Mayor Dave Augustyn’s Greeting

On behalf of Pelham Council and during the Town of Pelham’s 40th Anniversary, I am honoured to welcome you to our new website.

From breathtaking vistas, to babbling brooks, to plentiful orchards and rich agricultural soil, Pelham enjoys a refreshingly natural and rural character.

From the historic villages of Effingham, Fenwick, Fonthill, Ridgeville, and North Pelham, the Town of Pelham remains grounded with a distinctive, small-town feel.

Home to diverse and creative businesses, Pelham also offers unique goods and services to residents and visitors.  Their continued success depends on our patronage.

I am proud that these wonderful aspects of our Town make Pelham the community of choice in Niagara.  You and I are blessed to have so many of our neighbours working to make our Town a prosperous, vibrant and caring community.

During this term of service, your Council and I have concentrated on some key areas, and will continue to:

• Manage your money wisely and tell you how your taxes are being spent;
• Gather significant public input to decide whether all recreation, leisure, and cultural facilities and services should be located at one site;
• Work to ensure that new development fits well with our vision for a vibrant community with a small-town feel;
• Act in partnership with businesses and residents to develop a cohesive vision to beautify our downtowns;
• Listen and keep you informed about things that matter to you;
• Ensure that our infrastructure is well managed and maintained;
• Work with the hundreds of volunteers who make our community a richer, more vibrant place to live, work and grow;
• In general, we will serve you - as best we can - on each of the other issues both known and unknown that will affect you and your neighbours and friends.

Along with your friends and neighbours, let’s continue to work together to ensure that Pelham remains a wonderful place to live, work, play and visit.

Sincerely yours,

Dave Augustyn
Mayor