244:. Although Barrow called for the town hall to be relocated back to the city's downtown – as part of an overall plan to revive the core of Richmond Hill – he later walked back on the plan, reluctant to devote a significant amount of the municipality's reserve funds into a single project. Barrow was subsequently re-elected in 2010, 2014, and 2018. In late 2017, he declined an offer from the provincial government to host a cannabis retail location in Richmond Hill, a decision that received unanimous support from the city council. Barrow took a medical leave of absence starting in February 2021. Although he intended to resume his duties as mayor by the fall that year, he ultimately resigned from the position in September 2021, and was succeeded by
225:. Barrow voted against giving himself and fellow councillors a salary increase of 54 per cent in 1998, stating that it was "not sending a very good message" to municipal staff and the public. He later voted in favour of having certain travel and conference expenses incurred by councillors' spouses covered at the expense of taxpayers in October that same year. He also advocated for the preservation of the
229:, and was opposed to the provincial government's proposal to construct housing on the landform. During the 2003 municipal election, Barrow ran on a platform of alleviating traffic congestion in the area and starting a road safety-watch program. He became deputy mayor that year, and was acting mayor when incumbent
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1036:. The Governor General of Canada
763:"Should town hall be relocated?"
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353:"David Charles Barrow Obituary"
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