Bill Beacham for Mayor — Township of Greater Madawaska

Calabogie, Ontario Fiscal Responsibility · Responsible Growth · Transparent Leadership Fifty Years of Sound Decisions

Greater Madawaska is at an important point in its history

A lifetime of financial leadership. A commitment to protecting our community's future.

By Bill Beacham · Candidate for Mayor · Resident of Calabogie for 22 years

We are attracting unprecedented interest in new development. Growth brings opportunity, but it also brings responsibility. Every new subdivision, business and home affects our roads, fire protection, waste management, recreation, municipal services and our environment.

At the same time, many residents are struggling with rising costs. Families, seniors and young people deserve a municipal government that respects every tax dollar.

I am running for Mayor because I believe Greater Madawaska needs experienced, thoughtful leadership that balances growth with careful financial management.

I am not aligned with developers or special interest groups. My commitment is to all residents of our Township.

Keep taxes affordable

Every spending decision should answer that one question before anything else. Here is what I will work to do.

OneKeep tax increases as low as possible.
TwoCarefully evaluate every major expenditure.
ThreeImprove efficiency before increasing taxes.
FourPlan for the future without placing unnecessary burdens on residents.

Growth is good. Poorly managed growth is expensive.

Development should strengthen our Township — not create financial pressures that taxpayers pay for later.

Greater Madawaska is being noticed. That is a good problem to have, and it is still a problem to be managed. A subdivision approved without a plan for the road that serves it does not stop being a cost — it simply becomes next council's cost, and then the taxpayer's.

As Mayor I will make sure every growth decision is weighed against what it asks of the Township afterward. Not to slow good development down, but to make sure it pays its own way and leaves us stronger than it found us.

Every proposal weighed against

Fire protection
Roads & bridges
Waste disposal
Municipal services
Recreation
Environmental protection
Long-term financial sustainability

Fifty years of reading the numbers

Every line of it answers the same question: how does this help Greater Madawaska?

Where he has served

Greater Madawaska Seniors Housing Corporation — founding director and first president; worked with residents Township-wide on the application for provincial funding for a seniors' residence
Planning Advisory Board, City of Pembroke — past chairman; zoning, a new Official Plan, Committee of Adjustment, Property Standards
United Way of the Upper Ottawa Valley — past president and campaign director
Pembroke & District Association for Community Living — past president
Ontario Association for Community Living — past committee chair
Family & Children Services of Renfrew County — past director
Valley Savings Credit Union — past director
Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation — founding director, long-term treasurer

My commitment to you

If elected Mayor, this is what you can hold me to.

Listen respectfully to residents.
Make decisions openly and transparently.
Protect taxpayers.
Support responsible development.
Plan for the future.
Put the interests of Greater Madawaska first.

“My guiding principle will always be what is in the best interests of all residents of Greater Madawaska.”

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A sign on a well-travelled road is worth a hundred pamphlets. If you have a spot for one — or an hour to help — send a note and Bill will get back to you himself.

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