Rosluk is fresh leadership for Yorkton City Council
Yorkton City Council candidate Jordan Rosluk is pleased to announce his intentions to run in the upcoming civic elections on October 26, 2016. Rosluk claims “I believe I am the ‘fresh face’ that has been mentioned in many local news articles and editorials regarding the stagnant City Council’s need for an injection of exuberance.”
Jordan Rosluk has called Yorkton home since 1996 when his family moved to the city after his father, Rev. Steve Rosluk, was called to minister at First Baptist Church. Rosluk is a graduate of Lethbridge College and is currently employed by the Sunrise Health Region.
Rosluk has been preparing for his candidacy since last December. “I have had the opportunity to attend every City Council meeting since December 14, 2015,” Rosluk states. “While attending these meetings I have learned about the various issues facing our city and I believe that I can offer the change that many people want in a new City Council.”
Rosluk is a supporter of fiscal responsibility. Aware of the slowing economy the first change Rosluk would propose is a reduction in City Council wages. “On my website, www.jordanrosluk.ca, I outline my proposal for a reduction in City Council wages. I anticipate this may be met with some resistance by the mayor and other councillors, and that is why I am also pledging should my motion fail, I will donate $4,000/yr. to the Yorkton chapter of Habitat for Humanity, for as long as I remain on City Council.”
Business growth is high on Rosluk’s list of city issues. He would like to see better incentives for new businesses, and a decrease in the commercial tax rate. Quoting from page 18 of the 2014 Yorkton Community Profile, Rosluk says “Yorkton has one of the highest commercial property taxes in the province of Saskatchewan. According to the Yorkton Community Profile 2014 report Yorkton ranked 12th out of 14 municipalities.” Rosluk views business growth as essential for maintaining a good standard of living in a community. “Successful business makes Yorkton look attractive to potential new citizens, and when people are employed, they are spending money, buying houses, and paying taxes.”
Another issue Rosluk would like to address when he is elected to City Council is revisiting the Council’s decision on January 25 of this year to increase the city-owned Mobile Home Park rental fees. Rosluk attended that meeting and was moved by those in attendance who opposed the proposal to increase rates. “The Council chamber was full of people opposed to the increase,” Rosluk recalls. “Many of the residence in the Mobile Home Park are struggling financially and it concerns me that people on fixed incomes simply cannot afford any rate hike. I would like to see it go back to the rate it was and stay at that rate indefinitely.”
More information about Jordan Rosluk and the many other city issues he would like to address as councillor, can be found on his website at www.jordanrosluk.ca.
