Monday, September 17, 2018




2018 Re-Election Platform


Managing Growth - Fiscal Responsibility – Infrastructure

As Mayor of Carleton Place, I am excited and proud to present to you my 2018 re-election campaign platform which will focus on the work that we as a community have done together while also outlining what we can continue to accomplish as we move forward to ensure that municipal governance processes lead to healthy public policy, effective public administration, and the desired outcomes and services that most benefit the health and safety of all members of our community.

Looking back over the last four years of growth and stability for our community is something all of us can be proud of as residents, elected officials, and town staff. To know that our community has become one of the top communities in Ontario to live in (and 5th best place in Canada to retire) is no small accomplishment and much of this success resides in the fact that our community has come together and embraced change.

Four Years of Success

· Tax increases have been held at under 2% for the past four years.

· $100 million in new economic development and investment transpired.

· $8.75 million in hospital funding for a new emergency room was secured.

· 50 plus new businesses started up within our municipality.

· And over 2,000 new homes are currently on the books with many new builds already underway or completed.

Hospital

Meeting with the Minister Of Health

It is with confidence that I can say to you that we can expect our local health care infrastructure to be upgraded with the building of a new emergency room beginning in 2020. Carleton Place has secured $8.75 million dollars (approximately 90%) in provincial funding and the community will focus on raising the remaining construction and medical/clinical equipment dollars required (approximately $3 million) over the near-term.

Infrastructure

Meeting with the Minister Of Infrastructure

The central bridge replacement is another key health and safety focus for our community. The reconstruction cost will be approximately $7 million. The project tendering process is expected to begin in the fall of 2019. Given the amount of central bridge money required, the province will be directly involved through grant programs in assisting our community with the financing of this undertaking.

Municipal Affairs

Meeting with the Minister of Municipal Affairs

It has always been important to me that I am open and accessible to anyone and everyone in our community regarding any issue or concern that cultivates a better community life. I have worked in partnership with many community members and many business owners over the last four years and it is my plan if re-elected, to continue to be open and accessible to everyone in our community. With past success in dealing with county council members, provincial cabinet ministers and senior public officials in providing rational arguments, good business plans, well thought out proposals and serious discussions, our municipality will continue to seek support at all levels of government in dealing with the serious infrastructure challenges our community now faces over the coming years.

If re-elected, my focus over the next four years will continue to be centered on strong and sensible management that leads to more effective implementation associated with amenities such as the community centre, arena, long term care facilities, hotel accommodations, beaches, soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courts, parks, and trails, including the county trail that runs through the heart of our community and improving our downtown streetscape.

We have made so much progress together as a community.

I sincerely hope I can count on your support on October 22nd.

Respectfully,

Louis Antonakos

613-257-1459

louisantonakos@gmail.com




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