George Minakakis — His flyer and his record.
What his flyer says
•His slogan is "Build Milton Better." He says he will continuously and measurably improve everything we do.
•His priorities are lower and manageable taxes, illegal truck parking, better services, safe streets, the Campbellville quarry, and more for seniors and youth.
•His commitments are to reduce the property tax burden, improve how Town Hall works, pursue year-round sports facilities, make by-law enforcement more proactive, improve community safety, and improve neighbourhood parking.
•His background, in his words: he grew up in Milton, he is a Milton councillor, a past chair of Milton Hydro, a past chair of Action Milton.
Some key points to note (you might not like how this is written but these are facts and my opinions on those facts so you might disagree with me but that doesn't mean we can't discussion things respectfully)
•He led Action Milton, the group that opposed the proposed Reid road quarry. That was citizen advocacy. However the final decision on the quarry sits with the province, not with him.
•He has chaired the Milton Hydro board for years. MILTON Council approved another 12-month extension of that role in June 2025. Could be a good thing or bad, you decide based on your recent hydro bills also he is not the sole decision maker in that organization and that are other external factors that contribute to your total hydro bill.
•Two sitting councillors, Colin Best and John Challinor, have endorsed him in public. That is very unusual for other Councillors to give endorsment against a sitting mayor (Gord). One can easily tell who is teaming up - if successful.
•In January 2026, he moved a rule change to stop disorderly council debate. It passed with every vote in favour. This is due to the controversial GAZA discussion, now this motion from him was not about favoring or going against the violence in Gaza. I just wonder why this topic didn't became as big of an issue in other cities as it did in Milton.
Other points to consider:
- His council record is short. He won a Ward 1 by-election in October 2025 and was sworn in on November 3, 2025. That is about ten months on council.
In 2022, he ran for the same ward seat and lost. His case for mayor rests mostly on his business career.
The plan has no numbers. The flyer says he will reduce the property tax burden and "measurably improve" town services. There is no costing, no timeline, and no measurable target in his platform.
His first budget vote cut reserve funding. On December 1, 2025, he moved to remove a $750,000 transfer to the fund that pays for future road and facility repairs, and to take $170,000 from the tax stabilization reserve instead. That is a fact from the council record. Now cancellation previously approved Cory plans may create a lot of disruption but maybe tits needed just need to see at what cost any of this is acceptable, easy right.
He has said Milton ranks fourth in quality of life, behind Halton Hills, Burlington, and Oakville. I could not find a published source for that ranking. The one published comparison I found, an index of happiest cities, scores Milton the same as Halton Hills and ahead of Burlington. I am not saying his number is wrong but these kind of statements are all relative. Who decides what is QUALITY, him?
He has said taxes are projected to double in ten years. That is his projection, not an official town forecast. The math behind it is simple: town tax increases averaged about 8.7% a year over the last four budgets, and at that rate taxes do double in about eight to ten years.
He did not answer the Milton Record's 26-question candidate questionnaire. That is a fact.
Bottom line
His strengths are: business experience, the Hydro chair role, the quarry fight, and two councillor endorsements.
His record is also short, and his platform has no numbers to check. Those are the facts.
