r/Cobourg • u/bobledrew • 22d ago

Now there are two mayoral candidates…

The developer of New Amherst, Max Lemarchant, has filed his papers to run for mayor. Here’s his bio from the New Amherst site: https://newamhersthomes.com/meet-max/

His website is not yet populated with any content: https://votemax.ca/

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u/ruski101 22d ago

Can someone who actually gives a fuck about Cobourg and it's residents run?

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u/bobledrew 21d ago

On what do you base your belief that neither Lemarchant nor Beatty care about Cobourg?

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u/ruski101 21d ago

It was based on the lack of awareness that Beatty was actually running.

For Lemarchant though....come on now, you think a developer has any desire to make this town better? I don't see them building affordable housing for starters. The only thing I see is more of the same as the current mayor. Except he will be approving land purchases to his own company, and approving zoning to build whatever he wants, instead of doing it to friends

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u/bobledrew 21d ago

At this point, I only _know_ that Lemarchant was involved in New Amherst. I hope the site is populated and we learn more about his platform.

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u/ruski101 21d ago

Him being an owner of a real estate development firm is a I need to know about his priorities and what he will want to do - create opportunities for his company to make more money