has seen a lot of change over his five decades of living in Victoria.
He wants to make sure it keeps heading in the right direction, so the local business owner has announced his intention to run for the mayoral seat in the October municipal election.
B次元官网网址淚 want to leave Victoria better than when I got here,B次元官网网址� he says of the city he has called home since the 1960s.
Proud to announce today that I will be seeking the Mayors Chair in the upcoming municipal elections in Victoria.
B次元官网网址� Gary C Beyer (@garycbeyer)
A run at a council seat in the B次元官网网址�90s garnered Beyer some 500 votes. But this time around he feels his near constant presence on the streets of his neighbourhood B次元官网网址� the owner of Tesseract 2.0 Computer Systems and Services lives and works downtown B次元官网网址� is what makes him a good candidate.
B次元官网网址淭alking to those people, they will get a better understanding of who you are,B次元官网网址� he says, rather than hoping a tweet reaches a couple thousand screens.
But, in this day and age, social media is a necessary evil, he adds.
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Victoria isnB次元官网网址檛 unique in the problems it faces B次元官网网址� growth, affordability, fiscal responsibility B次元官网网址� but council has a duty to ensure each issue is addressed in the interest of Victorians, Beyer says.
No one has come forward with a focused plan on housing, he continues, and building our way into affordability never works.
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Beyer wants to see the bureaucratic timeline improve on getting developments moving, as well as a smaller, more cohesive model for tackling homelessness and helping those who struggle with addiction B次元官网网址� pointing to Anawim House as a good example.
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Council is seen to be doing nothing, and perception is everything, he stresses.
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On the hot topics, heB次元官网网址檚 honest. Beyer is in favour of amalgamation, says bike lanes are improving the city and recognizes the working poor are a growing population as the cityB次元官网网址檚 identity evolves.
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The municipal election is Oct. 20. To date, three candidates have declared their intention to run for mayor, including incumbent Lisa Helps and newcomers Rob Duncan and Sean Leitenberg.
