Norfolk County municipal election, 2010
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The third official election in the history of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada as a single-tier municipality will take place around October or November 2010. Dennis Travale, the incumbent mayor, will be expected to run for re-election. If re-elected, Travale would then serve his second term as mayor. Norfolk County mayors are not limited in the number of terms they can serve in office. Therefore, any mayor can serve in office until he or she either turns 75 years old, retires from office, or becomes deceased. The number of eligible voters in the 2010 election will be estimated at over 55000 - this voter count will include both permanent residents and owners of seasonal property who are at least 18 years of age (i.e., born in the year 1992 or earlier). This election will be the first real test of Norfolk County's expanding economy to see whether the rapid economic growth is popular with the voters.
[edit] Election Issues
- Voters will carefully examine the effects that the Wal-Mart in the Simcoe area will have on the economy and on getting adult citizens of Simcoe out of welfare and into the work force.
- The economic repercussions of world-class businesses like Boston Pizza and bringing newer and more modern businesses on the Queensway will be noticed around election day. This is because the conservative merchants from downtown Simcoe will have an equal vote to the managers and owners of the new businesses (Wal-Mart, Boston Pizza, Harts Department Store).
- By 2010, a rural mass transit program involving sending buses to and from Simcoe as well as neighboring communities in Norfolk County will bring more voters to the polls and reduce Norfolk County's dependency on foreign oil - which will run out in the year 2080. With more voters will create a better sense of democracy in Norfolk County.
- Expanding broadband Internet services in rural areas like Pine Grove and Teeterville will provide Internet users uninterrupted access to vital information and correspondence courses which could provide training and get people out of welfare and social assistance. As a result, family income levels would increase and the poverty rate in Norfolk County would eventually decrease on a significant level.
[edit] See also
2006 Norfolk County municipal election
2003 Norfolk County municipal election
2000 Norfolk County municipal election
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