THUNDER BAY – At the Annual Conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Mayor Lynn Peterson, was elected to the AMO Board of Directors. As a member of the Board and the Large Urban Caucus, Lynn will help set policy for the Association and serve as a key municipal leader in the Province.
“AMO’s Board of Directors benefits from membership from across the Province, reflecting the diversity of Ontario’s municipal governments. To that end, I am pleased to have Lynn on the 2010-2012 Board team,” said AMO President, Norman Sandberg. “The Board will continue its efforts to see properly funded municipal governments.”
AMO’s key advocacy priorities are focused on achieving fiscal sustainability for municipal governments, advancing federal, provincial partnerships for infrastructure and strengthening municipal legislative authority to advance local economic prosperity and environmental sustainability.