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April 2014
accommodate increased traffic and installing
curbs and gutters where necessary.
“It’s a half-billion worth of work, which,
for a small municipality, is difficult to afford.
So we have a wish list,” he said. “Industry
will pay about half of that and the taxpayers
would then have to take on $200 million,
which isn’t an easy proposition. It requires
us to find innovative ways to a solution, or to
modify our cost structures.”
More infrastructure concerns have also
meant more employees.
“Growth is what we are all about in this
town now, so we’re staffing up with people
to be able to deal with that,” Campbell said.
“It’s our job to determine howwe get it done.
There’s not an option as to whether we’re
growing, so we need to make sure we do it in
an effective and smart way that’s compatible
with the existing infrastructure.”
Going forward, the imminent targets for
the strategic plan include making sure the
town is financially stable by the close of 2014
and finalizing/promoting a vibrant urban
core in the Alcona community by 2015. Also
on the short-term agenda are development
of a comprehensive economic development
plan by 2015 and development of a strategy
to grow businesses in Innisfil.
Toward that end, the recently unveiled
