On September 20th I became an official nominee in the City of Airdrie Civic Election as an Alderman candidate.
Thank you to the support that so many of you have shown so far - I am thrilled that you all trust me to be your voice on City Council. Here comes the really busy part of campaigning - the actual campaign!
You may have seen a couple articles in the local newspapers and while I appreciate the page space, an entire interview can get summed up into 750 -1000 words and really not show an entire picture. Yes, I am for curbside recycling and yes I am definitely for more recreational space both indoors and outdoors. I am also for more schools, a 24 hour health care facility, a stream-lined and more efficiently run city services, a higher police presence and a clear vision on our future developments and infrastructure.
The City thus far has had to deal with a tremendous amount of growth - but it wasn't a surprising event. All indications were that our area was going to grow and keep growing at an unprecedented rate. The Neighbourhood Structure Plans were not developed to accommodate this type of "boom". Our infrastructure was built to accommodate a current level or small percentage of population increase. Where is the forward thinking?
I will be doing a series of posts over the next week with details of how I plan to deal with the problems that us Citizens of Airdrie currently face. My first post will be about schools and what the city's responisibility is and what it should be.
I look forward to your comments, and if you are looking for a personal response, please be sure to include an email address or email me off blog at jennifer.berg@shaw.ca.
A kind act should never go unnoticed, nor should it be overly honoured. Being kind is so powerful and can be the difference between a bad moment and a terrible moment or between a good moment and a great moment. Getting praise for your kind act should be unexpected and truly valued as should the act of being kind to begin with.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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I am running for Alderman in the 2010 Civic Election for the City of Airdrie.
I love Airdrie and have lived here since January of 2001. My husband and I started our family here and look forward to so many more years of seeing our 3 children grow up and experience the great lifestyle that Airdrie has to offer.
I have fixed many of the world's problems at my kitchen table with friends and family - as I am sure you have too and if I am not fully doing my part to make things better, I can't be critical of those who are. I will do my best to make this city have a direction that will benefit it's current citizens ensuring that our future citizens will too be delighted. I want to be part of this changing and growing city's history. I want to ensure that every citizen in town has access to recreation in their own neighbourhoods creating the same quality of life for everyone. My job as Alderman is to speak on your behalf as you see fit, to allow your family to grow, enjoy and stay in Airdrie for generations. Being a voice for the citizens - being your public servant.
Establishing a true community within each neighbourhood, bringing a style and identity to our downtown businesses and growing our arts and entertainment culture are dimensions that I want to add to our city ensuring that Airdrie does not succumb to just being Calgary's "bedroom community".
City growth, intra-city infrastructure, schools and recreation are all topics that have many levels of government involved making them difficult for one Alderman or one council to correct - however, the squeaky wheel gets the grease... I truly believe that a city and it's council united and loud will bring forth change.
Many thanks to you for stopping by and learning about me. Please contact me at jennifer.berg@shaw.ca if you have any questions or would like any more information about me.
Please do go vote for your next city council on October 18th - no vote means no voice.
I love Airdrie and have lived here since January of 2001. My husband and I started our family here and look forward to so many more years of seeing our 3 children grow up and experience the great lifestyle that Airdrie has to offer.
I have fixed many of the world's problems at my kitchen table with friends and family - as I am sure you have too and if I am not fully doing my part to make things better, I can't be critical of those who are. I will do my best to make this city have a direction that will benefit it's current citizens ensuring that our future citizens will too be delighted. I want to be part of this changing and growing city's history. I want to ensure that every citizen in town has access to recreation in their own neighbourhoods creating the same quality of life for everyone. My job as Alderman is to speak on your behalf as you see fit, to allow your family to grow, enjoy and stay in Airdrie for generations. Being a voice for the citizens - being your public servant.
Establishing a true community within each neighbourhood, bringing a style and identity to our downtown businesses and growing our arts and entertainment culture are dimensions that I want to add to our city ensuring that Airdrie does not succumb to just being Calgary's "bedroom community".
City growth, intra-city infrastructure, schools and recreation are all topics that have many levels of government involved making them difficult for one Alderman or one council to correct - however, the squeaky wheel gets the grease... I truly believe that a city and it's council united and loud will bring forth change.
Many thanks to you for stopping by and learning about me. Please contact me at jennifer.berg@shaw.ca if you have any questions or would like any more information about me.
Please do go vote for your next city council on October 18th - no vote means no voice.
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