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The 2026 plan

Three priorities.
One public standard.

Focus municipal leadership on opportunity, affordability and strong communities—then show residents the plan, the progress and the result.

01

Priority

Build opportunity

Jobs, investment and economic opportunity

A municipality should create the conditions for people and businesses to build their future here.

Chatham-Kent has the people, land, infrastructure and potential to compete. Municipal leadership should identify opportunity, remove barriers and work with partners to turn investment into jobs close to home.

What this means in practice
  • Track provincial and federal infrastructure, procurement and supply-chain opportunities.
  • Facilitating stronger relationships with legislatures.
  • Support agriculture, manufacturing, small business and value-added food production.
  • Coordinate the services and infrastructure that responsible growth requires.
02

Priority

Balance compassion and safety

Affordability, support and safe public spaces

Compassion and accountability are not opposites. Chatham-Kent needs both.

Housing pressure, mental health, addiction and homelessness require coordinated support, realistic partnerships and clear community standards. The goal is to help people remain housed, expand appropriate supports and keep public spaces safe and welcoming for everyone.

What this means in practice
  • Pursue attainable and supportive housing with provincial, federal and community partners.
  • Connect treatment, mental-health, addiction and housing responses instead of relying on enforcement alone.
  • Explore responsible affordability measures for seniors and households under pressure.
03

Priority

Invest in every community

Every Chatham-Kent community counts

Growth and municipal attention cannot stop at the edge of Chatham.

Smaller and rural communities deserve visible priorities, maintained recreational opportunities and a fair place in Chatham-Kent's economic plan. Agriculture is a defining strength—and more of what we grow can be processed, finished and employed here.

What this means in practice
  • Use a consistent, needs-based standard for infrastructure and service decisions.
  • Make priorities, budgets, timing and deferrals visible by community.
  • Build on Chatham-Kent's agricultural strength through local processing and investment.

Across every priority

Show the plan. Report the progress. Own the results.
Open. Transparent.

01Publish the case

Show cost, risks, partners, timing and public benefit before the decision.

02Report in public

Track budget, schedule, milestones and outcomes on a regular cadence.

03Correct openly

When a plan moves off course, explain why and put the corrective action on record.

Shape the next four years

What would meaningful progress look like in your community?

Tell the campaign