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2017 ELECTION PREVIEW


Maureen Roberts cont. 3


I would like to see longer term financial capital planning as well as identifiable objectives and realistic goals for our community. Maintaining a fiscal balance is achievable when unnecessary spending is stopped. The challenge is in identifying and managing assets, forecasting in fluctuating markets, and achieving the balance of hard and soſt services (services people use). Without long term goals it’s difficult to define, monitor and track.


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Key priorities over the next four years should include rebuilding the conversation between citizens, city departments and city hall. We need strong committees, vocal board members, and engaged elected officials. Another priority is to monitor spending. Council needs to understand that it doesn’t matter if the money is in the bank or if it’s borrowed, spending money is spending money! It’s easier to sell taxpayers on expenditures for the needs rather than the wants of the community. Council needs to take responsibility to provide and maintain the necessary services before any needless expenditure. These necessary services include water, sewer, roads, electric, gas delivery and communication as well as the soſt services such as transit, senior services and recreation.


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Fire and emergency services should be included in the Intermunicipal Collaboration Plan. The areas of Dunmore and Desert Blume make up a large percentage of the population in Cypress County. Currently, when a call to service is required, the call-out time is oſten longer; therefore Cypress County residents have an increase in insurance premiums. Collaboratively we could work together for a timely, skilled and cost effective service to ensure safety and delivery of service to all stakeholders. As well, land use agreements and a plan for the development of the fringe area are needed. A fair settlement and mediation process is required for timely resolution in disputed matters.


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Charles Turner


If invited to a dinner party where I find myself not knowing anyone, I would typically seek out the host, thank them for the invite, and begin to introduce myself to others around the host. We have the host as a common connection. This usually leads to asking questions of how we know similar people. What I find happens most oſten, is by the time you meet 5-10 people, you now have common relations with a majority of the people in the room and then can quickly build on that. It is not uncommon for me to introduce myself to strangers; I’m the guy on the elevator or in a lineup that will start up conversations. Most people like to be acknowledged and not ignored and therefore are willing to have that conversation.


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I have a strong commitment to renewable energy. My concerns come in when the renewable energy is not practical compared to costs. Working as an electrician within our city for the past 15 years, I have grown to appreciate the ability to create our own energy through solar and wind generation. What I have found while researching solar collection disturbs me. Our city only allows for a 5KW solar array. Our houses are designed for 12KW consumption (at peak demand). Our power plant solar collection facility does not absorb enough heat and still requires extra heating to produce steam for our steam turbines. If you have driven past Brooks lately, the solar collection array they are building, produces power as long as light is available. Ours only produces on hot days with no wind or clouds and comes at a high maintenance cost.


3 CATHERINE WILSON FRASER RE-ELECT


For Public School Trustee Monday, Octobe16th, 2017


Call: 403-581-8045 Email: catherinewilsonfraser@gmail.com Phone: 403-581-8045 @cwilsonfraser1 Re-elect Catherine Wilson Fraser-Trustee SD#76


"The voice of a current parent on the school board" 4


I would like to see our city restrain its spending by not cutting services to the taxpayers. We must first look in-house for cost-saving ways just as we would within our own homes. I enjoy the flower beds throughout our city just as much as anyone. Could we not plant perennials instead of annuals every year? When it comes time to perform tasks within our city, I have noticed that quite oſten, the city will tender the jobs out to local contractors. Fantastic, support our locals. My cost concern comes when the city is paying wages for people who can perform the same task at a lower cost. We also need to look into ways to streamline our City Hall; are the tasks being performed in an efficient manner? At home we don’t cut our groceries budget to buy new carpet.


In the next four years I want to see this city promote itself like never before. Instead of sitting back and waiting for new business to come to us, we need to get out and find new businesses that want to invest in our city. By offering tax incentives, lowering our utility rates so they are competitive if not the cheapest, and doing everything we can to prevent companies from seeking out other cities. If our city can fight to bring in more business and more development, as Alberta gets back on its feet, Medicine Hat can grow its revenue through an increase in diversity of development and could lower the tax rate on the citizens. Take $0.10 from 100,000 not $1 from 10,000; everyone is happier and others will want to come here as well, promoting growth.


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