Strong, Experienced Leadership...
Mississauga has come a long way in its short history. Born out of the thriving, historic villages of Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Malton, Meadowvale Village, Port Credit and Streetsville, our City has grown to become CanadaÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs sixth largest City and a place where people from all over the world come to live, work, and raise a family.
Mississauga has grown and prospered under the steady leadership of Mayor McCallion. With her retirement from office, she is entrusting her successor with a strong foundation on which to build an even stronger Mississauga.
I am running for mayor because I have the experience and clear vision to build on the foundation being left to us by Mayor McCallion. As mayor, I am committed to keeping Mississauga affordable, investing in our CityÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs downtown and waterfront, supporting our small businesses and entrepreneurs, and building stronger villages and neighbourhoods across the City.
My plan to do this is laid out in this Blueprint which reflects my conversations with thousands of Mississaugans and my more than three decades in public service. The ideas I am putting forward here are what I believe will make Mississauga an even stronger City.
I hope that the ideas in this Blueprint are ones that you can support. I look forward to discussing how we can work together to implement these ideas to make Mississauga an even better City to live, work, and raise a family.
Steve Mahoney
... to hold the Line on Property Taxes
Hold property tax increases within the rate of inflation
Conduct external core services review to focus on priorities
Establish public-private-non-profit Blue Ribbon Committee on value for money of City services
Enhance citizen-led decision-making through participatory budgeting
...to make Mississauga a centre for entrepreneurship and local job creation
Maintain a stable
business investment climate
Require more apprenticeships
in City projects
Actively recruit leading
international universities
to Mississauga
Establish the Mississauga Futures
experiential learning and coop
program to create youth employment
Create innovation districts and business
incubators in key nodes
...to reduce red tape
Reduce administrative overlap with the Region of Peel
Require service guarantees for City permits and approvals
Appoint a ÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂBureaucracy BusterÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàto help small and medium businesses cut through red tape and bid on City projects
...to build and promote strong villages
Expand the pride of villages across key nodes
Market our villages as tourist destinations
Appoint a Mississauga Community Development Facilitator focused on more liveable and active neighbourhoods
...to make MississaugaÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs City Centre and Waterfront even greater sources of pride
Establish public-private-non-profit Blue Ribbon Committee on value for money of City services
Enhance citizen-led decision-making through participatory budgeting
...to build a stronger,
faster transportation network
...to leverage MississaugaÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs diversity to attract businesses and create jobs
Strengthen economy by working with province and regulators to recognize foreign credentials
Establish the Office of Mississauga Ambassador to use diversity to create jobs
Improve coordination of newcomer services
....to renew MississaugaÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs critical infrastructure
Use innovative financing and project delivery models to renew and expand infrastructure
Encourage CanadaÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs pension funds to invest in Mississauga
... to focus City Council on strategy and results for citizens
Renew MississaugaÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs
strategic plan with measurable outcomes
Establish Community
Councils to keep government close to citizens
...to deliver better, more convenient city services
Appoint a Chief Digital Officer to put
all City services on-line
Create the Play Mississauga Fund to renew
and build community play spaces
Implement a Fair Wage and Safety &
Prevention First policy for City projects