He wants to continue to make Humboldt a great place to live. Leon Fleischhacker, a citizen of Humboldt for the last 34 years, is seeking re-election in the October 24 City Council Election. Fleischhacker, who has managed the PetroCan bulk fuel station for about 30 years, is looking forward to serving the city for a third term. "It is exciting times in Humboldt and the region," said Fleischhacker. "There are a lot of things happening." He is looking forward to the growth of the city. "We as a council have been doing a lot of things in preparation for that growth and it is something I am looking forward to spending another four years on," said Fleischhacker. "There are a lot of things that need to be done yet and I'm still finding it interesting so I would like to try to continue." Fleischhacker would like to see the regional planning that started in the last two years continue. "It is important because we have a lot of the same issues that we go to senior governments with (as other communities in the region). I think if we go as a region, we go with a stronger voice," he said. Not only are the communities stronger if they work together, he also said it is nice to know what the other communities are doing and how to help each other. Another important priority for Fleischhacker is continuing to work on infrastructure planning for the city. "Right now we've got inventory of our water and sewer lines, we know what we have, we know what the life expectancy on most of them are and when they will have to be replaced, so now we need to come up with a five- and ten-year replacement plan for them and of course find the funding for it," said Fleischhacker. He also wants to work towards getting more funding from the provincial and federal governments. "We are working with SUMA as well to keep the government informed of how much infrastructure money is needed," said Fleischhacker. Roads and sidewalks need work, which is all part of the city's asset management plan. He is also looking forward to many of the new developments in the community. "We have got some agreements now with some private developers ad there are probably 80 to 100 acres in Humboldt that will be ready by the end of the year for development for all different types of housing," said Fleischhacker. One of the new things Fleischhacker would like to see implemented in the city is a door-to-door recycling program. He believes this type of program would make recycling easier for citizens as well as keeping more garbage out of landfills. "To me, the best, most efficient way to do that, is door-to-door pickup to make it as easy as possible for the citizens to recycle," said Fleischhacker. "I think we will see more recycling done." Fleischhacker would be happy to serve another term on council. "I think that we are moving Humboldt in the right direction and I have enjoyed being a part of that and I would like to continue to be a part of that, " said Fleischhacker.
