The building and planning experience
As I meet with more and more people , one glaring concern is the functioning of the building department. Now that the building department review is done, I would like to sit with the building Read more
Meetings where I spoke
Township of Douro-Dummer – Special Council Meeting – June 11, 2026 – 5:00 p.m. begin at 57:50 Township of Douro-Dummer – Regular Council Meeting – May 5, 2026 – 5:00 P.M. begin at 29:25 Township Read more
Parts of the meetings are dysfunctional
We need to make meetings inclusive. Move them to 7 Pm so that working people have a chance to get there. Have a section of the meeting where people can ask questions that get answered. Read more
FIR submissions on time to the province
In the past two terms of council we have never submitted our required FIR submissions on time to the province. This causes grant ineligibility and grant holdbacks. This costs us money. thus We have been Read more
New firehall/joint building
We need a new firehall/joint building . What I’m concerned with is the process, the scope and the price. It was bulldozed through by council at the last meeting possible in July of this year. Read more
Taxes have gone up over 22%
In this term of council (4 years) our taxes have gone up over 22%. (26% compounded) This is not sustainable. We must look at measures to control this. The new firehall joint building will force Read more
Responsible spending
The new joint building will force us to fix the building department. Douro Dummer must grow and increase our taxbase if we are to undertake 11000000$ projects The building review must be acted upon. We Read more
Administrative salaries, lawyers and consultant fees are up 72%
Our administrative salaries, lawyers and consultant fees are up 72% in the last 8 years. Enough said. The only increasing income in the township comes from the taxpayers. We want DD to be affordable for Read more
Roads must be our priority
Roads must be our priority. This will become more expensive in future years so we must prepare for that.
We must invest in the Warsaw arena
The Warsaw arena has been a source of pride for DD for my entire life. Thats where I played. We must invest in it. One of my biggest lessons in life came at the Warsaw Read more
Strong vibrant council
DD needs a strong vibrant council. There is many new capable people standing up for positions. Please pay attention to them. This is a really important election.
The farmer and Ada L.
Just so its not all business Id like to put the story from my merrylynd website on how i met Ada. The farmer and Ada L…
