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ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TOP ISSUE FOR BUSINESS
CHAMBER’S
2006 MUNICIPAL ELECTION MEMBERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS
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The
Windsor & District Chamber of Commerce
released the results of its 2006 Municipal
Election Membership Survey.
The
Survey identified Economic Development (29%), the
New Border Crossing (23%) and Reducing Business
Property Taxes (12%) as the top three business
issues in the upcoming municipal election. |
The
survey was conducted by the Chamber's Government Relations
Policy Committee and attracted 123 responses representing 9%
of the Chamber membership. The participants were asked to
choose up to three votes per survey to identify their top
issues.
Following
close behind were Municipal Business Practices and the
Decision on the new arena with 10 % each. Municipal Business
Practices relate to issues such as tendering process by
municipalities or decisions on capital projects that compete
with investment by the private sector.
The
budgetary matters are also a significant factor in weighing in
municipal effectiveness. If Reducing Property Tax rates and
Escalating Municipal Budget are put together they account for
17% of the total responses.
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Chamber’s
Election Issues
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Resp.
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New
Border Crossing
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55
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23%
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Escalating
Municipal Budget
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17
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7%
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Economic
Development
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71
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29%
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Reducing
Business Property Tax Rates
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28
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12%
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Municipal
Business Practices
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23
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10%
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Decision
on the City of Windsor Arena
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25
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10%
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Creating
a Regional Government
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22
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9%
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The
Chamber will utilize the survey to pose the business issues to
municipal candidates in this fall’s election. The survey will
also help in determining the Chamber’s priorities in its
advocacy after the election, which will take place on November
13, 2006.
About
the Election Poll
As
the Voice of Business, the Chamber will advocate for
positions and issues that matter to the Business
Community. Description
of issues included in this poll can be found further
down on this page.
For more information on the Chamber's 2006
Municipal Election activities visit our website regularly
or call Igor Siljanoski, Manager of Policy and
Communications at 519-966-3696 ext. 28.
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opinion poll aims to prioritize the issues that
the Chamber intends to present to the political
candidates in this election and is reflective of
current business issues. |
2006
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS COMING THIS FALL
Municipal
elections will take place on Monday, November 13, 2006.
Consider
the following links for immediate Municipal Election
information:
CHAMBER'S
INVOLVEMENT IN ELECTIONS
As
the Voice of Business the Windsor & District Chamber
of Commerce is a non-partisan organization and does
not support any one candidate in any of the elections it
covers for its members.
The
role of the Chamber in any elections is to create a forum
for candidates and businesses to connect and to create a
greater awareness about the Chamber and the current
business issues.
Over
the years the Chamber has held numerous meet the
candidates events and has posed direct questions to all
candidates on their position on various business issues.
This
year the Chamber will maintain this web page as source of
information on the 2006 Municipal Elections for Windsor
and Essex County. The Chamber will also provide what it
considers as most pressing issues that matter to the
business community and pose the issues to the candidates
in all ridings.
The
results of any election activity will be posted on the
Chamber website. |
