The real issue in Ward 2

A Summary of my thoughts on the Evanston Creekside Community Association Candidate Forum on Oct. 16, 2013

What are the issues in Ward 2?

• How many years we had been talking to City on the traffic problems around our communities in Ward 2?
• Do they ever have an answer or date for us?
• City had collected at least an extra 10 million dollars from Ward 2 through new lots sold in the last 3 years to cover "infrastructure costs", but what they had done to address to any traffic problems here?
• The real issue?  We were being ignored for years!

My suggestions:

• Team up with other communities (Sage Hill, Nolan Hill, Sage Meadows, Evanston, Kincora & Royal Oak) to deal with all governments on the transportation & Transit issues
• Restrict all construction/dump trucks to use Symons Valley Road after 9:00 am
• Connect Symons Valley Parkway to Shaganappi and 144 Ave immediately
• Widen the section of Symons Valley Road from 144 Ave. to 128 Ave. (Symons Valley Parkway)
• Add a temporary Round-about in the Sage Meadows T-section now and traffic light later
• Need our own bus route for each community, or introduce developer-funded community shuttle as a temporary alternative until population reach the requirements for Public Transit to take over

 My commitment to my community:

• This not the time for discussions anymore, it’s time for action!
• If you send me in, I will fight for you inside; if not I will stand by your side and fight outside!