Terry Wong for Ward 2 City Councillor

WELCOME

Earlier this year (mid June), I launched my ‘Vote4TerryWong’ campaign to be elected your Ward 2 City Councillor on voting day – Monday, October 21st and to be
Your Voice on Council Day 1 – Monday, October 28 Council Swearing In Ceremony.

With a 29 year year management career at The City of Calgary (18 years as a senior manager) I bring to you and City Council

  • experience – in business planning, budgeting, legislation, policy, bylaws and more
  • accomplishments – market value assessment in ’99 (1 award received), corporate re-org in 2000, ENMAX sale in ’01, start of 3-1-1 in ’02, IT governance / policy / program management ’03-04, install project management system in ’06, lead corporate project management centre in ’07, build ‘CalgaryInfrastructure.ca’ website for public view of capital projects in ’08 (2 awards received), business planning /
  • relationships, and
  • knowledge

 

  • of City Hall to the table.

On Monday, October 28th, City Council Swearing In Ceremony, I will bring the Ward 2 issues and opportunities into City Hall and deal with these immediately and my promise of innovation, inspiration and leadership onto City Council to make

 

. With the I have taken a leave from my 29 year management career at The City of Calgary to win your trust, confidence and nomination to become a Ward 2 City Councillor candidate on Monday September 23rd. The next step is to successfully engage this 4 week campaign to win the people’s vote on Monday October 21st to ‘Do the Right Things and Do Things Right’ at City Hall as your Ward 2 City Councillor! To learn more about my credentials and accomplishments, click here.

YOUR CONCERNS; MY PLATFORM

Since my campaign launch, you have shared your

  • thoughts, visions, challenges and suggestions

for building, servicing and improving your

  • Streets, Neighbourhood, Community, Ward, and City, and
  • the quality of your life and the lives of your family, friends, the local businesses and Calgarians everywhere!

Your top 5 concerns are:

  • Transportation and Transit – traffic flow and congestion (e.g. Crowchild, 10th Street NW), vehicle, noise speeding in community streets (e.g. bus and large truck, access into communities (e.g. Evanston, Kincora, Royal Vista, etc.), transit service (e.g. extended hours of service, parking at LRT stations, length of feeder route travel, safety, etc.), access to bikeways, etc.;
  • Completing our communities – completion of the North-West Recreation Centre, development / enhancement of neighbourhood ‘stay and play’ parks, neighbourhood safety and security (i.e. street, home and car prowling), community centre / meeting hall, cross-town community bus connections;
  • Managing community growth, upgrade and maintenance in Ward 2 – capacity of city service and infrastructure for new communities of 75,000 new residents, providing services to Ward 2 developing communities, and  maintaining/upgrading replacing existing city assets. There is growing concern that Ward 2 will soon become unaffordable for first time home buyers and all renters especially as a result of the 2013 flood and inner-city vs. suburban development priorities; and,
  • Maximizing the Value of Your Tax Dollars – whether it be the 30% tax rate increases brought on by the successive capture of the provincial ‘education property tax space or the rise in transit fees for seniors, golf course fees, etc. more and more Calgary taxpayers are not seeing the direct increase in value of City service to them personally. Many are also concerned that more of their disposable income will erode to pay for rising city taxes and fees.

I have a plan to address these concerns, click here.

IT’S TIME TO ELECT TERRY WONG AS YOUR WARD 2 CITY COUNCILLOR

After weeks of visiting you at the doors, at community association meetings, at community events, and on the street, thank you for sharing your thoughts, concerns and solutions. However, it is now time to make your choice and select your candidate at the voting station.

When you make your selection, remember that a good councillor is

  • one who knows the community, the residents and businesses, and the city infrastructure, programs and service offerings in the community;
  • one who had demonstrated accomplishments professionally and in the community for the people and with the residents;
  • one who has experience, knowledge and skill to navigate the legislation, governance, organization, bylaws / policy / procedure of City Hall; and,
  • most importantly, one who can and will continue to convey trust with the residents and provide effective representation for the taxpayers and voters of Ward 2.

Being a

  • a 30 year North-West resident (living in Edgemont which was part of Ward 2 until 2010);
  • a 29 years career professional with senior management experience at City Hall  managing innovation, change and service improvement;
  • a community service volunteer especially during this summer’s 2013 Calgary Flood, ‘Edgemont@35’ anniversary party hosting for over 600 people, and co-hosting the ‘Calgary Leadership Forum on A Forum for a Flood Free Calgary’ all this summer; and,
  • a candidate that has been at the doors of residents in all twelve (12) communities in Ward 2 everyday since June 11th,

I believe that I am the right candidate for Ward 2 City Councillor. It’s time to Elect Terry Wong as your Ward 2 City Councillor! Thank you for visiting my Ward 2 ‘Vote4TerryWong’ Campaign webpage. Please take the time to learn more about my campaign, upcoming events and how you can get involved in the campaign.  With the election around the corner on Monday October 21st, I need support from community, business and political members like you. Please take a look around the site, and signup to volunteer, donate or see when I will be at an event in your community!