Jennifer Smith

I attended the inaugural meeting of Milton's Town Council last night to watch our new councillors get sworn in. It might have been a bittersweet moment, but I was so happy to see my friends Zeeshan Hamid and Rick Di Lorenzo up there that I had no regrets.

Photo by Brian Best (not shown: Sharon Barkley, Ward 1)

Our new councillors are certainly going to have their work cut out for them. They will have very little time to adjust to their new positions before they find themselves thrown into the deep end of budget deliberations and other vital decisions. But while I obviously have more confidence in some councillors than in others, as a whole I am optimistic that most of them will find their feet quickly and find a way to move Milton in a more positive, sustainable direction.

The first Council meeting is on December 13th.  I'll be watching.

Rick Di Lorenzo with his campaign manager