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There are 445 days to the next municipal election on Monday, October 26, 2026

Thursday, August 7, 2025

WHY REMAKE COUNCIL?
HAVE YOUR SAY
- We Need Your Ideas and Opinions
- Social Changes Needed +
  - What are Social Issues?
  - Read Social Issues Impacting Residents
  - Add a Social Issue
- Structural Changes Needed +
  - What are Structural Issues?
  - Read Systemic Issues Hampering Progress
  - Add a Structural Issue
- Ideas for Improvement +
  - What Are the Rules?
  - Read Ideas Submitted by Others;
  - Add Your Ideas
- General Comments About Our City +
  - Read Comments Left By Others
  - Write Your Own Comment
CANDIDATES
- How We Can Help
- What We Are Not
- 2022_Election_Results
- Ways to Fund Your Campaign
- Municipal Councillor's Guide
- 2022 Candidates' Guide
- Candidate Nominaton Guide
- Campaign Finance Guide
- the Municipal Act
- Running a Campaign +
  - Campaign Expenses
  - Current Councillors
  - Current Councillors
- Advice I Gave a New Council
CHALLENGES
- Challenge of Leadership +
  - We Need Decisive Leadership
  - A Lean Management Team
  - Tolerance of Opposing Views
  - Lead Productivity Changes
- City Control Challenges +
  - When Staff Govern Municipalities
  - Who Runs Owen Sound City Hall?
  - Staff Really Are Running the City
- Budget Process Challenges +
  - Comparing Municipal Revenues
  - Budget Process Improvements
  - Staff Hide the Real Impact
  - The Illusion of Expense Reductions
  - Ten Steps to Recovery
- Publiic Engagement Challenges +
  - Engagement and Listening
  - Why Does Council Fear Public Input?
  - Revisit a Town Hall Meetings
- Challenges of High Taxes +
  - Execessive Tax Growth
  - Taxes are Growing Faster Than Predicted
  - Impact of High Taxes
  - Failing to Acknowledge the Problem
- Housing Challenges +
  - the Homeless Challenge
  - Owen Sound's Housing Problem
  - How to Permanently House the Unhoused
  - House ALL Residents
  - Solving Homelessness
  - Housing First Facts
- Art Gallery Challenges +
  - Art Gallery Introduction
  - Art Gallery Legacy - 2
  - Art Gallery Legacy - 3
  - Art Gallery Legacy - 4
  - Art Gallery Legacy - 5
  - Art Gallery Legacy - 6
- Public Transit Challenges
- Challenges in the Public Sector
- Solutions for Your Consideration
JUST THE FACTS
- the Facts About Comparisons
- Comparing Workforce Growth
- Comparing Expense Growth
- Comparing Municipal Services
- Comparing Residents Ability to Pay
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