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“We have a great team and I look forward to working as hard as I can with them over the course of the coming year.” said Phillips. Every January the 13-member Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus (EOWC) gathers to set goals for the coming year. The recent two-day summit in Kingston saw economic development continues as top priority for the caucus going into 2013 with financial sustainability for member municipalities a strong second. “This year we are focusing on two key pri- orities,” stated Holman. “They are economic development and the strategies need to support new growth, and continuing our fi-
nancial sustainability research and analysis on key sectors like water and wastewater, waste management and social housing that support our advocacy efforts.” For the first priority the EOWC plans to create an Eastern Ontario Economic De- velopment Strategy. Development of the strategy will require working with the cau- cus’ partners at the federal and provincial level along with consulting with the City of Ottawa’s own economic development de- partment and its counterparts among the municipalities and county offices through- out Eastern Ontario, including Commu- nity Futures Development Corporations
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca PLEASANT CORNER | Endeavours that involve all eight Prescott-Russell munici- palities are fine – if they make economic sense. That is the caveat underlined by Cham- plain Township Mayor Gary Barton in sum- marizing some of the issues that will be on the political agenda in 2013. Regional partnership is a priority for Hawkesbury Mayor René Berthiaume as he assumes the role of Prescott-Russell warden for the next year. A proposed county-wide police services contract and possible re- gional economic groups would require the cooperation of municipalities, noted Barton at a recent township council meeting. “I am all for county-wide initiatives, pro- vided they do not cost more money,”Barton commented. That bottom-line approach may not be popular in certain circles, he observed. When one mentions cost, one can be scold- ed for “not being a visionary, not moving forward and not being part of the big plan,” he remarked. “Interesting times” lie ahead, said Barton. This year’s sustainability research will expand to examine other key municipal services, including social housing, waste management, asset management, and de- veloping roads and bridges funds. The bottom line (CFDC), First Nations, and regional health and education groups. The strategy will cover a variety of topics including business retention, skills devel- opment, completion of the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) project aimed at providing high-speed Internet access to all parts of Eastern Ontario, and the current Al- gonquin land claim in parts of the region. Concerning financial sustainability for municipalities the EOWC will expand on its past research efforts about the chal- lenges communities face with continuing demands for programs, services, and infra- structure improvements. Last year the EOWC examined what types of investments are needed to address re- gional issues like the 88,000 kilometres of roads and 8600 bridges scattered through- out Eastern Ontario that need either main- tenance or upgrading. The EOWC’s 2012 study revealed a growing potential deficit of almost $3 billion in total for the entire eastern region for capital investments to address all existing roadworks needs in all municipalities and counties.
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KINGSTON | A new chairman and a new list of priorities takes the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus into 2013. Rick Phillips, Hastings County warden, was named the new chairman for the cau- cus, with Ron Holman of the United Coun- ties of Leeds and Grenville as the new vice- chairman. “I am honoured to have been elected chair by my colleagues,” stated Phillips.
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