Hello
My name is Harold Hemberger and I will be running in the 2010 election for city council in the Portsmouth district of Kingston.
Like a lot of people, I have been playing the role of an “armchair general” providing my own comments on how council should conduct its business. After a few debates with people I know, I kept on hearing “Why don’t you run for council”. After providing some personal thought, I decided to put those words into action. I have officially registered myself as a candidate on January 4th.
I will provide on this main page the core reason why I believe we need to take a new direction for November 2010. I will ask this simple question. What is the most important idea for having a more prosperous city? Answer. Business! We must make business more welcome and remove barriers that make businesses go down the highway to another community. The best example that sticks in most people’s mind is the casino in Gananoque. Our loss, Gananoque’s gain. However, will still drive there supporting another city’s economy. This has to change. Business is the backbone any community’s economy. Businesses employ people. Employed people spend money to contribute to our economy. The more people we employ the more people that can get off social assistance. We also have to be flexible with zoning changes but at the same time be sensitive to residential zoned areas.
Another reason that I am running for city council is that I strongly believe that we need to act on a third crossing near the LaSalle Causeway. The volume of vehicles demonstrated by wait times should be proof that we need this crossing.
Another major issue is consultants. It is my belief that we are spending way too much on outside consultants. We should be using the talents we have employed at City hall as well as consulting with our own citizens.
This is just a small sample on my beliefs. Please explore the rest of this website to see various topics to have a better understanding on where I stand on various issues. Registration is only required if you want to leave a comment.
If there is a topic that I did not cover, register and ask it in the section below.
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