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My Vision An aware, safe, involved and resilient community, sharing ideas openly and working collaboratively to make our future strong and sustainable. My Commitment - Continue to initiate better, earlier and more thorough communication and collaboration with residents, community groups, First Nations, the CVRD and its member municipalities, as well as senior levels of government. - Continue to work to create real economic health and a more local, resilient and sustainable economy so our children and grandchildren can make their lives here. - Stick to smart growth principles that protect our rural character and make our communities more vibrant and complete. |
- Collaborate with local agencies and lobby senior levels of government to increase affordable housing.
- Encourage the province to work closely with UBCM looking at their Strong Fiscal Futures policy paper on additional funding sources for local governments, to take some of the burden off property taxes.
- Encourage food security initiatives and more local food production which will help support a more local economy.
- Consider in every decision stewardship of the natural environment we all depend on. This is the only way to have true sustainability.
Two successive Council's did the heavy lifting to make tax increases stable and predictable going forward while supporting the kinds of services that support our citizens. This involved dealing with the over reliance on heavy industry and aiming for 15% of taxes to go to capital funding, to keep our infrastructure in good shape.
I believe each decision must take into account our OCP and Climate Action Plan guidelines, as well as the other plans Council has adopted. We must always consider what we are leaving for our grandchildren, what burdens we might be laying on their shoulders and what doors we are opening for their future and set tax rates accordingly.
- Encourage the province to work closely with UBCM looking at their Strong Fiscal Futures policy paper on additional funding sources for local governments, to take some of the burden off property taxes.
- Encourage food security initiatives and more local food production which will help support a more local economy.
- Consider in every decision stewardship of the natural environment we all depend on. This is the only way to have true sustainability.
Two successive Council's did the heavy lifting to make tax increases stable and predictable going forward while supporting the kinds of services that support our citizens. This involved dealing with the over reliance on heavy industry and aiming for 15% of taxes to go to capital funding, to keep our infrastructure in good shape.
I believe each decision must take into account our OCP and Climate Action Plan guidelines, as well as the other plans Council has adopted. We must always consider what we are leaving for our grandchildren, what burdens we might be laying on their shoulders and what doors we are opening for their future and set tax rates accordingly.
Please share your concerns with me. kate.marsh@northcowichan.ca
Working together as neighbours we can make our future strong.