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District Chair John Klinck announces retirement

By Doppler Online On July 5, 2022 News

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In a statement issued today at the offices of the District of Muskoka, District Chair John Klinck announced that he has informed District Council, CAO Julie Stevens and the District Clerk’s office that he will not be seeking re-election this fall.

In an earlier email to District Council advising them of his decision, Chair Klinck stated that he considers the opportunity to have served with them as Muskoka’s District Chair “one of his life’s greatest blessings.”  He added, “I shall be forever grateful to you for the honour and privilege of serving with you and working with our exceptional District staff to the benefit of our Muskoka. It has been a remarkably enlightening and personally enriching experience!”

“Further, to the thousands of Muskoka ratepayers I have met over the 28 years of my public service, thank you for the kindness, guidance, and encouragement you have consistently provided. It is my hope that in some small way my service has added value to your vision of the Muskoka legacy we all manage together.”

Klinck has held public office in a number of different positions including Gravenhurst Ward 3 Councillor (1994-1997), Gravenhurst District Councillor (1997-2000), Mayor of Gravenhurst (2000-2010) and Muskoka District Chair (2010 – 2022).

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3 Comments

  1. Marlene Carrick Dickson says

    July 6, 2022 at 9:20 am

    Have a great retirement, John

  2. Bob Braan says

    July 9, 2022 at 7:32 am

    Good riddance.
    Klinck’s legacy is the continued destruction of Muskoka assets to benefit a few at the expense of everyone else.
    Developers really run Muskoka not the District.
    The District’s sole purpose is to green light whatever developers want to do including turning Muskoka into Mississauga as fast as possible.
    Starting with wiping out trees and leaving the area barren for years.
    Developers know the District will change zoning and planning rules to suit whatever they want, not the other way around.
    Klinck also presided over rampant spending on water and sewer to the tune of $620 million!!! dollars resulting in the highest services costs in Ontario.
    18!!! multi-million dollar plants, most with only a few hundred users. Ridiculous. Insane.
    $200 per month or $2,400 per year is typical for water and sewer including costs shown/hidden on our property taxes. There is no affordable housing with costs like that.
    You might think the highest costs would result in the best service.
    Nope.
    Water is often muddy, yellow, too low or too high chlorine.
    The District says you have to let it sit to dissipate the stink.
    And that’s if there is water at all.
    Water was totally off in Gravenhurst and Bracebridge lately. People had to melt snow to flush their toilet.
    Sewer is worse. 1.13 million!!! litres of sewage spilled into Muskoka rivers and forests just in the last few years. Not counting filling resident’s basements with sewage.
    And then the District has the audacity to force people to hook up to their old, leaky, unreliable systems.
    You think services costs are high now? Just wait.
    The District is blowing up to $65 million!!! more in Huntsville right now.
    Cost is no object at the District.
    Massive cost to residents and the environment.
    Good riddance.

  3. Freddie Laker says

    July 12, 2022 at 9:47 pm

    Good riddance to Klinck. A legacy of wasteful spending , environmental destruction and cronyism. Developers rule the roost. I agree with Bob Braan 100%. And these jokers approved themselves a 20% pay raise. .

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