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1. 1. Sanitation District NO. 1 of Northern Kentucky

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   Published on: 8/14/2008   Last Visited: 8/14/2008

   Peggy Casey, Director of Public Relations
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   Peggy CaseyMs. Casey is the Director of Public Relations for Sanitation District No. 1 and is responsible for overseeing the District's public information and outreach efforts.These responsibilities include developing and implementing the District's public relations strategies; production of all written publications; coordinating public hearings, workshops and focus groups; and managing the District's website.
   
   Ms. Casey began her career with the District in 1996 as Special Projects Coordinator where her responsibilities included developing in-house training programs and creating audiovisuals for various public presentations.She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication from Northern Kentucky University in 1996.She is a graduate of the Leadership Northern Kentucky class of 2001 and currently serves as vice-chair of the program.She also serves on the Leadership Northern Kentucky Alumni Association steering committee.
   
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2. 2. www.ywcamuskoka.com

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   Published on: 8/6/2008   Last Visited: 8/6/2008

   Margaret Casey - Environmentalist
   
   The recipient of the Wayland Drew Natural Heritage award in 2000, Margaret Casey has a long resume as a volunteer environmental activist and watchdog, vigilant and vocal spokesperson on development, and hands-on in developing education programs and solutions.As a Past-President of the Lake of Bays Association, and former Chair of the Environment Committee, Margaret was instrumental in creating Septic and Shorelines, a door-to-door program educating waterfront property owners on the maintenance and inspection of septic systems, a program today managed by the Township.For her commitment, persistence, enthusiasm, and dedication to Muskoka's environment, in the face of sometimes strong opposition, Judi Brouse and Patricia Arney have nominated Margaret for the award of Champion of the Environment.

3. 3. Waters back in ring to battle Casey - Huntsville Forester

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   Published on: 10/25/2006   Last Visited: 10/26/2006

   MARGARET CASEY
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   Waters back in ring to battle Casey
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   The Ridout/McLean wards and District of Muskoka seat around the Lake of Bays council table is being fought out in a two-way race by incumbent Margaret Casey and challenger Dan Waters.
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   Casey, who has served on District and Township council for the past three years, is particularly interested in issues of social justice, the environment and moving forward with planning for recreational infrastructure in Lake of Bays.
   
   She has not yet made the transition to becoming a full-time resident in the community but considers herself part of an increasing demographic of people who have winterized their cottages and plan on moving here permanently.
   
   She has served as president of the Lake of Bays Association, has sat on the community services committee at the District, which looks after Ontario Works, and said she would like to see more work done on the affordable housing front.
   
   "The fact that we've only been offered 15 affordable housing units, plus the allocation that came to Chrysalis, for the entire district of Muskoka shows how little is really being done by senior levels of government."
   
   Casey said the upper-tier municipality has done a good job of delivering social services even though she believes many of those services do not belong on the property tax base.
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   Casey said she supports a growth strategy study being undertaken by the District's planning department at an estimated $120,000.
   
   "I think they are looking much more broadly than we had looked in the past," said Casey, adding that previous studies conducted about Muskoka's expected growth had not been broad enough to paint an accurate picture.She said the study should identify other sources of revenue for the area other than just tourism, such as increasing the service sector.She also said she believes the District should be lobbying for funding from senior levels of government to bring high speed Internet to rural communities and enable home-based businesses to work more effectively.
   
   She addede that the previous study did not pay close enough attention to trends such as the seasonal property owners turning their cottages into year-round homes.
   
   Casey also threw her full support behind the Muskoka Tourism Marketing Agency (MTMA), saying that the agency, which receives funding from the Muskoka taxpayer, has finally stepped into the 21st century.
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   Casey is one of four District councillors who sits on the Muskoka Watershed Council and said if elected she would like to continue in that capacity.
   
   "It is an excellent way of educating people about how to live in a sustainable way within the Muskoka watershed," said Casey, calling the partnership between the District and the Muskoka Heritage Foundation in creating the Watershed Council an important step toward protecting the watershed.
   
   Casey said the reason she became involved in politics here is because she has a passion for the area.
   
   "This is an environment that I felt I could be effective in politically.I'm not sure that I would feel comfortable in being politically active in as large a municipality as Toronto.I felt I could make a positive contribution here and I had a number of people urging me," she said.
   
   In terms of the segment of the population which she represents, Casey said: "I understand the psyche where 80 per cent of the taxes in the municipality come from.I think I have demonstrated over the last two years that I am more than prepared to roll up my sleeves and work with those in the community who want to enhance their quality of life."
   
   Casey has been concerned with issues of liability involving the municipality and cited the fact that she disagrees with people having access to municipal taps to get their water.
   
   "We are taking on some legal liabilities and we've had to put expensive equipment on to those [taps].I think that if you are living in a rural area you have assumed the responsibility to make sure that you are drinking appropriate water," she said.
   
   In terms of governance, the two candidates have differing views on restructuring.Casey she said she knows the issue is a can of worms, but she has been a supporter of a single-tier municipality.
   
   She said she has faith in the staff at District and their capabilities.
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   Casey has stated in the past that she is opposed to the damage caused by ATVs and prefers to see recreational trails where the safety of individuals walking, hiking, or skiing, is not compromised by motorized vehicles.
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   Casey also said planning is one of the most important roles of the Township.
   
   "We have broken ground for a municipality our size.We value orderly development and we realize we have to have good planning in order to protect environmental features."
   
   Asked why the voter should choose her rather than Waters, Casey said: "Because I have principles that I stick to.
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   "Margaret, in my estimation, has had difficulty touching certain segments of the year-round community," he added.