Jack Froese
Running for mayor in 91原创 Township
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Retired farmer and police officer, 64
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鈥� Have you held office in past? If so, please specify: Currently mayor of the Township
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Candidate provided bio: My wife, Debbie, and I grew up on farms in the Fraser Valley. In 1973 we were married in Abbotsford. In 1979 we moved to 91原创, bought an egg farm and converted it to a turkey farm known as JD Farms Specialty Turkey. While my family and I worked on our turkey farm, I spent 19 years with the Vancouver Police Department, retiring in 2004. I enjoy volunteering, golf and spending time with my grandchildren.
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Phone: 778-918-4917
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鈥� Who is your favourite superhero, and why? Superman 鈥� He fights evil.
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There are three candidates running for 91原创 Township鈥檚 mayor鈥檚 chair. The following are questions asked of each candidate hopeful. They were directed to provide a minimum of a Yes, No, or Don鈥檛 Know answer, and given an option to expand on one answer in print (to a maximum of 100 words per question). They could expand on all questions online, if they wished to do so. The following are their replies.
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Questions and Answers:
1. What neighbourhood of 91原创 do you live in?
Answer: Fort 91原创
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2. How many years have you lived in 91原创?
Answer: 40
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3. How many 91原创 Township council meetings have you attended in the past year?
Answer: All but one
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4: Should the municipality be directly funding social housing to reduce homelessness?
Answer: No, housing is within provincial jurisdiction. Municipality should assist where possible with DCC waivers, zoning, etc.
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5. Do you support elevated rail over light rapid transit from Surrey to 91原创?
Answer: LRT.
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6. Should the municipality fund an arts centre?
Answer: Yes.
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7. Would you vote to raise taxes to hire more police?
Answer: Yes.
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8. Does 91原创 need a new or second hospital to serve the growing population?
Answer: No, expansion or LMH and providing alternative options for health care such as offsite clinics.
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9. Does Willoughby need its own dedicated library?
Answer: Yes
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10. Is there enough effort being made to preserve farmland?
Answer: Yes
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11. Should 91原创 allow construction of residential towers?
Answer: Yes
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12. Should 91原创 have its own municipal police force, replacing the RCMP?
Answer: No
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13. Do you think residential property taxes are too high?
Answer: No. TOL taxes are among the lowest in the region at this time.
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14. Do you support the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline?
Answer: Yes
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15. Should the municipality offer tax breaks, incentives, or rebates to companies looking to set up shop here?
Answer: No
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16. Is 91原创 being pushed to grow too fast?
Answer: No
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17. Do you support redevelopment of Fort 91原创鈥檚 downtown?
Answer: Yes
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18. Should development of Brookswood be phased in?
Answer: Yes
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19. Should the Township set a deadline to finish widening 208th Street in Willoughby?
Answer: Yes
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20. Should there be a limit to the number of consecutive terms a member of council can serve?
Answer: No
