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CAO: Jason MacDonald
Phone: 902-667-3352
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Deputy CAO: Kim Jones
Phone: 902-667-3352
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Municipal Clerk: Natalie LeBlanc
Phone: 902-667-3352
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Adminstrative Assistant: Cindy Brown
Phone: 902-667-3352
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Amherst will be the best place to work.
- Comprehensive human resources plan.
- Internal communications plan.
Amherst will be financially sound.
- Sound financial management.
- Ongoing financial projections.
Commitment to safety.
- Up-to-date policing standards.
- Ensure adequate training of all staff.
- Commitment to emergency preparedness.
Amherst will be an engaged, supportive, inclusive, progressive, and vibrant community
Priority Outcomes
Housing
Housing opportunities are available for residents and newcomers along the entire housing spectrum.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Facilitate the construction of 400 housing units. December 2027
- Develop partnerships that will lead to increased housing opportunities along the entire housing spectrum
- Plan and ensure we can provide quality municipal services for an ever-increasing population
- Review parks and greenspace usage and allocation to accommodate growth and changing trends. October 2025
- Support organizations that develop affordable housing
- Develop a registry of developers to work and communicate with. September 2025
- Ensure Amherst grows as an environmentally sustainable urban community
Safe Community
Collaboration with applicable agencies to enhance community safety and services.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Collaborate with agencies (police, social services, mental health and addictions, etc.) to enhance community safety
- Determine the feasibility of a live fire training solution. March 2025
- Complete the Amherst Police Department Strategic Plan. June 2025
- Continue active participation with the Regional Emergency Management Organization
- Support community initiatives such as neighbourhood watch. October 2025
- Communicate crosswalk safety to pedestrians and motorists. March 2025
- Ensure long term viability of the Amherst water supply. September 2025
- Advocate for the protection of the Chignecto Isthmus
Transportation
Foster safe and accessible options for movement within the town.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Review the Active Transportation Strategy to determine next actions. June 2025
- Determine the feasibility of a transit system ('A' Bus). October 2025
- Develop a mobility strategy. March 2026
Accessible and Inclusive
Infrastructure, programming, information, and services are available that reduce barriers and make Amherst accessible and equitable for all.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Develop infrastructure, programming, information, and services that reduce barriers and make our community accessible and equitable to all
- Combine IDE and Accessibility Committees and Strategies. April 2025
- Make a decision on the continued use of brick sidewalks downtown. March 2025
- Develop a plan for an Accessible Playground. June 2025
- Prioritize developments that fast-track housing for social equity deserving groups
Engaged Community
We listen to and seek input from all demographics of our community. We continually communicate with the public.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Foster community engagement on a wide range of leisure, social, cultural, and recreational issues
- Seek input from all demographics of the community, particularly newcomers and equity deserving groups
- Actively promote volunteer recruitment, retention, and recognition
- Build and maintain strong relations with community organizations for festivals and events - explore naming partners
- Investigate options to form a Volunteer Committee/Liaison/Database/Event Action Group. November 2025
- Promote environmental initiatives to our town residents and businesses
- Develop a Communications Plan/Strategy. December 2025
