Nomination Day

September 20 was nomination day. There are 10 people running for 6 council seats and the Mayor is challenged by one person. This will be an interesting election after all.

Immediately after filing my nomination papers, I hit the trail. First, I finished canvassing a neighbourhood in Sunset Ridge. Major intersections, speeding, lack of bylaw enforcement, developer apathy towards common areas, and extensive erosion were common concerns. I was shocked to see the amount of erosion that is happening there and really concerned that the Town does not require better storm water management and erosion control from the developer. There is construction debris in the ravines and the common areas are full of weeds as noted in an earlier post. It seems that there is a lot of talk and no action, and people are "fed up". One citizen said he doesn't believe anyone at the Town cares about the new residents, and he said given the troubles they have, their taxes (around $4,000 a year) should be pro-rated. I was very concerned that his street floods when it rains-in a new subdivision this is a red flag that the storm drainage system is defective-the Town's engineering department should make sure this is addressed before the Final Acceptance Certificate is issued for that infrastructure, otherwise the community will have to pay to fix that drainage system in the future.

Of interest, there are fossils in the area that don't seem to have gathered any attention from the Town or Province. One landowner was concerned that the developer was given permission to strip and grade prior to proper historical resource investigations. I will look into this once elected, and will visit the area where he said the fossils are located when I canvass further into the subdivision.

When I left Sunset Ridge, I went to Riverside Place, then into Riverview to finish a neighbourhood there, and in the evening I canvassed among my neighbours on Carolina Drive. My box of fliers is diminishing, and I feel great. Thanks to everyone who is keeping pace with me on this blog, for all the laughter and encouragement. I will post the other conversations I had last night in a new posting.