Leslie Zurek-Silvestri will put all residents first

Your voice heard at City Hall

  • Communicating, listening and advocating for residents
  • Regular town hall meetings with action plans and implementation
  • Working together with rate payers associations
  • Being accessible to residents with good customer service
  • Use of social media to engage with residents and regular newsletters
  • assessment and improving of 311 services

Crime and safety

  • support crime prevention and community safety with Peel Regional Police
  • town halls on crime in neighbourhoods
  • increase Safety outreach, Assess Safe city programming for ROI both around programming and funding

Respecting tax dollars

  • Advocating for independent tax auditor to look for deeper savings to the ratepayer which is being requested by many residents.
  • Ensuring money is not wasted with measurable assessment data
  • Reviewing duplication of service and cutting of Red Tape
  • Advocating for fair property tax
  • Increasing transparency and accountability at city hall
  • Encouraging better coordination/timing of projects and simplifying home renovation permits. Not penalizing residents with existing old driveway expansions

Youth Employment

  • Creating and encouraging opportunities for youth employment and co-op
  • Supporting plans for affordable transit for post secondary students

Reduce poverty

  • Working with the local agencies to find solutions to address affordable housing, food insecurity and increasing community garden initiatives.
  • Providing more educational tools to help those struggling to make the dollar stretch further
  • Educating about recycling of clothing, furniture and household items in the community to encourage more re-purposing.
  • Continuing to work with newcomers

Transportation Plan

  • Assessing high traffic areas and supporting initiatives for traffic noise and calming (Speed bumps, Sound walls in affected neighbourhoods)
  • Priority Outreach sessions addressing concerns in the communities directly affected by Miway, Hurontario LRT and updates regarding transportation around the Dundas Connects and GO transit Two-way, all day GO train service
  • No removal of car lanes and encouraging safe bike lane infrastructure off main roads
  • Fix pot holes and cracks in the roads and sidewalks within a week of reporting
  • E-scooter training for parents and youth about motor vehicle safety and speed

Maintaining Community and green spaces

  • Ensuring tree maintenance and pathways are clear for residents during their walks 
  • Protecting our green spaces for future generations
  • Flood Mitigation solutions in Cooksville and all parts of Ward 7 affected
  • Cooksville clean up action plan

Safe neighbourhood strategy

  • Improving pedestrian safety with well illuminated paths, roads, intersections
  • Continue to provide information about coyote/wildlife safety
  • E-bike and E-scooter safety enforcement
  • Advocating and working to improve emergency services response times as the population continues to grow in Ward 7 (Police, Fire and Paramedics)
  • Advocating for traffic calming signage in residential neighbourhoods with solid proven plan

Support Seniors

  • Outreach to educate seniors of  free and supportive programs available
  • working with senior groups to rideshare programs to activities
  • Supporting living in home and care in home for Seniors not wanting to move 
  • Offering incentives and rolling out a plan for shared living space