East Gwillimbury
CAMPAIGN PILLARS
Four commitments. One vision. A plan to build a safer, stronger, more affordable East Gwillimbury.
1 Affordability
East Gwillimbury should be a place anyone can afford to stay.
Relying too heavily on residential property taxes isn’t a funding model; it’s a pressure valve. It limits our ability to invest in critical services and exposes residents to the full brunt of economic volatility. The answer is a balanced mix of commercial, industrial, and institutional development that generates stable, long-term revenue, funding the roads, parks, and emergency services our community deserves without perpetually raising residential rates.
Affordability also means improving access to local jobs, transit, child care, and services, so residents spend less time commuting and more time living their lives here. As someone with a career in financial oversight and risk management, I know how to make responsible decisions that protect taxpayers while investing in what the future requires.
Commitments
- Protect EG’s position as having the lowest relative property taxes in York Region.
- Reduce or waive fees for essential permits; small home repairs shouldn’t require a budget line.
- Insist that York Region expand meaningful transit options for East Gwillimbury residents.
- Keep recreation fees low and expand subsidized membership access.
- Work with the library to expand its lending offerings; libraries are affordability infrastructure.
2 Community Safety
Safe homes. Safe streets. No compromises.
Community safety is the foundation of everything else: a thriving town, a welcoming town, a town people choose and stay in. Every resident deserves to feel secure in their home, on their street, and in our shared public spaces. As East Gwillimbury grows, so do the demands on emergency services, traffic enforcement, mental health supports, and the infrastructure that holds neighbourhoods together. Meeting those demands isn’t optional. It’s leadership.
Commitments
- Deliver on a fourth Fire Station for the community of Sharon.
- Continue expanding the full-time firefighter complement in our Emergency Services Department.
- Upon election, request membership on the York Region Police Services Board, so EG has a seat at the table where decisions get made.
- Pursue new and effective traffic calming measures on our community streets.
3 Responsible Growth
How we grow will define this town for generations. Let’s get it right.
East Gwillimbury has deep roots and a bright future. But the two aren’t in conflict, unless we let growth outpace our ability to manage it. Residents are rightly concerned about the pace and scale of development in recent years, and they’re right to be.
Responsible growth is about thoughtful planning that supports a sustainable future. By planning responsibly through my responsible growth policy: infrastructure, services, and the environment must lead development, not chase it.
We must protect our green spaces, farmland, and natural heritage while building complete communities where people can actually live, work, and thrive. As Mayor, I will advocate for growth that serves the people of East Gwillimbury first, growth that enhances our quality of life, not undermines it. Growth with purpose. Not pressure.
Commitments
- Champion the principle that growth pays for growth; developers, not residents, bear the cost of development.
- Defend our Official Plan and fight for it at the Ontario Land Tribunal when necessary.
- Pursue a more balanced and diverse mix of housing options throughout the community.
- Ensure growth never exceeds our infrastructure capacity to service it responsibly.
- Use our water and wastewater allocation as a deliberate, strategic instrument for managing growth.
- Keep East Gwillimbury 83% green. I will insist that a environmental lens be applied to ALL development proposals.
- Continue to protect our forests, farmlands, wetlands, parklands and trails for future generations.
- As Mayor, I’ll say NO to Data Centres in East Gwillimbury.
4 Economic Development
A strong, diversified tax base, not one built on your back.
Relying too heavily on residential property taxes isn’t a funding model; it’s a pressure valve. It limits our ability to invest in critical services and exposes residents to the full brunt of economic volatility. The answer is a balanced mix of commercial, industrial, and institutional development that generates stable, long-term revenue, funding the roads, parks, and emergency services our community deserves without perpetually raising residential rates.
Commitments
- Expand the Economic Development department to actively attract commercial and industrial business to town.
- Maximize the full economic spin-off from the newly announced hospital, a generational opportunity we cannot waste.
- Ensure “Advantage EG” is a genuine operational commitment, not just a slogan, backed by staff across all departments, working at peak efficiency to attract and secure new business.
