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2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION · CORNWALL
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Voting should be easy to find and easy to understand. Cornwall voters can vote online beginning October 12, vote early in person at Cornwall Square October 21–23, or vote on Election Day October 26.
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VAMINI MOHANATHAS · CORNWALL CITY COUNCIL 2026
VAMINIMOHANATHAS
FOR CITY COUNCIL
Visible Change. Transparent Leadership. Practical Solutions.
I want you to know where I stand, what information I am using, and what I would ask before I vote. The short answer should be easy to find. The detail should be there when you want it.
I studied Political Science at the University of Ottawa and Business, Management & Entrepreneurship at Algonquin College. During my third-year co-op, I worked as a research assistant at the Parliament of Canada.
I later worked in the City of Cornwall’s Finance Department and with the Government of Canada. Today I work in financial services.
Those jobs were different, but they taught me the same basic discipline: read before you speak, understand the numbers, know who is responsible, and follow the decision after it leaves the meeting room.
I have also volunteered and served with community boards and initiatives over the years. That side of my life has taught me how much work happens after the announcement. Someone has to organize, call people back, solve the small problems and finish what was started.
I am running because I think that mix belongs at the Council table.
A WORKING CAMPAIGN
Show the work, not only the headline.
This photo section is deliberately built to grow. When you send your new portrait and community photos, they can be dropped into these spaces without changing the design.
Showing up matters.Community and cultural involvement has been
part of my life for years.
Campaign trailAdd a real Cornwall door-knocking, neighbourhood or community-event photo here.
Work & public serviceAdd a real City, Parliament, Government of Canada or financial-services photo here.
WHAT I WOULD BRING TO COUNCIL
Preparation before the vote.
If a resident raises an issue, I want to know which level of government owns it, what the City already spends, what staff data exists, what Council can legally change, and what the result should look like afterward.
01 · HEAR IT
Listen first.
Define the actual problem the resident is describing.
02 · CHECK IT
Read the record.
Budget, report, by-law or service data before taking a position.
03 · MOVE IT
Use the right tool.
Ask the question, request the report, support an amendment or bring a motion when Council has authority.
04 · REPORT BACK
Close the loop.
Tell residents what happened — including when the answer is no.
WHAT RESIDENTS TOLD THE CITY
Start with what people are already raising.
The City’s 2026 budget consultation is not an election poll. It is useful context because it shows what participating residents chose to raise with the City.
Source: City of Cornwall 2026 General Taxation Budget Book.
252
164
128
123
108
84
WHERE I STAND
Choose the issue.
Then open the detail.
I do not want this section to be a pile of slogans. Each page separates my position from the factual baseline, explains what Council actually controls, and shows the source material I used.
01 ·
TAX AFFORDABILITY
How much can City Hall reasonably ask residents to absorb?
Affordability has to apply to City Hall too. I will not promise an arbitrary tax freeze before seeing the budget, but I do expect new spending to be explained clearly and tested against other priorities.
Read the full position → 02 · WATER METERSWhat should residents know before consumption-based billing starts?
The meter installation is only one part of the change. What matters to households is the rate structure, how unusual usage is handled, and whether residents understand their bill before the new system takes effect.
Read the full position → 03 · HOUSINGHow do we turn approvals into homes people can actually live in?
Housing has to be treated as a pipeline: approvals, servicing, construction and preservation of the housing that already exists.
Read the full position → 04 · ROADS & INFRASTRUCTUREHow should Cornwall decide what gets fixed first?
Infrastructure should be prioritized by condition, safety, failure risk and service impact — then explained publicly so residents understand why one project came before another.
Read the full position → 05 · COMMUNITY SAFETYWhat does a balanced municipal safety plan actually look like?
People should feel safe in their neighbourhoods, parks and downtown. Enforcement matters, and so do prevention, housing, by-law work and services that reduce repeat crises.
Read the full position → 06 · ECONOMIC GROWTHHow do we make it easier to invest, expand and stay in Cornwall?
The practical side of economic development matters: predictable approvals, serviced land, useful business support, workforce needs and follow-up with employers already here.
Read the full position → 07 · TRANSPARENCYHow should a councillor explain a major vote?
Posting an agenda is required. Helping residents understand a decision, the cost and what happens next is a responsibility I would take personally.
Read the full position → 08 · BRIDGE HOUSINGWhat information should be on the table before Council approves a site or operating model?
Residents deserve clear operating details, costs, neighbourhood consultation and measurable outcomes. People experiencing homelessness also need a path toward stable housing rather than being moved from one public space to another.
Read the full position →WHAT I’M HEARING AROUND CORNWALL
Some issues are bigger than a campaign line.
If something keeps coming up at doors, events or in messages, I want to look into it properly and tell you what I found — including what Council can and cannot control.
Read my bridge-housing approach →Water metersWhat will the new bill actually look like in 2027?
Homelessness & safetyHow do we protect neighbourhoods while still addressing the reason
people are living outside?
Roads & underground infrastructureHow do we decide what gets fixed first and coordinate the
work?
Taxes & affordabilityWhat does a new municipal cost buy, and what are the
alternatives?
RESEARCH LEDGER
Here is what I checked.
These figures were rechecked against primary City of Cornwall sources on September 28, 2026. A source supports the factual baseline; it does not mean the City endorses my opinion.
2026 general tax levy5.41%City adopted budget ↗
Average residential example+$165.94 / 5.34%City adopted budget ↗
10-year capital plan$624M / $374M unfunded2025 LTFP ↗
Households in core housing need2,530Housing Needs Assessment ↗
Municipal asset portfolio$3.78BAsset Management ↗
Water-meter billingearly 2027City billing information ↗
2026 election8 councillors at largeCity
election page ↗
If you find a number that does not match the official source, send it to me. I would rather correct the website than defend a bad number.
SPEAK TO VAMINI
What do you want me to hear?
Choose the issue, tell me what you are seeing, and tell me what you want me to understand. If you want a response, check the box.
TaxesWater
metersHousingRoadsSafetyTransitBusinessSeniorsOther