Mayor of Port Hope
Five practical priorities for a town that works in real life: basic competence, usable public spaces, serious crisis response, transparent decisions, and living heritage.
Every priority on this page should be judged by the same standard: ask better questions, show the work, be honest about trade-offs, and change course when the facts demand it.
Municipal basics should be visible, tracked, and handled before small problems become expensive ones.
First action: Jordan will push for plain-language public updates on major municipal files, including timelines, responsible departments, next steps, and delays.
Parks, sidewalks, downtown blocks, roadsides, waterfront areas, lighting, benches, and access points should feel cared for because people use them every day.
First action: Jordan will prioritize visible maintenance standards for sidewalks, parks, lighting, benches, downtown cleanliness, and accessibility barriers.
Homelessness, addiction, mental health, public safety, and visible disorder require clear roles and practical coordination, not denial, cruelty, or performative concern.
First action: Jordan will work with Council, staff, police, fire, health partners, County services, local providers, businesses, and residents to clarify response roles and public accountability.
Residents should be able to see what was decided, what it costs, what alternatives were considered, and what happens next.
First action: Jordan will push for plain-language decision summaries on major votes: what was decided, what it costs, what alternatives were considered, and what happens next.
Heritage is not protected by letting important buildings sit vacant, unsafe, or slowly decaying. Preservation should mean maintenance, reuse, documentation, and clear decisions.
First action: Jordan will support time-limited decision processes for high-risk heritage properties so preservation means actual protection, not indefinite delay.
First practical steps
These are not blank-cheque promises. They are practical Council pushes: clearer information, visible maintenance standards, role clarity, and time-limited decisions where drift has become the problem.
Featured issue
Port Hope's heritage should be lived in, maintained, reused, documented, and protected. A building is not saved just because everyone avoids making a hard decision about it.
Preservation should mean actual protection: maintenance, reuse, documentation, and clear decisions.
The former hospital at 65 Ward Street is an example of the kind of heritage issue Port Hope cannot afford to leave in limbo. Jordan supports a time-limited public process, updated risk information, a clear maintenance plan, realistic reuse or redevelopment options, and proper documentation of key heritage features.
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