If you were one of the thirty people who watch Council in Action that Councillor Abel refers to, you may have noted an exchange between the Chair and myself at the last meeting.
I was speaking to a recommendation from staff for a $3,000, Gold Sponseship for the Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner to be held at St Andrew's College.
I spoke of Sport Aurora being provided with office space to assist in processing an application for a Trillium Grant .
The Mayor said Sports Hall of Fame was separate from Sport Aurora.
I'd heard from the spokesperson a week earlier the Mayor had been involved in the organization of the organization.
I accepted the information he provided.
It was noted Councillor Abel and the Director of Recreation and Parks were voting members of the board.
The vote to provide the sponsorship lost in a tie.
Councillor Humfryes was quite upset. Noted the importance of municipal support for a Trillium grant application.
We heard that previously when a $25,000 grant went to another organisation that claimed local status.
Trillium grants are funded from lottery revenues.
I expect the issue to return for a new vote after Councillor Abel's resignation from the board and no longer feels he has to declare a conflict of interest.
This morning , Councillors were joyfully informed Sport Hall of Fame has received a $5,000. grant uppn request, from the Mayor's Charity Golf Tournament.
Sale of tickets to the dinner was also being promoted with no price given and a change of venue from St. Andrew's College to a business in Aurora .
That was a Gold Sponsership of $3,000 from the town towards the Induction dinner.
An application for a Trillium grant with support from the town to ensure success.
$5,000. from the Mayor's Charity Golf Tournament.
And sales of an unnamed number of tickets at an unnamed price.
I'd say Sports Hall of Fame is touching all bases.
The benefit dinner was to be held at St. Andrew's College who don't do commercial catering. Then the venue was changed but still in St Andrew's with assurance of no discord.
Then not in St. Andrew's at all.
And I still don't know what the organisation is about.
Olympic Gold medallists champions of yesteryear have been named to beinducted into the Hall of Fame . It's a corner of an upstairs lobby at the town hall where few people hang out.
What's it all about Archie?
Why do they need any funding at all?
And will there be accountability?
Monday, 30 September 2013
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There is probably nothing wrong in providing financial support to assist in the creation of something that serves as an attraction, a place to visit, by both Aurorans and those from out of town.
But it has to have a meaningful size and place, not stuck in a corner of an upstairs lobby at the town hall. Or is this just a temporary thing until many more fund-raisers and grants in order that the project will have some legitimacy?
There is a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame.
Are we trying to emulate it?
Why do we need all these "destination projects?"
Let's spend more on ridding our roads of pot-holes.
Ah, just let them play with their smoke & mirrors. A bunch of novices. Watch the US & Italy. We aren't that bad - yet.
15:17
Perhaps we should try & entice a hotel that is decent enough for friends & relatives before we aim to be ' destination '. We couldn't even find spaces for the Special Olympics which was a damn shame.
None of this has anything to do with generating income for the town. There is nothing for resident taxpayers. Nothing to reduce the budget. Just cosmetics.
I really try not to be cynical but it would appear that Auroran taxpayers are paying forward on the next election. Either through legal fees incurred during court cases involving trees or in spectacles involving wining and dining.
Meanwhile the Americans are re-fighting the Confederate War !!!!!
And in Toronto, there is an expensive proposal to ban smoking in outside patios of pubs and restaurants. Soon you will get fined for burping.
Mr Watts has provided some light entertainment for those weary of Council's antics.
"Mr Watts has provided some light entertainment..."
He always does...with his spelling and grammar.
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