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Wants Council to examine spending and show residents the value.

• Names young people, families and seniors on fixed incomes.
• Says growth must be financially sustainable.

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Defends the term's tax increases as catching up on deferred maintenance, and says the worst is done.

• Says equipment replacement and building maintenance were kept to a minimum during the COVID years and had to be caught up.
• Cites the price of a truck tire rising from about $400 to about $975 as an example of cost escalation.
• Says upgraded, repaired facilities let the town keep taxes at a minimum going forward.
• Cites plow-truck tire costs rising from $400 to $975.
• Wants a salt dome built first, then a phased approach to the whole operation.

Focuses on rural basics — roads, bridges, snow removal and cell service.

• Names safe intersections and reliable cell service as rural concerns.
• Wants infrastructure spending planned carefully.

Wants a salt dome built first, then the new operations centre phased in over years.

• Argues the absence of a salt dome is costing the Town money every year.
• Wants the new operations building rebuilt on the Town's existing property in phases to limit the impact on the tax base.
• Points to work on Swallowdale Road, West Browns Road and Otter Lake Road during the current term.
• Says worn plow-truck tires have to be replaced.
• Expects work on the Locks to start this summer.
• Working with the Woodland Heights group on traffic-calming barriers.

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Acknowledges the term was controversial and stands by the decisions.

• Says he has learned a lot over four years and wants to keep representing Brunel specifically.
• Notes some residents are unhappy about traffic calming barriers on Woodland Heights and says he is working with that group.
• Says he enjoyed the job despite controversy and tough council decisions.
• Says he learned a lot over four years.
• Does not want to run anywhere else; likes Brunel and knows its constituents.

Wants infrastructure and services to keep pace with growth.

• Says protecting lakes, forests and dark skies should stay part of growth decisions.

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Wants more housing choices so people are not priced out of Brunel.

• Supports secondary dwelling units and attainable housing options.
• Names young adults, squeezed families and seniors as those affected.

More housing through secondary suites and infill, with a simpler approval process — and explicitly not through government-funded projects.

• Names young families, seniors downsizing and local workers as who the housing is for.
• Wants a simpler approval path for what he calls gentle, sensible additions.
• Draws a clear line against publicly funded housing development, which distinguishes him from several other candidates on this issue.

Wants Council to be a vocal advocate for the new hospital and for recruiting family doctors.

• Frames healthcare as something Council should be planning for rather than reacting to.
• Specifies a sustainable hospital, and encouraging more family doctors into town.
• Files this under service standards rather than treating it as a spending commitment.

Says lakes, forests and dark skies belong in every growth decision.

• Ties environmental protection directly to development choices.

Steward the waterfront, wetlands and forests, and treat dumping and littering as real problems.

• Names pollution, dumping and littering specifically rather than speaking only in general terms.
• Says the natural beauty of Huntsville is core to the town's character and never an afterthought.
• Places environmental protection inside his section on preserving Huntsville's character rather than as a standalone plank.

Back local business and tourism, but without Town subsidies.

• Says good ideas should stand on their own rather than depend on Town money to survive.
• Separately, says the Town should not use tax dollars to compete with local businesses.

Parks and public spaces should be well maintained, clean and safe.

• Stated briefly, as one line within his section on preserving Huntsville's character.