Is there a big idea or priority you will push for and champion if you get elected to council?
Brent Derochie Ward 1The first priority of many if elected is transparency.
The tender/bid process for city projects including infrastructure, renovations and building of new city structures are costing the city dollars.The tender process needs to be overhauled with penalties for not meeting deadlines.As an owner of a business, whenever a project is negotiated, clear deadlines, an agreed upon quote and some variance is written into the tender and contract. A final payment is given after the project is completed up to the agreed upon contract.
Instead of Sault Ste. Marie falling behind or playing catch up, we can be on par or even a leading city in affordable housing initiatives in Canada. I will work for better coordination of services between the Ccty and front line workers like police, EMS and mental health teams. I will work with my connections at Queen’s Park and Parliament to improve collaboration between all levels of government, so that we can deliver crucial services to those who need them most in our community.
Our shelter staff no longer make minimum wage. And for the first time, we have transition units as part of our system so folks are no longer forced to only stay in poor quality rooming houses. But we need to keep going. The next big thing I will also continue to push for is an expansion of the work done by the Building and By Law Task Force.
By now, we know them well: the opioid and homeless crisis, lack of affordable housing, derelict buildings, food security, the high rates of crime that are happening not only in the downtown but throughout the city, unsafe downtown streets, not enough emergency resources to deal with these issues which are 24/7 etc.The City needs to accept responsibility for the state of emergency that we are in and take action now. We are all in this fight together.
I have personally witnessed the struggles and the lack of solid financial support for youth to start or grow their business. We do have the Summer Company Fund, but that is only for a specific time frame. Our city needs new, bold and innovative ideas to keep our city moving forward together. Advance polls will be held at City Hall on Saturday, October 8th , Wednesday, October 12th and Saturday, October 15th . I need your support to make Sault Ste. Marie a City that works for everyone. To learn about me, my platform, and my vision for Ward 3, please visit www.luismoreno.
This would take a few years, but at least we would know that our roads are getting the necessary repairs for us to all feel safe. 2. Building a safe consumption site. Ensuring that current users are consuming safely would have many benefits for all citizens. It would decrease the amount of discarded needles left around town, remove a large strain on our health care system, ensure that other emergencies could be treated in a more timely fashion, remove some of the strain on hospital staff and ultimately make accessing public spaces safer for all citizens.
I have several ideas but the most important priority for the Ward 4 residents if re-elected is the flooding issue. I know there have been constituents that have more than two flooding claims already filed. Should anyone have any further questions regarding this project, please email me at [email protected] or phone 705-971-0029. Homelessness drug use issues and treatment must be dealt with before this community can move forward. We are losing our youth at an alarming rate. Remember our youth are our future. Without them we have no future.
My idea to address this issue is to implement an ultra low interest loan program to recruit new graduates to Sault Ste. Marie. The only rule is they must practice in Sault Ste Marie city limits until the loan is repaid in full. Supporting young families is critical to growing our city and it’s tax base. It will also aide with the cost of living of crisis we’re experiencing.
Everybody in the construction industry I have talked to has the same complaints about dealing with our city’s building department: inconsistent application of rules between staff, obtuse interpretation of the Building Code, lack of justification for their decisions, and absence of a complaints process. Ask contractors and construction workers; our City has a reputation to be one where it is harder and costlier to build than almost anywhere else in the province.
Modular homes cost 10-20% less, are built 30-60% faster, are more energy efficient, and are generally safer, by being able to stand up to flooding and hurricanes better, and can be built as apartment buildings to tiny houses to raised bungalows, etc. Located at the hub of the largest fresh water bodies on the planet, with an already internationally established reputation for biological science and research, being home to Algoma U and Sault College, coupled with our neighbouring communities of Garden River and Batchawana, and being experienced in a "shared waters" approach with our Michigan/US partners, we have the ideal qualities which makes us a logical choice.
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