Values You Believe In

-Exit the development treadmill

-New growth should pay for new growth

-Catch up our lagging infrastructure

-Sober analysis of our financial assets vs our long term community liabilities 

-Retain Cochrane's development autonomy independent of the CMRB

-Work hard to find servicing efficiencies with our neighbors

-Continue with dramatic capital improvements already underway

-Complete Hwy 1A expansion currently underway

- Long sought after Hwy 22 and 1A Interchange construction to begin spring 2022

-Center Ave upgrades with additional at grade lanes across to Railway Street

-Add right turn lanes to highways where traffic currently stacks 

-Install SMART traffic light tech to improve traffic flow, particular improvement with downtown railway intersections will be evident

-Focused on publicly enjoyed parks, pathways, water ways and keeping our local environment beautiful and healthy

-Community involvement & events need to be prioritized. Let our incredible volunteer community shine 

-Keep Cochrane's small town values, charm & history alive

-Strategic investments in our community, especially seeking to leverage with other funding sources for the benefit of all residents.

-Strengthen our recreation opportunities & initiate Horsecreek Sportspark development

-5th Ave Site & Rodeo Grounds revitalization

-Old Town Hall site Community Park Planning

-Downtown pedestrian crossing & Cochrane Station Innovation Hub construction

-Protective Services Building build-out

-Lets make sure every dollar is spent efficiently before talking tax increases

-Property holdings near future infrastructure upgrades to realize revenues for our community and minimize property taxes 

-New growth must pay for itself. Municipal tax dollars should be used to maintain & enhance our community for current residents. 

-Local government that is transparent, responsive and accountable

-Limited local government 

-Community decisions made locally based on robust public consultation

-Personal choice & responsibility, autonomous business decisions and individual rights

-Cameras in Council Chambers, Live Streamed Meetings, Website Archives 

-Cochrane Visioning Document 

-Land Use Bylaw red tape reduction

-Jack Tennant Memorial Bridge

-Horse Creek Pedestrian Crossing

-Downtown Pedestrian Crossing 

-Organizational administrative restructuring

for long term operational efficiency

-Fiscal Discipline throughout term and pandemic responses

-Multiple major traffic improvement projects underway

-Cochrane 'on the map' Provincial funding successes and tireless advocacy for our community

-Successful Hwy 1A/22 interchange funding and design

-Designing new pathways to connect Cochranes outlying communities

-Horse Creek Sportspark land acquisition & design