Tim Cartmell to run for mayor of Edmonton, platform focuses on safety and taxes

In what was possibly the worst-kept concealed successful section governmental circles, metropolis councillor Tim Cartmell has officially announced helium intends to tally to beryllium politician of Edmonton.

Cartmell has been representing the southwest Edmonton Ward pihêsiwin (formerly Ward 9) since 2017.

In his clip connected council, Cartmell has been vocal astir the request for the metropolis to beryllium much fiscally blimpish and unrecorded wrong its means.

Cartmell said those are the priorities he’s heard from residents.

His run level focuses connected safer streets, cracking down connected taxes, and doing a much businesslike occupation astatine gathering nationalist infrastructure.

Cartmell said helium volition zero successful connected applicable solutions to the challenges facing Edmontonians and a renewed absorption connected addressing the issues that substance most.

“I’m moving for politician due to the fact that Edmonton deserves a person who prioritizes what matters astir to its residents,” Cartmell said.

“I person ever believed successful focusing connected what works and making definite our metropolis serves the needs of its people.

Cartmell’s run pillars are:

1. Safe Streets: A broad and proactive attack to nationalist safety, including assemblage policing, simplification successful convulsive and pack related crime, working
   alongside the state connected intelligence wellness and addictions.
2. Tough connected Taxes: A absorption connected fiscal responsibility, earning your taxation dollars, transparency, and investing successful projects that present a wide instrumentality connected concern and semipermanent worth for
   residents.
3. Building Better: A committedness to ensuring indispensable services—like roadworthy networks, LRT and different captious infrastructure including parks—are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Before becoming a metropolis councillor, Cartmell was a tiny concern proprietor and technologist who specialized successful structural plan and task management. He has besides worked for the authorities of Alberta’s Treasury Board Ministry.

Cartmell is acceptable to look Thursday connected Global News Morning to talk astir his determination to tally for mayor.