I was a Councillor on Leduc for 4 terms and just completed my 1st term as Mayor. My family moved to Leduc in 1961. I attended grade schools in Leduc before spending 2 years at Red Deer College. I finished my B. Education degree at the U of A. I taught 36 years in Leduc and area. My wife Susan, has a Master's degree in Nursing and was the Executive Director for Surgery for the Edmonton zone before she retired. We have 2 children and 2 grandkids.

How will you support the City of Leduc's competitive advantage and market affordable housing? How do you see fees, levies, taxes and municipal cost control playing a role in housing affordability? Note: CHBA-ER refers to “market affordable housing” as housing that is market priced and meets the general requirements of affordability based on household income. Market affordable housing may include market rental housing and market home ownership.

One of the advantages that Leduc maintains is a competitive pricing advantage. Even though the MGA now allows municipalities to charge more offsite levies I am not in favour of adding more levies.

What steps do you believe are necessary to reduce red tape and support business investment in the residential construction industry?

Reducing time to vertical is a priority. It reduces developers and builders costs which in turn makes it more affordable for the consumer

Do you support welcoming a diversity of housing types throughout Leduc?

We are working on revising our land use bylaws so they make it easier for developers and builders to bring new ideas and products to the market. The market will determine what type of products will be sold and good planners will work with developers and builders to ensure that we build safe and healthy communities that people want to live in.

Is there anything about your platform that you think CHBA-ER members should know?

I am committed to making Leduc the best community in the Edmonton Metro Region to build and develop!