Phil Troyer has announced his run for city council in the upcoming municipal election.
Troyer and his family have lived in Grande Prairie for roughly 13 years. Over those years Troyer has became a business owner in the city, and is currently standing on the 2026 Air-show committee.
Troyer talked about why he thinks he deserves to be in council.
“I bring experience to city council, I’m not doing this as a hobby, I’m not doing this because i need a second job, I’m doing it because I am passionate about it and I care about the city.”
Troyer says that Grande Prairie is going to continue to grow, and that council will have to adapt with it in real-time.
“Grande Prairie is counting to grow. We need to make sure we grow sustainably. I hate to say it, but we are always going to have taxes, but lets make sure when we are developing and planning for city expansion, we do the most cost-effective options for our residents.”
Troyer brought up that one of the biggest thing’s his campaign is about, is transparency between council and the community regarding snow removal.
“Snow removal is always a big topic, every year. I think there is an education piece to the residents, they deserve to know why is snow removal being done like this. ”
The municipal election is slated for October 20th.
