{"id":825,"date":"2025-12-12T11:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/?p=825"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:00:27","slug":"stand4oxford-statement-on-councils-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/landing\/kiclei\/stand4oxford-statement-on-councils-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand4Oxford Statement on Council\u2019s Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stand4Oxford is deeply disappointed by Council\u2019s refusal once again to rein in spending and provide real relief to Oxford County taxpayers. While a few councillors\u2014Mayor Acchione, Mayor Gilvesy, and Councillor Tait\u2014showed genuine appreciation for residents\u2019 concerns, the majority chose the same familiar path of higher costs, more consultants, and little acknowledgement of the financial pressures facing families, seniors, and local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pub-oxfordcounty.escribemeetings.com\/Players\/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?ClientId=oxford&amp;FileName=New%20Encoder_Council%20Meeting%20-%20Oxford%20County_2025-12-10-09-26.mp4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pub-oxfordcounty.escribemeetings.com\/Players\/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?ClientId=oxford&amp;FileName=New%20Encoder_Council%20Meeting%20-%20Oxford%20County_2025-12-10-09-26.mp4\">Residents came to Council<\/a> in good faith, offering constructive solutions and asking for responsible stewardship during a time when many are struggling. Council\u2019s decision signals a disconnect from the realities in our community\u2014and people are noticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us be clear: <strong>2026 is an election year.<\/strong> Oxford County deserves leaders who listen, who lead with transparency, and who put the public interest ahead of bureaucratic expansion. Stand4Oxford will continue to engage, inform, and mobilize residents who expect better from their elected representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The message from the community is growing louder: <strong>We are paying attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stand4Oxford (S4O)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec.10-Press-release-message-to-council.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec.10-Press-release-message-to-council.png 1024w, https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec.10-Press-release-message-to-council-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/landing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/stand4oxford.ca\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" autocomplete=\"name\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" autocomplete=\"email\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-subscription-form\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe_comments\" id=\"subscribe_comments\" value=\"subscribe\" style=\"width: auto; -moz-appearance: checkbox; -webkit-appearance: checkbox;\" \/> <label class=\"subscribe-label\" id=\"subscribe-label\" for=\"subscribe_comments\">Notify me of follow-up comments by email.<\/label><\/p><p class=\"comment-subscription-form\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe_blog\" id=\"subscribe_blog\" value=\"subscribe\" style=\"width: auto; -moz-appearance: checkbox; -webkit-appearance: checkbox;\" \/> <label class=\"subscribe-label\" id=\"subscribe-blog-label\" for=\"subscribe_blog\">Notify me of new posts by email.<\/label><\/p><p class=\"form-submit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='825' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"akismet_comment_nonce\" name=\"akismet_comment_nonce\" value=\"3fe606f606\" \/><\/p><p style=\"display: none !important;\" class=\"akismet-fields-container\" data-prefix=\"ak_\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"197\"\/><script>\ndocument.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );\n<\/script>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand4Oxford is deeply disappointed by Council\u2019s refusal once again to rein in spending and provide real relief to Oxford County taxpayers. 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