Councillor Services
As your City Councillor for Meadowbrook-Strathcona,
I can help expedite repair and maintenance of City of Kingston property:
- Identify potholes for repair
- Identify burned out lights for replacement
- Identify dead trees for removal, stump grinding, and replacement at a 2:1 ratio
- Facilitate trail and park grass cutting
- Catch City missed garbage and recycling pickups
- Install, repair, and/or replacement of City street signs
- Installation of public service signs such as: "No Dumping," "Deaf Children," "Do Not Block Intersection," and "No Parking" signs
- Facilitate tree trimming when it is a hazard to people or power lines
- Investigate any unusual or discriminatory practice
I can help with community organization and civic engagement around issues:
- Answering or find the answer to questions about City of Kingston programs, policies, and/or procedures
- Facilitating assessments for traffic calming studies and deployment of hardware
- Facilitating petitions, petition drives, and their presentation to Council
- Publicly raise your concern at Council with issues on the City Council agenda
- Contacting and helping to navigate the City of Kingston bureaucracy
- Facilitating the setup of community gardens and skating rinks
- Being able to administer legally recognized oaths in my role as a Commissioner for Taking Oaths
- Adding residents to the delegation list thereby enabling people to speak directly to City Council on issues that are on the agenda
With the support of at least 6 other councillors and within the legal limits set by the Province, I can help:
- Change programs, policies, procedures, and bylaws
- Set the tax rate
- Prioritize the direction of how the City of Kingston deploys resources through the strategic plan
- Place your strategic ideas into the strategic plan
I am always available to hear your concerns every Sunday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at the Kingston Coffee House in the Kingston Centre.