Jim Lowery

Oct 15, 2014

Councillor

Jim Lowery – Road work experience

If all of Jim Lowery's extended family decides to support him, he will have a leg up come election day.

He comes from a family of 12, and many of his siblings, and their children, still live in the Parham area.

He came up through the local school system, attending in Parham and Sharbot Lake, and after high school worked for a lumber company for a number of years. Later he worked for both Hinchinbrooke and Central Frontenac Township as a grader operator in the roads department. He retired in 2005.

A long-time Legion member, Lowery has also been baseball coach.

He said that he is running for Council after his wife and son encouraged him to make use of some of his time, and his understanding of how road work should be done.

“I'd say there is a lack of brushing and ditching on a lot of the roads, and that causes more water to stay on the road and harms the grading,” he said. “There is also an advantage to making sure the roads are patrolled on a regular basis so we can do repairs before we get calls from ratepayers.”

Lowery supports the Piccadilly Hall, saying it is the least the township can do for residents in the Godfrey and Piccadilly areas.

“There isn't much in that part of the township,” he said.

He supports the idea of the township purchasing the Hinchinbrooke school building, saying “I'd like us to take that building on and maintain it, even as part of the fair board, or some kind of recreation centre. It's not that old a building that it should be torn down.”

As far as septic inspections are concerned he does not think that residents should be billed for the inspections, but sees the value in protecting lakes.

“I'm not sure about it off the water, I'm just not sure,” he said.