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October 16, 2014 | 72 pages
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Mayoral, reeve candidates share their visions for Renfrew Steve Newman steve.newman@metroland.com
News – Eight minutes of air time, one question each while on stage, and a chance to meet with the public afterwards. That was the situation for the four mayoral and two reeve candidates during Renfrew’s all-candidates forum Oct. 8. The mayoral candidates are current councillors Tom Anderson and Jim Miller, past candidate Callum Scott, and current Horton Mayor Don Eady. The candidates for reeve are long-time Reeve Audrey Green and Renfrew Warden Peter Emon, who is finishing his term as mayor in neighouring Greater Madawaska Township. Before a crowd of more than 200 at the Renfrew Recreation Centre, the six candidates were the last to speak at the event attended by all 14 candidates for councillor and three candidates for school trustee. The first of the mayoral candidates to speak was Anderson. Tied to Renfrew with five generations of relatives, Anderson said he gets regular feedback from family, friends, work associates and the general public about council’s actions. “I feel these links to the community give me an excellent insight as to
the pulse of the town,” said Anderson, who is seeking a fifth term as a council member. Regarding criticisms that the town’s debt load is unacceptable and that the town is doing nothing about roads and sidewalks, the mayoral candidate was clear. “This is a misunderstanding,” he said. “Yes, we have some debt. That debt is less than $12 million, which is at a low fixed rate and is being reduced by approximately $1 million a year. “Our $12 million investment became $50 million in infrastructure improvements over the last few years due to cost-effective administrative management. We have state-of-the art water and wastewater treatment facilities that are essential to both industrial and residential development,” said Anderson. He listed several examples of major road reconstruction, with similar work on Lisgar Avenue coming in 2015 at “minimal cost to the taxpayer.” Meanwhile, Anderson said he’ll work to negotiate a settlement regarding financial issues between the town and Renfrew Industrial Commission “to move on in a positive manner toward attracting industry to Renfrew.”
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The candidates for Renfrew reeve, Peter Emon and Audrey Green, listen to a question from the crowd during the Oct. 8 all-candidates forum.
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