Scott Crone, Councillor

Working For You

In 2018 I promised that I would work hard on your behalf and be a voice for Mt. Albert and the rural part of East Gwillimbury.  I also promised that I would advocate for issues that were important to residents.  Here are some of the things that I have accomplished along with the rest of council:

Community Safety

  • Traffic calming measures for King St.
  • Reduced speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h for all subdivisions in EG
  • A school crossing guard for Don Rose Blvd.

Broadband Internet

  • Council liaison to the EG Broadband Working Group
  • Encouraged staff to remove red-tape for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) when providing more service to residents
  • Improved coverage of basic internet to 95% of EG residents
  • Saw the investment of over $20,000,000 of broadband infrastructure by ISPs
  • Successfully lobbied for YorkNet to receive $60 million in investment for laying fiber optic cable in York Region

Exercise Fiscal Responsibility

  • EG has the lowest relative property taxes in York Region
  • Our town has zero debt
  • We have over $125 million in reserves
  • This last term of council saw the lowest rate of property taxation than any other time in living memory

Democratic Renewal and Accountability

  • Streaming of all Council meetings online
  • Internet voting in 2022 election
  • Held ward meetings pre-pandemic
  • Personally accessible by phone, email, or social media messenger.  My personal standard was to reply within 24 hours of all messages.

Senior’s Strategy

  • Supported the creation of the 55 ‘N Up Club
  • Voted to provide meeting space for seniors clubs
  • Pushed for more options in seniors housing e.g. Sharon Corners, more condominium and rental apartments in our housing mix.

Support for Small Business

  • Provided $250,000 in Covid relief grants to small business in East Gwillimbury to cope with the impact of Covid-19

A Customer Service Culture

  • Through work with the Economic Development Advisory Committee, introduced the concept of Concierge Service for small and medium sized business.  This is to guide them through the planning and permitting process.

Review of Water Issues in Mt. Albert

  • Froze water rates for the past 3 years
  • Pushed for monthly billing for residents to better budget
  • Pushed for water quality improvements by York Region

Increase the Commercial Tax Base

Current tax base is 88% residential, 12% commercial.  We are targeting 80% residential, 20% commercial.

The Environment

  • Successfully advocated for Phosphorus Recycling Facility to help cleanup Lake Simcoe
  • Successfully advocated for federal funding to be included in the 2022-2023 federal budget that would support the clean-up of Lake Simcoe
  • Pushed for the new HALP to be “net zero ready” and achieved cost effective options