Elect Richard Hinton — Ward 2 Councillor, Township of Scugog

The Lake Scugog waterfront trail in Port Perry, with Adirondack chairs, lampposts, and Canadian flags along the shoreline

Richard Hinton, Ward 2 Councillor Candidate

"I'm running to make our property taxes feel like they're making a difference again."

As your Ward 2 candidate, I have three targeted goals:

Fixing our roads and critical infrastructure

The people of Port Perry have earned and paid for the right to have a town with drivable roads. Full stop.

If elected, I'll be using my background in supply chain, negotiation, and procurement to get us the best deals possible for a township-wide road replacement program.

As a town, we'll create a prioritization list and ensure the most important and worst-case roads are fixed first.

Keeping the entire fairgrounds public

The Port Perry Fairgrounds are historic. They mean so much to the people of this town, past, present, and future. Selling off portions to fund revitalization of the rest is irresponsible and unacceptable. If you sell off a portion of that space, you will lose control of the rest eventually.

There is a fiscally responsible option to revitalize the space and make it more walkable and enjoyable year-round, while also ensuring we maintain an event space for the Fair and other larger gatherings.

Reducing unnecessary spending

Keeping Scugog's property tax increases as low as possible by eliminating waste and redirecting funds to where they're needed most.

If elected, I plan to use my 20 years of private sector experience to help reduce wasted spending and redirect those funds to the areas that need it the most.

About Me

Richard Hinton

I've lived in Port Perry since 2021, but with family close by, I regularly visited Scugog when I was growing up, and was an annual attendee of the Port Perry Fair for most of my childhood.

I decided to run in this election because I was tired of paying exceptionally high property taxes that were increasing 5–8% annually for what felt like almost nothing in return. Our roads are laughable and our services are limited. We get by as a community because the people in this town are strong-willed and know how to persevere — but it's time to return fiscal responsibility and accountability to this township so we can pay for the things that the people here actually need.

I plan to use my 20 years of private sector experience in business, supply chain, and procurement to help this town negotiate the best deals possible and find the best value for our tax dollars.