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Salmons officially running for Ward 1

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

From MiltonSearch.com:

Andrew Salmons confirmed today via the Milton Hawthorne Villager Forum, that he has indeed filed his paperwork and is running for Councillor in Milton’s Ward 1.

Hi Everyone,

I’ve decided to run for Councillor for Ward 1 and registered my candidacy. I’ll have a website ready soon to outline my platform, my experience, and ways you can contribute/donate. I promise to listen to my constituents. I’m a big believer in openness, communication, and accountability, and flexibility.

More to come. I would like to thank for those who supported me in my decision to run.

If you have any questions/comments, please post on the forum, or you can PM me, or email me at andrewgsalmons@gmail.com. I am very excited to hear what you have to say and any issues you would like me to address for Ward 1.

Sincerely
Andrew Salmons

And yes, it’s this Andrew Salmons.

Andrew’s posts of late on the Hawthorne Villager Forum seemed to indicate that he would indeed throw his hat into the ring at some point, as he had begun to share some detailed opinions and solutions on some of the current issues facing the Town right now. To anyone who follows or participates regularly on that particular online resource, I don’t think this news really comes as a surprise.

Again, I think it’s great to see people like Mr. Salmons getting involved and showing a passion for our community. It’s becoming clear to me that Milton’s next Council will be it’s most diverse, caring, enthusiastic, engaged and accessible ever.

And as Canada’s fastest growing Municipality continues to rapidly define and shape itself, that is a very good thing.

As always, we encourage everyone to get to know the candidates in your Wards and what they stand for, be informed on the issues that are important to you and make the effort to get out and vote this October!

We also wish Mr. Salmons all the best in his run for office and congratulate him on his desire to run and be actively involved in Milton’s future.

Oh, and just in case you’re curious — here is the map of Milton’s new Ward boundaries for the upcoming 2010 Municipal elections.

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Milton Town Council Meetings should be streamed

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

From Zeeshan Hamid:

Continue reading “Web-stream these meetings already!”

You can read Zeeshan Hamid’s blog here

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‘Hawthorne Villager’ Di Lorenzo running for Ward 7

Monday, January 18th, 2010

From MiltonSearch.com:

Milton resident and owner/moderator of the popular Hawthorne Villager discussion forums Rick Di Lorenzo, has filed his paperwork and declared his intention to run for Town Council in Ward 7.

Di Lorenzo launched his blog and discussion forums focused on Milton’s new development areas in 2004 and the forums in particular have grown in popularity to the point where its members represent a larger cross-section of Miltonians and capture the issues not only of new homeowners, but the pulse of the town as a whole.

Rick has shown a lot of patience and dedication in maintaining and moderating the forum over the years, and MiltonSearch.com would like to congratulate Rick for deciding to run and wish him good luck in the race. He has said he will post updates to his blog page, hawthornevillager.com.

The Municipal elections take place October 25, 2010 and we encourage everyone to get to know the candidates, their platforms and the important issues which your Ward and the Town of Milton is facing before heading to the polls this Fall.

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Cluett officially joins the race

Monday, January 11th, 2010

From MiltonSearch.com

In another message from the ‘worst kept secret in Milton’ department, Mike Cluett confirmed this morning via his Twitter account that he has indeed filed his paperwork and is officially a candidate in Ward 6.

Its official! Mike Cluett is a candidate for Ward 6 in the Town of Milton! #miltonvote

Mike is a great guy and his passion for the Milton community is second to none. He campaigned tirelessly around Hawthorne Village the last time around in 2006 and looks to be one of, if not THE favourite in Ward 6 in 2010.

Cluett is also visibly in touch with the community through his popular Milton blog, which he’s been posting on for at least five years now, and is also a regular contributor to the Hawthorne Villager forums.

MiltonSearch.com would like to wish Mike all the best in his run for Town Council in 2010. Mike truly is one of the good guys. As we have opined before, we strongly urge Miltonians to get out and vote in our Municipal Elections this October and elect the right people who will help to shape a positive future for our town.

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Hamid, Best and Smith throw their hats into the ring

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

From MiltonSearch.com:

2010 has arrived and it looks like the race is on for Milton’s eight Town Council positions spread across it’s recently realigned 8 Wards.

Zeeshan Hamid started things off on January 4th by announcing his intention to run in Ward 8 on the Hawthorne Villager forums as well as his own blog and newly formed campaign page.

From his post January 4th on the Hawthorne Villager Forums:

It should come as no surprise to regular readers of villager that I have decided to enter the race for the Local council for Ward 8.

