed and played a key role as a Councillor. Some are large and on-going; some are neighbourhood concerns. There are certainly others, and always accomplished with the cooperation of Residents, Staff, and Council. Here is a sampling:
Term One:
- Secured slots dollars from the province as Milton's Representative on Race Track Mayor's Task Force
- Provision for Police Vehicle & Community Officers assigned to Nassagaweya 24/7
- Establishing Milton Community Fund
- New Brookville Park play structure
- Established Teen Zone as part of Canada Day
- Proper installation of valuable artwork at Nassagaweya Community Centre, including AJ Casson originals naming Nassagaweya Veterans and original Pudsey watercolour
- Conservation Halton Foundation "Halton Rising Wild & Beckoning" Book Committee
- Called for installation of house number signs in Campbellville for timely and accurate response of emergency services
- Met the issue of an illegal herb packaging plant on 20 Sideroad head on
Term Two:
- Advocated for Campbellville Emergency Response Centre (first to suggest including police and ambulance)
- Lobbied for Springers Gymnastics in design for Sports Centre
- Secured second 'fall' drop-off at Brookville Yard for Nassagaweya Residents, as requested by residents
- Secured School Board support for new entrance to Brookville School / Guelph Line reconstruction
- Initiation of Council Notes in local paper, keeping local residents informed of council activities
- Initiatives to begin BPW (Business Professional Women) in Halton
- Removal of Knoll in Moffat; installation of 4-way stop
- Called for installation of house number signs in Pine Ridge and Tuscany Ridge
- Confronted issue of wood processing on Sixth Line Nassagaweya
- Expanded definition of Home Business / Industry in Zoning By-law
- Inclusion of Animal Control facility in proposed new Works Yard
- Stood with residents concerned with water taking permits on border of Moffat, successfully extending town policy for notification of changes to property use in all rural areas
- Miton designate to the Countryside committee of the GTSB (Greater Toronto Services Board)
- Liaison with Town and CABA for sidewalk clearing, flower bed design, litter receptacles in Campbellville
- Repaving Blacklock Drive
- Requested streetlights at 25 Sideroad / Guelph Line and 5 Sideroad / Campbellville Road
Term Three:
- Physician Recruitment Tours and Retention Initiatives
- Participated with Hospital Board to secure CT scan approval for Milton District Hospital and on-going initiatives to recognize growth in Provincial funding formulas
- Personally presented need for 401 / Guelph Line interchange improvements to Provincial Minister
- Advocated for Campbellville Skating Rink
- Removal of Portables from former Waldorf School
- Purchase of property for new entrance to Brookville Park
- Inclusion of Nassagaweya Veterans in Juno Beach Memorial
- Preservation of historic pillars during Guelph Line reconstruction
- Solving drainage issues, Tuscany Ridge
- Soft entrance to Kean Hill Cemetery, preserving landscape in Tuscany Ridge
- Secured corporate donations to fund Teen Zone at Canada Day, Milton's Book Festival for Children, United Way Dinner Auction, NCCC Projects
- Economic Development Brochure for employment lands through MEDAC
- Requirement that Bell notify in writing and hold a community meeting on proposed Tower in Brookville prior to application (no application to date)
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