Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/260911-sudbury-election-miranda-rocca-circelli-mayor Sudbury mayoral candidate Miranda Rocca-Circelli says many of the problems facing Greater Sudbury today did not appear overnight. Her concern is what happens when difficult decisions are delayed for years, infrastructure is not maintained properly, and residents repeatedly raise concerns without feeling heard. Rocca-Circelli argues that after amalgamation, many communities gradually lost influence over local decisions while taxes continued to rise and services declined. She says roads, underground infrastructure, municipal buildings and other assets were allowed to deteriorate until multiple problems began demanding attention at the same time. That is the consequence of **kicking the can down the road**. A repair that could have been addressed years ago becomes a major reconstruction. Deferred maintenance becomes borrowing. A resident concern that could have been solved early becomes frustration and distrust. And when people feel they have raised the same issue for years without a meaningful response, they eventually stop believing City Hall is listening. Rocca-Circelli says Greater Sudbury needs stronger ways for individual communities and wards to identify their priorities and have a meaningful voice in decisions affecting their roads, parks, infrastructure and services. **Ignoring a problem does not make it cheaper. Ignoring residents does not make the problem disappear.** Her message is that leadership has to deal with problems before they become crises — and residents need to know their concerns are actually reaching the people making the decisions. #Sudbury #MirandaRoccaCircelli #SudburyElection #CityHall #Infrastructure #Accountability #ResidentsFirst #CommunityVoice #GreaterSudbury #NorthernOntario #LoveTheNorth