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Weston Miller for Councillor — For Our CommunityWeston Miller for Councillor — Niagara-on-the-Lake

The Plan

Four priorities. One community.

This is a practical, moderate, and resident-focused agenda for Niagara-on-the-Lake. It recognizes that Council must work within municipal authority, provincial law, financial constraints, and the collective decisions of Council.These commitments describe the actions I will bring forward, support, vote for, and report on as a councillor.

Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Responsible Growth, Infrastructure & Resilience

Growth should occur in the right places, at an appropriate scale, and with the infrastructure needed to support it. Recent flooding has also reinforced the importance of maintaining and planning for the systems residents, farms, and businesses depend on.

Practical Commitments

  • Support development only where it is consistent with applicable planning policy and where servicing, drainage, traffic, and infrastructure impacts have been properly evaluated.
  • Advocate for a comprehensive review of stormwater systems, municipal drains, ditches, culverts, and flood-related infrastructure risks.
  • Support risk-based capital planning that gives essential infrastructure and deferred maintenance priority over discretionary projects.
  • Seek public reporting on infrastructure condition, inspection schedules, maintenance backlogs, and major project progress.
  • Support appropriate housing and growth in suitable locations while protecting the distinct identities of NOTL’s villages and rural communities.
  • Insist on meaningful public consultation early enough to influence decisions.

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Good Governance & Public Accountability

Trust depends on residents being able to understand what Council decided, how members voted, and why a decision was made.

Practical Commitments

  • Keep closed sessions to the legal minimum and support plain-language public reporting whenever possible.
  • Support recorded votes on all decisions and make my own voting record easy to review.
  • Improve public access to budgets, planning applications, staff reports, and major Council decisions.
  • Support meaningful advisory committees where resident expertise can improve municipal decisions.
  • Uphold strong disclosure, conflict-of-interest, procurement, and code-of-conduct standards.

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Quality of Life for Residents

Day-to-day livability matters. Traffic, parking, noise, public spaces, and walkable neighbourhoods affect every resident — and need consistent attention from Council.

Practical Commitments

  • Balance tourism with the needs of the people who live here
  • Put residents first in decisions that affect daily life and neighbourhood livability
  • Improve parks, trails, and community spaces across Niagara-on-the-Lake
  • Promote safe, walkable, and livable neighbourhoods for families, seniors, and all residents
  • Preserve the calm, accessible, and welcoming character of Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Agriculture, Heritage & Environment

Agriculture is not simply part of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s scenery. It is a working economic sector that depends on reliable infrastructure, workable municipal policies, and protection from incompatible development. Its success must be considered alongside heritage and environmental stewardship.

Practical Commitments

  • Support reliable maintenance and long-term planning for municipal irrigation and agricultural drainage systems.
  • Consult working agricultural operators when municipal decisions affect drainage, transportation, servicing, land use, or farm operations.
  • Protect agricultural land from incompatible or short-sighted development.
  • Support heritage protection that is clear, consistently administered, and meaningfully enforced.
  • Protect mature trees, green spaces, environmental systems, and cultural heritage landscapes.
  • Consider climate resilience and long-term operating costs in municipal infrastructure and land-use decisions.

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