Why Lakeshore Deserves a Full-Time Mayor
What does a full-time mayor actually mean?
It means Lakeshore is the mayor's sole professional focus — no competing executive roles. In practice: a daily presence at Town Hall, weekly office hours rotating through all 13 communities, and a mayor who is available to residents, not just at ribbon-cuttings.
Why does Lakeshore need one now?
Lakeshore is projected to grow past 60,000 residents by 2051, faces an estimated $22.1 million annual infrastructure gap, and is weighing major decisions — the County Road 22 interchange, wastewater capacity, and the future of public land. Decisions like these need day-to-day attention and follow-through, not part-time oversight.
How would Sam keep the office accountable?
With a monthly public Mayor's Update in writing and video, an annual State of Lakeshore Address, and public dashboards on budgets and capital projects — so residents can see the commitments and check the progress themselves.
“Lakeshore deserves a full-time mayor.”
— Sam Sinjari
Sources: Sam Sinjari campaign platform; Municipality of Lakeshore growth and infrastructure figures.