Tuesday, 17 July 2012

KA-NON has left a new comment on your post "Pyramid Scheme Aurora Style":

The link below indicates that Town passed a resolution to consider alternate forms of Town ownership of Hillary house.

http://www.yorkregion.com/print/1265644

Is that not what this is? Do you remember the resolution from council? 

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I recall  a previous meeting between Historical Society representatives , once again ,the Mayor and  CAO, neither directed nor authorised by Council,which discussed  mainly disposition of the museum collection.
I do not view a poorly disguised  promotion to  acquire  two  privately owned properties in the same context..
Who  knows who  is  connected to what?
How long has  the scheme has been cooking?
At what point was it decided to  cast the net  to reel in  town  Councillors?
What about the structure of the Aurora Historical Society?
A hundred members  who meet annually?
An Executive Board and an Executive within the Executive?
Kind of like the Federal Government.
Government members.  Cabinet . Privy Council.
What is that about ? 
How can the Aurora Historical Society  meeting  once a year,
withdrew from a commitment to operate a museum, surrenders
financial interest in the museum's home, declares itself willing to divest itself of the museum collection ,also willing to unload the Hillary House, be considered  serious representation of the Town's Heritage ?
Who would have thunk it?
Wheels within wheels.
Am I the only one who thinks that's weird ?
 
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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 July 2012 at 15:05

    This may go back to Mayor's Dawe's need to placate the Centre and to leave them in place. If he can ' house' the Museum elsewhere by any means , all would appear to be well for the next election when he is asked, ' Where is our Museum? ' I think he went off the track when he ignored the Solicitor's advice not to attend those secret Center meetings,. When the sky didn't fall on him, he figured he could do just about anything he pleased. And he might be right although morally it is quite iffy.

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  2. Listening to a Broken Record17 July 2012 at 17:45

    3:05, does every single issue in your world of woe revolve around "the Centre"?! I'm sure you'll feel a lot better if you can escape that baseless orbit.

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  3. Anonymous17 July 2012 at 18:49

    Far be it from me to rain on an already soggy parade. But there is yet another building coming into play. The Aurora Post Office is closing - get your mail at a convenience store or in Newmarket. Weren't all the local politicians going to be working to prevent that? I figure condos on Wellington. We lose not just the building, but the jobs and the sorting outfit. There weren't enough jobs to make it worth the fight, I guess. Not high-calibre enough for Councillor Wendy ?

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  4. Anonymous17 July 2012 at 19:40

    Well done on the Leslie development. Your hard work paid off. A winner!

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  5. Anonymous17 July 2012 at 21:39

    The Historical Society is spitting in the wind.
    They bailed on Church Street School because they were in over their head. They want to bail on Hillary House. Do they finish anything they start? Why should the Town give them any credence?
    If the Town takes over anything from this group, they should finally show them the door and disolve the society. They obviously are still in over their head and are incapable of managing any of their assets. 100 members is NOTHING.
    How much are the taxpayers giving them every year? Can you get a copy of the agreement with them which details what services they are to provide to the Town for the money? Do they have a business plan? A strategic plan?
    Or is the plan that the Town takes over everything and they get to go on as usual?

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  6. Anonymous19 July 2012 at 09:38

    To Anonymous 7/17/12 @ 6:49pm

    What does the Aurora Post Office have to do with anything?

    In case you did not get the memo, Canada Post is a Federal Crown Corporation. Local politicians can do nothing to prevent this.

    Here's another news flash for you, mail is becoming an out of date medium. People use things like computers and this thing called "The Internet" to retrieve their bills and correspond with family and friends. They also go these internet places and pay bills without writing a cheque.

    We are not going to lose the building, it's a Federal Building. The jobs are going anyways, just a question of time.

    Times, they are a changing....

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  7. Sarcasm Alert19 July 2012 at 22:54

    "What does the Aurora Post Office have to do with anything?"

    Well, it's just a short stroll up Victoria St from "the Centre". You know the place; the source of every contentious issue in town.

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