Hurontario-Main LRT: The Next Steps

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Bramptonist Staff
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After Wednesday night’s Town Hall hosted by Lab-B Co-working and Bramptonist featuring Mayor Linda Jeffrey and city councillors Martin Medeiros, Pat Fortini and Gurpreet Dhillon, many may be wondering (whether in favour or against the Hurontario-Main LRT) what the next steps in the process are. Council is slated to vote on the issue in just a couple of weeks. Now truly is the time to take action if you so wish and be a part of the decision that will most definitely shape Brampton’s future.
If you support the Hurontario-Main LRT that has been proposed to us, the one that’s slated to run directly into our Downtown as a surface route, there are a number of ways to take action:
  1. Send an email to the Mayor and Councillors expressing your support.  (Contact details listed below) Don’t forget to CC the City clerk’s office in your email (cityclerksoffice@brampton.ca) to ensure that your position about the issue goes on record. Send your email by July 7th, 2015.
  2. Call your local Councillor. (See below)
  3. Sign up as a delegation to speak in front of City Council on July 8th at 7:00 pm. If you support this LRT, now is the time so speak out. The Council will vote on this issue the very same night. Right now, the vote is split, and it could go either way.
  4. You can sign up for a delegation by filling out this form and emailing it to the city clerk’s office at cityclerksoffice@brampton.ca. You will receive a confirmation that your request has been received and that you are on the agenda. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS JUNE 29, 2015 BY NOON.
  5. Sign the petition to support the LRT here
  6. Lastly, and most important, come to the council meeting on Wednesday July 8th at 7:00pm, to show your support and to participate in what will likely be one of the most passionate debates and council meetings Brampton will ever see.
  7. Sign the petition to support the Hurontario-Main LRT here.
EXAMPLE EMAIL
Subject: Correspondence for H10-1: Hurontario-Main Light Rail Transit Project Update
Dear Councillors,
My name is _____ and I live in ward ____. I am writing to express my support of the Hurontario-Main LRT that includes a surface route into Downtown Brampton.
(Insert message here)
I give consent to have my item of correspondence added to the agenda and have it as a matter of public record.
Sincerely,
Insert name here
CITY COUNCIL CONTACT INFORMATION
Mayor Linda Jeffrey
Martin Medeiros – Wards 3 and 4  (Regional Councillor)
Michael Palleschi –  Wards 2 and 6  (Regional Councillor)
Pat Fortini – Wards 7 and 8
Gurpreet Dhillon – Wards 9 and 10
Gael Miles – Wards 7 and 8  (Regional Councillor)
John Sprovieri – Wards 9 and 10  (Regional Councillor)
Grant Gibson – Wards 1 and 5  (Regional Councillor)
Elaine Moore – Wards 1 and 5  (Regional Councillor)
Jeff Bowman – Wards 3 and 4
Doug Whillans – Wards 2 and 6
MPP CONTACT
Vic Dhillon, MPP Brampton West
vdhillon.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Jagmeet Singh, MPP Bramalea-Gore-Malton
jsingh-qp@ndp.on.ca
Harinder Malhi, MPP Brampton Springdale
hmalhi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Amrit Mangat, MPP Mississauga-Brampton South
amangat.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Additional Information can be found here:
1. LRT Fact Sheet: http://bit.ly/1LkPzjK
2. Hurontario-Main Light Rail Transit Project Update: http://bit.ly/1LccYk6