Questions
20 approved questions
Official Plan
Will you respect the Environmental Focused Official plan and keep development out of forests, wetlands, creeks and The Bay? Do you understand that new development is to take place in the hamlets? Thankd
Protecting Public Services and Municipal Jobs
Tiny Township and the County of Simcoe are home to many unionized public sector workers. As a representative of both jurisdictions, what specific measures will you take to protect municipal jobs from privatization and ensure that public services continue to be delivered by public employees rather than being contracted out to private companies? Furthermore, do you believe existing privatized services should be evaluated for potential reintegration into municipal operations? If elected, would you advocate for bringing contracted-out work back in-house when it can be shown to benefit residents, workers, and taxpayers?
Electoral platform and flooding solutions for Farlain Lake
As a resident and voter in our municipality, I am closely following the candidates' platforms, particularly regarding local infrastructure and environmental stewardship. I am writing to you today to voice a critical concern regarding Farlain Lake. As you may know, the lake has faced historic, recurring high-water levels that continue to threaten our community. This persistent flooding is causing severe shoreline erosion, damaging private property, and compromising local septic systems and water wells, which poses an immediate environmental and public health risk. Because Farlain Lake is a unique seepage kettle lake with no natural surface discharge, managing its water levels requires specialized engineering and proactive municipal leadership. Many residents feel the current administrative processes have left the community at a standstill regarding actionable solutions and cost-sharing frameworks. If elected as mayor, deputy mayor, Councillor what specific steps will your administration take to address the flooding and long-term water management at Farlain Lake? Specifically, I would appreciate your insights on: Municipal Support: Will you support funding for comprehensive hydrogeological and engineering studies to find a permanent drainage solution? Inter-Governmental Collaboration: How do you plan to work with provincial environmental ministries or conservation authorities to bypass bureaucratic gridlocks?Immediate Relief: What short-term mitigation strategies (such as permitted water-taking or emergency resources) will you make available to affected shoreline property owners?Our community is looking for a leader who will prioritize infrastructure resilience and advocate actively for the safety and investments of local homeowners. Thank you for your time, your dedication to our municipality, and your response. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this matter. Regards K. Gallagher
Recreation support
Historically community volunteers kept the outdoor ice rinks up and running, dads meeting at the rinks close to midnight sometimes to get one more flooding in. Now that the recreation department has taken over it feels like the rinks are rarely up and running from my experience in Lafontaine especially. Tiny’s policy of multiple days in a row of below some degree Celsius means the rinks are rarely attended to. I have watched so many winter days of lost fun and community building. I am looking for a candidate who will give the rinks back to the community, give the tennis courts back to the tennis community ( so difficult to play tennis on pickleball infused courts), and overall make a commitment to supporting recreation without over bureaucratizing it. Let the Picklball players have the entire Balm Beach site, it is so poorly designed with pickle ballers having to go through the tennis courts and the tennis courts squished in too close together just switch it over and put new tennis only courts in somewhere else. Who is interested in supporting and likely spending money on recreation?
Municipal tax
Do you consider $1,400 a year to be a fair municipal tax?
Short term rentals
Where do you stand on allowing Airbnb and short term rentals?
Platforms
Is there any candidate that will tell me what they plan to do on the main issues such as beach use, admin centre, shoreline bylaws etc.? Before I will add my support for any candidate, I need to know if your intentions align with mine. So please step up and lay your intentions on the line so I know what I am voting for.
Shoreline Bylaw 25-040
Will you support the new Shoreline Bylaw 25-040?
Administration Centre
What is your long term plan for the administration centre currently under construction? If you don’t have one, please do not answer.
Qualifications
What Education and employment history and experience would enhance your position on Council?
Salary increases
Will you as new council members take a raise in salary from what the current council is currently making?
new residential construction sites
Are there any areas that have been approved for new housing or commercial building construction, and where are these areas? can you show me on a map?
New Tiny municipal building
Are you willing to put a stop to the proposed new municipal building, since most residents of Tiny are opposed to spending this huge amount of money, when there are so many other more important items that could be dealt with.
Youth in Tiny
Do you have any plans to inspire or provide opportunities for youth in the community.
Flooding Issues for Taxpayers
What steps would you take to prevent flooding issues and also how would you help the residents when they are experiencing flooding issues.
Beach Access to public
What are your thoughts and plans on beach front owners who do not own to the water’s edge however have posted signs that they do and will chase the public off the beach.
Live Sewage Spray on Farmer’s Fields
What are your thoughts about Tiny’s sewage being spread over farmers’ fields.
Tiny Septic Situation
What would be your plans regarding the septic situation as Tiny doesn’t have their own sewage plant and Midland has cut off Tiny.
How do you plan to control costs for residents
Given the previous council's disregard for residents wishes to not build new offices, the council went ahead without a referendum. What safeguards do you intend to put in place to prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the future and what are your immediate plans to keep property taxes and the costs of living in Tiny from rising at the rate of inflation or less?
Restoring watercourses
Restoring Watercourses: In areas where watercourses have been disrupted by human activity or pollution, would you be willing to engage the community in identifying affected sites and, in a fiscally prudent way, support efforts to restore and improve the function of these water systems?