McGregor can be a “crown jewel” for the Town of Amherstburg

Since the amalgamation of Anderdon by Amherstburg, McGregor has been often overlooked. It gives us a competitive advantage. 

The new expanded Howard Ave. Industrial Park with easy access to a major transportation route, benefits industrial and residential growth. Amherstburg will benefit greatly in various ways. 

The proposed decommission of the wastewater lagoons currently under environmental study does not go far enough. 

It proposes on-site wastewater treatment with limited capacity, at a cost not yet determined. 

Adding to additional labour costs is not the answer. 

Connecting McGregor to our plant using a pumping station and operators in our plant, improves efficiency and costs less. Having one central system is best. 

Our newly expanded water plant has the capacity to grow our town by 50,000 people by 2050. 

Texas Road is the obvious corridor to link the two communities into one. 

In the future, building a parkway, similar to LaSalle, should be considered, creating a new route to Howard Ave. This would accommodate our commuter traffic to Windsor, where the jobs are. 

Our concession roads are not designed to accommodate every type of traffic. A comprehensive master plan is needed to address our current and future needs. 

McGregor offers what Amherstburg lacks; close proximity to Windsor and major highways. We are now a bedroom community. With long-term planning, attracting new industries can be possible. 

McGregor is where we can grow. Jobs are what built Amherstburg in the past – we can do the same in the future. 

Attracting both families and retirees, McGregor is a crown jewel. It’s centrally located, a short distance from South Windsor. With our commitment to build infrastructure, it will attract investors. 

Marketing ourselves at opposite ends – historic Amherstburg as a tourist destination with a beautiful waterfront, unique to our county, and McGregor as a new industrial hub. These two distinct opposites are a marketing green. 

Rebranding Amherstburg to a diverse and prosperous community, “one of the best towns in Ontario” according to Statistics Canada, in terms of crime severity index (McLean’s Magazine, 2015).  

—Frank Cerasa 

Amherstburg

McGregor can be a “crown jewel” for the Town of Amherstburg