A remarkable peek into County of Brant history The County of Brant Heritage Advisory Committee had a great field trip today, as we were invited to tour the Capron Homestead on (where else?) Homestead Road in Paris. Robert Miss and his late wife have owned this property for 30 years and we loved seeing and […]
Originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page September 29, 2021 Ontario Provincial Police in Brant have created dedicated ‘Safe Trade‘ parking spots for the exchange of goods for internet purchases. You will find the spots marked with the sign (above) in the parking lot at the station located at Rest Acres Road and Bethel Road. Stay […]
Keep your eyes on your mailbox and front door as my re-election team and I will be delivering my campaign information throughout Ward 2 as the focus on the County of Brant Municipal Election on October 24, 2022 ramps up. I would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to read through my […]
This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page April 14, 2021 Did you know that the County of Brant has 182 Volunteer Firefighters deployed out of 8 Fire stations? The Mayor and all members of Council met last night (April 13, 2021) at the Policy Development and Strategic Direction Committee to review our new Fire […]
This is the second in Steve’s series of posts about his Priorities. This one is tricky. I have seen first hand that people do not want multi-story apartment buildings in their backyard. At the same time, our community needs a broader variety of more modest housing solutions, including rental dwellings. One of the most efficient […]
Originally posted to Facebook July 27, 2022 At the July 26, 2022 Council meeting, Mayor David Bailey (on behalf of the County) received a Platinum Certification from the World Council on City Data. Platinum is the highest possible score and this is the third year in a row that we have hit this level. The […]
Over the last 3 years, I have had many people ask me: “How do you like being on Council?” The short answer is always the same: I love it (…and some days are more challenging than others)! For those who are interested, I wrote a more detailed story about what it’s like being a Councillor, […]
Lets talk about Poop! Or, more importantly, what happens after you flush your toilet in Paris.This is a subject where I have always had a lot of questions, back in October 2019, myself and all of the other Councillors for Paris took the opportunity to participate in public tours of our Paris Wastewater Treatment Facility. […]
I hope to help inform people about the various functions of running a Municipality (where our drinking water comes from, what happens when you flush your toilet, possible approaches to Affordable Housing etc). This post takes a broad view of the finances involved in running the County of Brant. Some people are curious about where […]
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