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Newspaper
The Taber Times
Location
Taber, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 2010
Page
11
The document poses five questions for candidates: describe relevant skills for council, rank four top priorities, propose ideas to diversify the local economy, identify tax spending priorities for the MD of Tabor, and list major achievements in the past three years. It seeks insight into experience, priorities, economic plans, budget use, and recent accomplishments.
The candidate pledges hard work honesty openness and accountability while stressing preparation for meetings. Key issues include A Industrial Park development B upgrades to the aging Water Treatment Plant C infrastructure and aging town facilities D road and sidewalk repairs plus accessibility. Growth targets 0-1.5 percent annually to boost revenue without tax increases.
Louie Tams-town runs for Taber Town Council citing lifelong residency, local business ownership, and a commitment to fiscal restraint. He emphasizes lowering tax increases while maintaining services and boosting recycling, with plans to grow the economy and provide safe, affordable family living.
Don Johnson M D Taber candidate outlines a long career in community leadership and government trust. He seeks a long term strategic plan for the M D of Taber, stronger ratepayer communication, closer ties with urban neighbors, and broader provincial federal funding collaboration to address infrastructure deficits.
Tom Machacek M D outlines priorities for the M D of Taber focusing on prudent fiscal management road and infrastructure upkeep and expansion economic development leveraging water climate and business sectors including oil and gas He highlights community listening transparency and a history of service leadership and fundraising and notes ongoing involvement in Cornfest and church volunteering plans for agri tourism and farmer markets.
Susan Stonehill outlines a Taber platform focused on open communication, smarter spending, arts and culture collaboration, social concerns like homelessness and child poverty, affordable housing, and multi use recreation. She highlights leadership with the Taber Food Bank Society Comfort Zone ACT gallery and school council roles and calls for road repair and better storm water management.
Merrill Harris outlines listening to residents and councillors and balancing budgets. He lists road maintenance and improvement, drainage runoff solutions, sustainable growth with local agriculture, value added processing, and regional crop opportunities. He cites extensive board service and current roles with 4-H and Scout troops, noting family milestones.
Amato commits to serving the community with proactive problem solving for Division 2 drainage and road maintenance. He calls for collaboration with Taber town council, joint ventures, and tapping local leaders while promoting capital investments, water piping, and rural development.
Greg Sekura M D discusses continuing to listen to residents, maintaining and upgrading roads, and long range infrastructure with a mix of agriculture industry and residential growth. He cites river bridge project Enmax wind turbine and a wheel chair accessibility paving near a bus stop and school as a highlight.
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