{"id":1663,"date":"2018-09-24T11:37:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T15:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/?page_id=1663"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:19:36","slug":"grand-trunk-community-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/?page_id=1663","title":{"rendered":"Grand Trunk Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grand Trunk site represents one of Stratford\u2019s most significant opportunities for community renewal. Progress has taken longer than many people hoped, including me, but Council has now established a clearer and more achievable direction for moving the project forward.<\/p>\n

I support the current plan to advance the site in phases, beginning with a shared community facility involving the YMCA of Three Rivers and the Stratford Public Library, together with other potential community partners.<\/div>\n
Council has approved a municipal capital contribution of up to $15 million toward the shared facility. Moving forward will require disciplined financial planning, meaningful partner contributions and support from other levels of government.<\/div>\n
The development must be ambitious enough to serve Stratford for generations while remaining realistic about what municipal taxpayers can responsibly support.<\/div>\n
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My Priorities<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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  • Maintain momentum through clear timelines, milestones and decision points<\/li>\n
  • Advance a shared community facility anchored by the YMCA and Stratford Public Library<\/li>\n
  • Respect the City\u2019s approved municipal contribution of up to $15 million<\/li>\n
  • Secure meaningful financial participation from project partners and other levels of government<\/li>\n
  • Develop the site in practical and financially responsible phases<\/li>\n
  • Provide regular public updates on costs, progress and major decisions<\/li>\n
  • Support complementary future uses that contribute to a vibrant and connected site<\/li>\n
  • Respect the railway history of the property while creating an accessible and welcoming place for the entire community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Grand Trunk site represents one of Stratford\u2019s most significant opportunities for community renewal. Progress has taken longer than many people hoped, including me, but Council has now established a clearer and more achievable direction for moving the project forward. I support the current plan to advance the site in phases, beginning with a shared […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501726,"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1663\/revisions\/501726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradbeatty.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}