Doug Elmslie, Current Ward 3 Councillor to run for Mayor of the City of Kawartha Lakes

Today, I announce my candidacy for Mayor of the City of Kawartha Lakes. I am very excited by this prospect and look forward to engaging with you during the course of the campaign.

The intention of my campaign is to improve the services that comprise our Public Services. The key areas of concern are waste management, roads and infrastructure, and the landfill crisis. It is also time that we prioritize the completion of our secondary plans so that our housing targets can be achieved. We will continue the downtown improvements in our urban areas, and while focusing on these issues, we will also strengthen our collaboration with our citizen and volunteer groups to help them achieve their goals.

We will keep fiscal responsibility and the continuation of our ten-year financial plan at the forefront. The Trails and Active Transportation Plans will be completed and implemented. Ensuring service levels through employee retention and recruitment will continue to be a primary consideration. In addition, we will look to streamline and improve turnaround times for planning, permitting, and building inspections.

We must make our organization more flexible and adaptive to respond to our ever-changing world, including the climate and environmental challenges we face, and the recovery from the past two years of COVID and the associated restrictions.

There will be more announcements and details as the campaign progresses and as I hear from our residents on the important issues and concerns affecting them.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me - I would love to chat!

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