Priscila Brunetto is an electrical engineer and a Project Management Professional. She has fifteen years of process engineering experience and currently serves as Senior Manager of Process Improvement and Manufacturing, where she focuses on optimizing operations, improving efficiency, and leading teams to achieve stronger production-floor results. A Lake Country resident for eight years, she is also a dedicated mother of three daughters and the wife of a police officer, balancing leadership responsibilities with the demands and joys of family life. Her priorities are clear: protect the lakes and orchards, get ahead of needed sewer and road improvements, and run the district with operational discipline—not merely reacting to change, but actively shaping it. She is committed to smarter infrastructure and modernizing how the district serves its residents.
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Asked And with that, we'll start with introductions. To the candidates, as a reminder, you have two minutes to present your introduction.
Summary Priscila Brunetto says the goal is to make daily life easier for the 18,000 people in Lake Country. Brunetto wants better roads, traffic and infrastructure, and wants residents to feel safe. Brunetto says council's job is to ease stress for residents.
How can I provide you better roads? How can you provide better traffic, infrastructure? How can I make you feel safe and alleviate the stress that is our council as a job to alleviate from your shoulders.
Asked Do you have any comments or observations relating to balancing growth the need to protect lake health, natural assets, and the environment.
Summary Priscila Brunetto says council should deliver both preservation and progress, without choosing between them. Brunetto wants growth directed to the town centre, away from farms and lands, and infrastructure for current residents first. Brunetto says new development should pay toward roads, water, sewer and community needs.
We should not have to choose between preservation or progress. We should be able to deliver both.
Asked Do you see a challenge in engaging Lake Country's youth today, and do you have any specific actions that you would suggest to improve youth involvement in the community?
Summary Priscila Brunetto says the strongest step would be engaging parents and asking what their kids need. Brunetto supports programs that strengthen families rather than pull youth away from them. Brunetto also wants safe roads, good lighting, transportation and local jobs so youth can see a future here.
So programs that strengthen family with life rather than pulling youth away from them and the goal is to support what parents are already trying to do.
Asked What do you believe is the role of a councillor or a member of council in balancing expert advice, public opinion, and long-term planning?
Summary Priscila Brunetto says council should put residents' opinions and ideas first. Brunetto says experts should guide council, but the vision should come from residents. Brunetto wants council to do more to reach people and to track how many residents take part.
We need to use experts to guide us, but the vision comes from the residents. And the staff and the experts are there to help us how we can achieve the vision that the residents have.
Asked The next question, if elected, what is your highest priority item or topic that you would like to see addressed?
Summary Priscila Brunetto says infrastructure is a top priority. In the first year, Brunetto would build a relationship with senior government to get funding for water and roads. Brunetto wants Lake Country's funding requests to stand out from other communities competing for the same money.
In my first year, what I would try is to build a relationship with senior government. All that we need for water, for streets and roads, we need funding.
I’m running for mayor because this is home. I want Lake Country to remain a place where families can put down roots, services actually work, and Council spends public money with care.
At the same time, I’ve seen the growing challenges with our roads, sidewalks, limited local services, and housing affordability. I want to help find solutions.
My professional background has taught me how to look at problems practically, find realistic solutions, and move things forward. That’s the approach I want to bring, focused, constructive, and grounded in the everyday experience of raising a family here.
Asked Lake Country has experienced significant population growth in recent years, although the district’s own projections show that the rate of growth is expected to slow in coming years. Do you believe Lake Country is growing at an appropriate rate? If elected mayor, would you support slowing or limiting development if population growth begins to outpace infrastructure and municipal services?
Lake Country should not try to stop growth, nor should it allow growth to run ahead of the community’s ability to support it. The goal is managed, well-serviced growth that benefits both current residents and the businesses that employ them.
Asked Lake Country businesses often struggle to recruit and retain employees because of housing costs and availability. What actions would you support to increase attainable workforce housing?
