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Travis Czech For Laurentian Valley Councillor

The platform

Practical priorities. Visible commitments. Measurable progress.

This plan for the 2026 Laurentian Valley municipal election connects roads and drainage, the municipal budget, housing and growth, emergency services, and affordability to commitments residents can track.

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One practical plan

Start with your issue. See the commitment. Check the measure.

Each priority below separates what Travis would advocate for from how residents could judge progress.

A councillor is one vote on a seven-member Council. This platform does not pretend one person can unilaterally deliver projects or set the budget. It sets out the priorities Travis will advocate for, the questions he will ask, and the standard of service he will bring to the Council table.

Priority 01

Plan infrastructure before problems become emergencies

Use condition, safety, service demand, and lifecycle cost to set clear priorities for roads, drainage, water, wastewater, facilities, and equipment.

What I will advocate for

  • Support a transparent, multi-year capital plan that residents can follow.
  • Rank projects using evidence: asset condition, safety, growth pressure, service impact, and total lifecycle cost.
  • Push for early identification of infrastructure capacity and costs when development is proposed.
  • Coordinate with the County of Renfrew, Pembroke, Petawawa, senior governments, and utilities to pursue grants and shared solutions.

How residents can track progress

  • Capital projects delivered against plan
  • Project cost and schedule variance
  • Grant and partnership funding secured
  • Service interruptions and recurring problem areas

Priority 02

Protect affordability through disciplined budgeting

Maintain dependable services while being honest about trade-offs and careful with every tax dollar.

What I will advocate for

  • Ask for plain-language explanations of tax, user-fee, debt, reserve, and service-level impacts before major votes.
  • Use multi-year forecasting and total-cost-of-ownership analysis so today's savings do not become tomorrow's larger bill.
  • Support competitive procurement, shared services, and partnerships where they improve value without reducing accountability.
  • Protect healthy reserves and use debt deliberately for long-lived assets—not routine operating pressure.

How residents can track progress

  • Operating results compared with budget
  • Reserve and debt trends
  • Cost per service or asset where practical
  • Clear public explanation of annual budget changes

Priority 03

Guide growth that fits Laurentian Valley

Welcome sensible housing and business investment while protecting the rural–urban character and ensuring infrastructure can keep pace.

What I will advocate for

  • Support growth where roads, drainage, servicing, emergency response, and other municipal systems can support it responsibly.
  • Encourage a practical range of housing options while respecting neighbourhood context, rural lands, and natural features.
  • Promote predictable, timely planning processes with early public and applicant communication.
  • Use transportation, asset-management, and land-use plans together rather than making decisions in isolation.

How residents can track progress

  • Application processing and consultation timelines
  • Infrastructure capacity identified before approvals
  • New assessment compared with new servicing costs
  • Progress on transportation-plan recommendations

Priority 04

Keep essential services reliable, safe, and ready

Focus on the everyday services residents depend on and the resilience needed when weather, equipment, or technology fails.

What I will advocate for

  • Support sustainable fire, emergency-management, road, winter-maintenance, and public-works capacity.
  • Strengthen drainage, flood, severe-weather, and continuity planning using risk-based priorities.
  • Promote secure, accessible digital services while preserving practical phone and in-person options.
  • Use after-action reviews and service data to learn from disruptions and improve preparedness.

How residents can track progress

  • Service reliability and response indicators
  • Emergency exercises and improvement actions
  • High-risk asset and cybersecurity issues addressed
  • Accessible service options maintained

Priority 05

Make it easier to build opportunity locally

Help entrepreneurs, employers, farms, and community organizations find clear information and work through municipal processes.

What I will advocate for

  • Advocate for a clear, coordinated path to planning, building, licensing, and business-support information.
  • Build partnerships with neighbouring municipalities, the County, local chambers, employers, education, and economic-development organizations.
  • Support reliable connectivity and modern municipal services that help residents and businesses participate in the digital economy.
  • Use fair, open procurement and make local opportunities easy to discover within applicable rules.

How residents can track progress

  • Business-service response and referral times
  • Commercial and industrial assessment growth
  • Partnership initiatives and external funding
  • Availability of clear online process guides

Priority 06

Build an open, connected, and respectful community

Make participation easier and protect the parks, trails, recreation, volunteer networks, and community spaces that contribute to quality of life.

What I will advocate for

  • Offer accessible ways to participate in person, by phone, and online, including plain-language summaries for major issues.
  • Support practical investments in parks, trails, recreation, and shared facilities using evidence, partnerships, and lifecycle planning.
  • Recognize the different needs of rural and more urban neighbourhoods, families, youth, seniors, and people with disabilities.
  • Promote a respectful Council culture focused on issues, evidence, and the interests of the township as a whole.

How residents can track progress

  • Public participation and response follow-through
  • Accessibility improvements
  • Facility and recreation-plan progress
  • Regular public reporting on Council priorities

Grounded in public information

Official sources behind the plan.

These links provide municipal context. They are not endorsements of this campaign.

Township of Laurentian Valley

2026 Municipal Election

Election dates, offices, voting information, and candidate filings.

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Township of Laurentian Valley

Strategic Directions – 2024–2028

Community priorities, accountability, resource allocation, and long-term planning.

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Township of Laurentian Valley

Asset Management Plan

Lifecycle planning and stewardship of municipal infrastructure.

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Township of Laurentian Valley

2026 Budget and Finances

Current service, capital, reserve, tax, water, and wastewater context.

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Township of Laurentian Valley

LV/Pembroke Transportation Master Plan

Coordinated transportation and growth planning.

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Township of Laurentian Valley

Economic Development

Local growth, major employment connections, access, and rural–urban strengths.

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Government of Ontario

2026 Candidates' Guide

Municipal campaign rules and candidate responsibilities.

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