I am not going to make vague and ambiguous promises. I am not promising to change the world, bring about world peace, end world hunger or to teach every bad driver how to drive. However, I do unconditionally promise to be accessible, transparent and representative (full commitment).

A councillor is supposed to listen to his or her constituents and represent their interests in the Council. Those who know me know that I can do that very well.

I want to improve the quality of our lives, and those of our children (”our” = residents of Milton). You can get highlights on my campaign page (or drill in deeper to get a whole lot of details).

If you support me then perhaps you’ll considering fanning me on facebook to show support and making a little campaign donation. Every bit helps.

Zeeshan Hamid
Ward 8 Candidate for the Local Council

Announcing his candidacy was the worst-kept secret in town to those who regularly read the aforementioned forums, of which Zeeshan is both a frequent and much-appreciated contributor. His blog has become a must-read and you have to commend his passion for the community and for transparency and accountability in government. MiltonSearch.com would like to wish him the best of luck come election time this October 25.

It also came as no surprise later in the day when on the same venue, current Local and Regional Councillor Colin Best announced his intention to throw his hat back into the ring in 2010.

I want to let everyone on the hawthornevillager know that I have registered my candidacy for re-election and filed my nomination papers for the office of Local & Regional Councillor in the new ward 2,3,4,5 north of Derry road.

I congratulate all those who have registered today and encourage all Milton residents to become involved in this first election with eight local wards and two new regional wards.

Will be posting further information on my campaign and position on issues through my web site and blog at www.colinbest.ca.

Looking forward to talking with all the residents in the ward during the campaign and working for all the residents of Milton.

Colin Best
Local & regional councillor
Milton/Halton
www.colinbest.ca

Again, Colin is constantly connected to the community as a whole through his website and the local forums and has been über-responsive to all kinds of requests for information and updates on all things Milton for years now.

And just today, while perusing the world of Twitter, we stumbled across Jennifer Smith’s Twitter page.

On January 4th she posted the following:

is deciding whether to submit my nomination papers today, or wait a few weeks and keep ‘em guessing #miltonvote

Followed up yesterday by confirming her intentions:

just submitted my nomination papers. I am officially a candidate for Milton Town Councillor, Ward 2! #miltonvote

Smith’s blog Sprawlville: The quest for sustainability in Canada’s Fastest Growing Town is another essential read and we wish her luck as well in her campaign for office in 2010.

And so it begins. The next 10 months should be interesting in Milton with some fresh blood vying for a spot on our Local Council and no shortage of hot button topics in and around town. We’ll do our part to try to bring awareness of some of the issues facing Milton and how some of the candidates plan to tackle things.

As is has been over the past several years, we’re in a very important time in the history of this town we all call home. It’s time for everyone to get more involved so we can shape Milton’s future together.

After a poor voter turnout for the Municipal Elections in 2006, I think we can agree that the most important thing we can all do is educate ourselves, get to know the candidates and get out and vote come October!

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The One Million Dollar Wall

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Mike Cluett
Mike Cluett’s Milton Blog

In this economy, amid concerns around infrastructure funding for Milton, Canadas fastest-growing municipality, should the Town be spending $1 million on a glass wall for the new Town Hall?

In this economy, amid concerns around infrastructure funding for Milton, Canada's fastest-growing municipality, should the Town be spending $1 million on a glass wall for the new Town Hall?

Below is a letter to the editor from Andrew Goodwin about the $1 MILLION glass wall for the new Milton Town Hall. I’ve talked about this before as well, so everyone knows where I stand but it seems other Miltonians are also questioning Milton Town Council’s thought process. 

If you want things to change, they have to hear from you.

DEAR EDITOR:

I can’t believe the Town of Milton is getting a window for the expanded Town Hall at a cost of about $1 million. 

That’s the most outrageous thing I have ever heard town council approve. I don’t know how Mayor Gord Krantz can wake up every morning knowing this — especially with so many people having lost their jobs.

You could take that taxpayers’ money and build some affordable housing.

Councillors should have a hard time looking in the mirror, as their jobs are safe while other families struggle.

If they need an idea for how to spend the money, how about a crosswalk sign on Bronte Street where the housing projects are. They took out the flashing light and now the kids have to cross the street at their own judgment as cars don’t have to stop anymore.

Yeah, that’s another good move by our town council.

Guess they wanted to save some money for their expensive window for their fancy Town Hall.

ANDREW GOODWIN, MILTON

Municipal councillors’ jobs aren’t that safe… every 4 years they are up for grabs during a municipal election.

2010 is the next one. Just over a year away.

Continue reading this column and post your comments on Mike Cluett’s Milton Blog.

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