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ELECTION NEWS
"Martha Lockwood disclosed a pecuniary interest with respect to Report CS-32-07 and in
particular the recommendation with respect to advertising in the local newspaper for the sale of
municipally owned lands since she is an employee of The Times."

Fort Erie Council in Committee (November 5, 2007)
" For the record, as one Member of Council is aware, there is an other outstanding matter but they
understand that will be addressed directly through attorneys."

Joe Bieron
(Presentation at Council in Committee Meeting, Monday, March 1, 2010. Pg. 10)
And then there's this:
Can this be the "smoking gun" that many of us have been hoping that someone would pick up?
What it does mean that the fight to save our town and our public beach lands has gone beyond the so-called ravings of a mentally ill,
pajama-clad blogger.  People with power, money and influence have joined the fight against the other people who have money, power
and influence.  Next step: an election that sweeps the miscreants out of town hall.

Registered so far:

Mayor: Ann-Marie Noyes
Ward 1, George McDermott.
Ward 2: Incumbent Rick Shular and Richard Berry
Ward 3: Incumbent Bib Steckley
Ward 4: John Hill
Ward 5:
Ward 6:

There have been lots of rumours about who may or may not run in various wards, but it's early. There are teams already in place for
potential candidates. Behind the scenes work has begun. Stay tuned. This will be quite an election.
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT THIS TIME:

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
  • Doug enjoyed his $80,000.+ salary while taxes went up close to 30%
    since he was elected.

ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
  •  Doug consistently promotes developers who are destroying our natural
    heritage.

BALANCED DEVELOPMENT
  • Doug believes that developers are smarter than the people of his
    community.

IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE
  • Doug maintained Council's commitment to better roads to his developer
    friends' projects and water and sewer rates only affordable to the wealthy.

ACCOUNTABILITY
  • As in business, Doug insisted that people not question council's
    decisions and that prices and services are subject to change without
    notice.
OCTOBER 25th, ELECT ANYONE BUT DOUG MARTIN
During 24 years of municipal service,                  
Doug has been a proud member of the Old Boys' Club.
He is very approachable, especially when he's  at the country club

"I believe this is the right thing to do." Doug Martin
(In reference to his casting the deciding vote to allow the rezoning of
the Bay Beach Properties for the Molinaro Tower.)
BEFORE and AFTER