In the weeks and months following my return to Milton Council in December 2018 after a 12-year absence, I began to notice that some of the important decision-assist information made available to me as a member of Council between 1991 and 2006 was no longer provided to Council. Further, basic accountability, transparency and governance standards […]
As the Federal Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario decide how Miltonians will safely interact with one another, who of us works and who of us doesn’t and where we go and where we don’t go, the Town of Milton has been left to react to these shifting sands, providing temporary relief where […]
What follows are the Top Ten complaints I have received over the last 18 months since being elected as your Local Councillor. Let’s work on all of them together in the months to come with a view to eliminating them and creating a better place for all of us to live, work and play: Challenge: Speeding […]
Almost two years after a local resident raised with me the matter of illegal clothing bins being placed on Milton streets, I was finally able to work with Town staff to develop a bylaw that Milton Council approved earlier this spring that will effectively deal with them. While Guru Garib Niwaj Welfare Society, the Brantford, Ontario-based charity […]
Milton District High School, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in our community this year, has had to postpone its planned festivities for October 2 and 3 of this year to October, 2021, because of COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions. Organizers had put together an action-packed agenda for the fall, including a walk back in history, a […]
The fines associated with overdue tax roll accounts at the Town of Milton has changed. Based on a local resident’s complaint to me about a $170 administrative fee on an overdue $10 tax roll charge, I worked with Town of Milton Finance staff to re-write the related bylaw, which was supported by Milton Council this […]
Milton Town Council says no to ranked ballot system The Town of Milton will not be using a ranked ballot system for elections anytime soon. Council voted to accept a recommendation by staff that they do not implement the new system. The reasons that were cited in the report include voter familiarity, estimated cost increase, […]
COVID-19: Checking in with Town Councillor for Ward 2, John Challinor II It’s been over a month since the pandemic struck causing a period of uncertainty that currently has no end date. The Town of Milton has taken measures to try to help residents such as deferring property tax payments until June. Town Councillor for Ward […]
Town Councillor John Challinor II attends the Ontario Good Roads Conference. The Ontario Good Roads Association held their annual general meeting in Toronto last month, where political shakers and movers meet to discuss the current state of things and what they’d like to see moving forward. Town Councillor for Ward 2, John Challinor II, attended […]
New Official Plans or, at the very least, significant revisions to existing Official Plans, should be developed for municipalities like the Town of Milton every ten years or so, in my view.I was deeply involved in the development, approval and implementation of the Town’s current Official Plan, which became a legal planning document in 1997. […]