New Mission Mayor, May 5th address, a positive tone. With that in mind, I have no intention to undo any of the work being undertaken by the current Council. Rather, my intention is to add value to our strategic planning. In the next two months, we will reconvene as a Council to evaluate our progress, refine, and add specific metrics to our goals. We will also ensure that our planning includes updated Social, Healthcare and Environmental Strategies.
Council’s work with respect to planning on the Waterfront and in Silverdale is already well underway. In some of my very first discussions with staff, consultants and proponents, we have discussed timelines, and I am confident that we will see significant traction on both fronts in the next year. Gone are the days of “talking at each other” and getting nowhere. We are poised to act, and we intend to keep those processes moving forward.
And yes, that includes, getting our sewer force main installed across the Fraser River within this term.