Lorne Leech - Ward 5

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Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and Welcome!

 

For those of you who don`t know me, my name is Lorne Leech. I am re-offering for the Ward 5 Council seat for the municipality of Woodstock. Grafton is my home and where I`ve resided my whole life. It`s where I raised my family and have operated my cabinet business for over 26 years.

 

I am in the community daily and have a great opportunity to interact with residents.  I listen to any concerns and suggestion they have and am happy to bring them to the council table. I have known most of the people within my community for a long time and I feel they trust me to be their voice. 

 

Some of the things that I stand for are:

• Economic Development; encouraging new businesses to put down roots within the community and supporting existing businesses.
• Housing; working with developers and stakeholders to address the housing shortage.
• Roads; They are a hot topic everywhere and are in desperate need of repair in most areas. Our current council is in talks with the Province to allow us to do more of the workload with the municipality.

 

Woodstock is growing in leaps and bounds, and I feel it is important to keep up with the needs of a rapidly growing community. Smart, though out plans put in place now will help shape the future of our Municipality.

 

Woodstock has been fortunate to have a like-minded and ambitious council who’s only agenda was progress, despite facing many challenges with the new amalgamation.

 

We are at a crossroad right now and I challenge voters to look at the big picture and vote responsibly!  Let’s keep moving forward.

Thank you!