Hammond hopes to show public service to politics

Gray Highlands council candidate Jessica Hammond is a well-known face to many citizens and residents throughout the municipality.

Hammond spent eight years working within the Gray Highlands library system in quite a lot of roles together with: department supervisor and digital companies supervisor and library assistant and expertise assist.

She has additionally been a neighborhood volunteer as a horse coach and lesson chief at Hope Haven Therapeutic Using Centre, in addition to a hockey billet host.

“I’ve eight years of public service expertise, writing insurance policies and grant functions, operating programming for all ages, and educating digital literacy. I’m an knowledgeable at connecting folks with the knowledge they want,” she mentioned.

In her marketing campaign for a seat on council, Hammond is stressing: neighborhood, conservation and communication.

“What I do know of Gray Highlands is that this: we’re an amalgamation of historic communities, and whereas we could seem to vary on sure subjects, there’s one factor that unites each one in every of us: All of us have one thing to guard. I wish to spend the following 4 years defending it with you,” she mentioned.

Hammond is a resident of Markdale and is worked up in regards to the alternative to be a recent voice on the council desk after the election.

“My aim is to proceed serving the varied members of this neighborhood, with a concentrate on neighborhood service, ecological conservation, and clear communication,” she mentioned.

Her targets as a councillor would come with:

• To proceed serving the Gray Highlands neighborhood by actively partaking with, and listening to, all folks of this lovely municipality.
• To collaborate successfully with all of council by connecting with residents of all backgrounds, wants, and needs; ensuring that everybody’s wants are delivered to the desk.
• To hearken to and be an advocate for all of us.
• To create solidarity between the wants of this neighborhood and the insurance policies we implement.
• To acknowledge my privileges and biases, and proceed to study from and develop with this neighborhood based mostly on the wants of its public, whereas sustaining a connection to the values I maintain pricey.