Speed up the approvals process, long delays in permits and rezoning increase costs and discourage projects that could deliver workforce housing. Streamlining the process while still protecting community standards and following the guidelines helps more units reach the market sooner and at a more reasonable cost.
My priorities are clear: protect the lakes and orchards that define Lake Country, get ahead of needed water, sewer, and road improvements, and run the district with operational discipline, planning ahead instead of reacting to change.
Asked Lake Country has experienced significant population growth in recent years, although the district’s own projections show that the rate of growth is expected to slow in coming years. Do you believe Lake Country is growing at an appropriate rate? If elected mayor, would you support slowing or limiting development if population growth begins to outpace infrastructure and municipal services?
Growth that outpaces roads, water, sewer, and community services, creates congestion, and frustration.
Asked How would you control municipal spending and keep commercial property taxes, business-licensing costs and other municipal fees affordable?
Controlling municipal spending starts with discipline and transparency. The best way to keep commercial property taxes and fees affordable is to expand the number of businesses contributing. And index business licensing and permitting to inflation and compare to other municipalities each year.
Asked Traffic speed and pedestrian/driver safety are ongoing concerns in Lake Country, particularly along Highway 97 and at major intersections such as Beaver Lake Road, Berry Road and Oceola Road. Highway 97 is under provincial jurisdiction, so potential solutions would require cooperation with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. What specific actions would you take as mayor to address excessive speeds and improve safety on Highway 97 and other roads in Lake Country? What changes could the district make, and what would you ask the provincial government to do?
I would treat Highway 97 safety as a priority file with the Ministry, not a once-a-year discussion.
Asked How would you address traffic congestion, parking limitations and transportation challenges affecting employees, customers and commercial deliveries?
Relieve pressure on Highway 97 through better local connectivity and multi-modal options, manage parking and loading with existing tools, accelerate transit improvements already studied, and keep sustained pressure on senior governments for the larger infrastructure solutions the corridor needs.
Asked Traffic speed and pedestrian/driver safety are ongoing concerns in Lake Country, particularly along Highway 97 and at major intersections such as Beaver Lake Road, Berry Road and Oceola Road. Highway 97 is under provincial jurisdiction, so potential solutions would require cooperation with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. What specific actions would you take as mayor to address excessive speeds and improve safety on Highway 97 and other roads in Lake Country? What changes could the district make, and what would you ask the provincial government to do?
Safety on Highway 97 cannot be solved by the District alone, but it also will not improve without strong, consistent local leadership pushing for action.
Asked What specific changes would you support to make building permits, development applications, inspections and business approvals faster and more predictable?
Fast track digital permitting with either the implementation of eApply to the existing Tempest Prospero software or consider switching to Cloudpermit. A future UBCM grant (2027/2028 intake) may apply to the implementation of a digital permitting system.
Asked Concerns have been raised to the district about the ability to attract and retain businesses in Lake Country. The district is moving ahead with a new business park. What would you do as mayor to help existing businesses stay and grow, while ensuring the new business park attracts the types of businesses that will benefit the community?
Fix the day-to-day barriers that make it harder for local businesses to operate and expand, especially slow or unpredictable permits, inspections, and licensing.
Asked What is your plan to attract new businesses and investment while also supporting established locally owned businesses?
The business park is our biggest opportunity to bring jobs and non residential tax base to Lake Country. It should attract light to medium industry trades, and local serving commercial uses.
Asked What steps would you support to improve public safety, cleanliness and security in Lake Country’s commercial areas?
Police and bylaw presence is essential, and real-time communication with them is the practical part. I would keep Council’s priorities of 24-hour coverage with our own detachment commander.
Asked How should the District work with the Lake Country Chamber of Commerce and local businesses when developing policies, budgets and long-term economic plans?
Good decisions come from listening first, weighing the evidence, and then moving forward with the support of the majority. That is how Council should work.
