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Egan wants to ensure small town advantages Tom Egan says his motivation for running for Councillor October 27th is the “desire to ensure Shelburne continues to maintain all of the advantages of a small town while growing.” He says he will “work toward bringing employment opportunities to Shelburne so that people can work where they live and enjoy a safe and caring community.” At the same time, he wants to ensure the Town provides the infrastructure we will need for the future.” For the past 15 years, Tom Egan has worked for Ontario Lottery and Gaming in the IT department as an Operations Analyst. Prior to this, he worked as a self-employed Telecommunications Consultant following a 23 year career as the Telecommunications Manager for Canadian Tire Corporation. While working with Canadian Tire, his job was transferred from Welland to Toronto and his family moved to Shelburne in 1991. Born and raised in St. Catharines, Egan met his wife Carol in high school and they have been married 41 years, raising two children - now with families of their own including seven grandchildren for Tom and Carol. He says his “proudest achievement is simply raising a close knit family.” Egan, an active member of the Shelburne Kinsmen Club for more than 20 years, has been involved in many community projects. He is a familiar presence as a Kinsman volunteer at many public events around Shelburne As a Shelburne Councillor for the past 16 years, Tom Egan has served as Chairman of the Public Works Department and represented Shelburne as a member of the Shelburne and District Fire Board, where he is the current Chair. In his past role as a Telecommunications Manager, his experience included working “directly with the CRTC, Competition Bureau and Canadian Standards Association in Ottawa.” Below are Mr. Egan's responses to questions from the Free Press: What specific skills do you bring to the position of Councillor and how have you acquired and utilized those skills? “The specific skills I bring to the position of Councillor are the ability to see the big picture, the ability to work well with diverse groups of people and the ability to see the many facets of issues that come to Council. These skills have been acquired over my many years working with many different groups and individuals. These are very important skills to have and are constantly in use.” As an incumbent, what do you consider your greatest accomplishment on Council in the previous term? “The good work that has been done over the past term of Council is the result of the collective work of the full Council. My greatest accomplishment has been my contribution to the group success.” What do you feel is an acceptable number of meetings for a member of Council to miss? “I don't believe there are a specific number of meetings it would be acceptable for a member of Council to miss. Members of Council should make every effort to attend all meetings, however, it is inevitable that some meetings may be missed, either because the member of Council is out of town or perhaps ill.” What are your thoughts on the increased remuneration recommendation for Council recently made by Ward & Uptigrove Consulting and Human Resources? “Council remuneration has not increased in approximately eight years and I feel an increase is justified. The amount of increase recommended would result in Council remuneration being the average of similar sized municipalities. Any increase would apply to the incoming Council and not the current Council.” What do you see as the biggest challenge you will face as a Councillor? “I expect the biggest challenge I will face as a Councillor will be working to put the infrastructure Shelburne will need in place for the future while holding the line on property tax rates…These will be ongoing challenges and will require that Council look at the big picture and choose the right priorities. In addition, it will be important for the members of Council to work together to develop an effective Council.” What changes would you like to see implemented for the Town by the end of the next term? “The changes I would like to see are primarily in the area of commercial and industrial development. It will be important for Council to work with business development groups to attract this development and to ensure development is positive for the Town and in the best location.” Election Day is October 27th with voting held between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. If you are not on the voters list, visit the Town Hall to have your name added to the voters' list. Advanced Polls are Saturday October 18th and Wednesday October 22nd from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advanced polls will be held at the Town Hall 203 Main St. East in Shelburne. By Marni Walsh |
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