Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Clause 7 and the unwritten rule":
Granted, 4:40 PM, but that wasn't the question. The question was about which services or facilities in town cover their costs (capital and operational). Do the "sports centres"
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There's an air of entitlement to the question .
It calls for an answer.
Anyone who has raised children in the town is well aware of user fees charged for sports facilities.
They know also sports organizations must have executives to manage business affairs Parents to volunteer as coaches and team managers.
The town's web site no doubt has information about user fees.
For a number of years, ninety per cent of capital cost of construction have been covered by
development charges.
Minor Hockey has in the past paid a surcharge on user fees when new ice facilities were needed
When artificial turf was installed at Sheppards Bush, ninety per cent was funded from D.Cs
ten per cent came from a sports organization.
The Town's web site no doubt provides the information about user fees They are not a secret.
Development charges are collected at the time building permits are issued. Families buying homes pay for the new facilities. No part of the cost of new recreation facilities are funded from the annual tax levy.
If the question is intended to prove capital costs of construction and operating costs should be on the
backs of the taxpayers. the argument does not carry.
Only one facility provides services at the expense of the taxpayer ; the Culture Centre at Church Street School. \
The town provides rent free facilities, maintenance costs and a grant of $370,000 to provide Region wide programs.
Paid for from the pockets of the taxpayers of Aurora
Capital costs of renovations came from funds raised in the community. grants received from Heritage
Ontario and $2.3 million from the town's Hydro Reserve Fund , all for the specific purpose of a state of the art museum and cultural services.
Community trust was betrayed.
The Entitlement Generation were in charge. They had the powa.
They wanted it.
They took it.
They cared nothing what the community thought.
It's been done before, they said.
Well ....No....It has not.
It will not be allowed to pass.
We had exactly the same arguments during that nasty
ReplyDeleteCentre controversy. Probably from the same individuals. And when an individual, trying to simplify the argument, responded that they were comparing apples & oranges, they come back with a definition of fruit. Same old, same old. It's all semantics. And lousy logic.
ReplyDeleteWhat will happen when at some future date Aurora is "fully built" and there is no further development, thus no more development charges?
By then the population will have increased significantly and the demand on recreational facilities mushroomed.
Is this being taken into account in any town studies?
I think it might all stem from the urge to be in charge, to be in a position to order others to do the work. There is a sad inability to appreciate what Aurora already has including the Stronach gift. This is a great town that requires maintenance financially & physically now and for the future. No more levies on the tax dollars without seeing something in the in-coming column.
ReplyDeleteWe can only do our best, Evelyn. The door to the Mayor's office may no longer be locked. But access to his mind seems to be a real problem for early supporters. It is his call.
ReplyDeleteEntitlement? It would seem that your all-emcompassing talents - self-proclaimed, of course - stretch to mind reading.
ReplyDeletepoliticians on all levels are heading for the hills, for summer vacations, en route to registered provinces, to consult with their lawyers. their bankers etc. don't let yourself become the convenient punching bag of the silly season. could be a long summer. take care.
ReplyDeleteOops! It would seem I'm entitled to a typo.
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