The subdivision agreement gives the town first right of refusal if a school board has no need of a site
set aside for a possible school.
The agreement is a public document.
For the town to be considering first right of refusal means the school board has decided not to use the site. It must be a matter of public record.
That a decision is pending can be deduced from that which is already public. information.
In camera meetings happen when the municipal interest needs to be protected
Only three aspects of this issue are not already public; an acceptable price., the right purpose and the decision
I'm not sure why the asking price for the land should be the town's secret to keep.
Tenders are opened in public. Bids are analyzed and listed in public. Recommndation is submitted to Council and subject to debate;
I believe the decision to be made on the unneeded school site should debated and decided in public.
For that reason, Councillor Gallo's use of town stationery to under-inform a specific neighborhood is of secondary importance.
The real question is when does the public officially get to hear about it?
Wasn't the town offered a school site once before ? One it wisely turned down as a potential money-pit? Maybe those residents now in a tizzy fit should visit that property & see the condos. It took ages, cost an awful lot but now revenue from taxes can make its way to Aurora.
ReplyDeleteCouncillor Galo has shown that he is most comfortable when he works with his pack. He will not be a lone wolf this time.
ReplyDeleteWhat I am hearing is that it up to Council to set this matter straight with those residents. There isn't the sort of anger that there was over the abuse of that property owner with the tree problem. After watching that unfold, the reaction to this seems to be a tired shrug. It is such old stuff with demands being made simply because it is possible to play out these dramas.
ReplyDeleteIf this is The Lure of The [ Former ] Reserve Hydro Fund, people are going to have to think again. Using that requires in-put from the ENTIRE town. So far, there is a marked disinclination to use it for ANY Council projects. Note the Auroran polls for a perhaps blurred but also accurate reflection of Auroran sentiment. It was never intended for one particular group of residents.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is that new math. Aurora accepts $2 million in lieu of a park and still gets to keep the land for a park. No wonder students are failing to grasp the concept.
ReplyDeleteAre they seriously suggesting over-riding the Master Plan ? I know we have a Council that voted to ignore its own tree by-law against legal advice but this is over the top. It is hard to believe electioneering and posturing will drag the whole town into another stupid decision/
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You write that you favour a debate on the school site. Frankly that scares the bajebbers out of me. This Council is already famous for its switching of sides under noisy pressure tactics. You will find that the majority of quiet residents have no confidence in consistency. There is none.
ReplyDeleteNo, 20:22, I think you'll "find that the majority of quiet residents" are oblivious.
ReplyDeleteAnother meeting tomorrow night. Ironic when if you held a meeting to discuss turning the land round High Tor into a park, there would be just as many residents demanding it be stopped.
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ReplyDeleteReally ? Were you on sabbatical during the last election ?
No, 20:41. Did you not notice what paltry percentage of the populace actually bothered to vote?
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ReplyDeleteYup. Just what was required. Of course it could have been better.
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ReplyDeleteQuality votes over quantity votes.
But, not even the motivation of ridding us of that nightmare of a mayor - and the majority of her minions - was enough to get most of the electorate out to the polls. What was it, something like 38%?! All of which demonstrates my point about the majority of residents being oblivious.
ReplyDelete11:24... You confuse OBLIVIOUS with DON'T CARE. The majority of residents know nothing about the Town, it's council or what is going on. Most blue boxes are filled with Auroran and Era-Banner newspapers that have gone straight from the door step to the blue box.
ReplyDeleteThey don't care because Aurora is their bedroom community. They are more concerned with the price of gas, the time it takes to commute to their jobs and what happens once they get there.
Most Aurorans would not know who Geoffery Dawe is if you were to put him in a line up. However, Mayor Ford would be identified off the bat.
It's the way it is... I gave up trying to convince locals any differently. I gave up worrying about why they don't care or don't vote. It's not worth worrying about.
"The majority of residents know nothing about the Town, it's council or what is going on."
ReplyDeleteUm, 16:08, I'd say you're the one that's confused - you just gave a good description of oblivious.