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It's too bad we can't discuss this without the political side-bar. It would have been better, perhaps, if the complaint in Newmarket had come from a different source. It muddles our thinking.
I kind of keep going back to Evelyn's phrasing that if something isn't good enough for everyone it should not be made available to anyone.
Posted by Anonymous to Our Town and Its Business at 11 January 2015 at 16:57
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The actual quote was ; "if we can't do it for everyone ,we can't do it for anyone"
It was made in response to a question I was asked at an all-candidates' meeting organized by Sport Aurora.
Council gave the organization office space telephone service and address at the Aurora Town Hall.
I opposed the decision.
I was asked why I was opposed to volunteers in Aurora sports organizations being given the consideration by Council.
I found out later most of the organization members were not from Aurora..
Sport Aurora sells associate memberships at $250. a crack.
St Andrew's College is a member. St Andrew'built an ice arena and didn't have to pay the development charge like everybody else. I think they are now in competition with the town for the
sale of ice time.
I wonder if that will have the same impact on their tax status as the Soccer bubble did on the Legion field.
Sport Aurora also publishes a magazine. It is essentially a successful advertising publication and competes with the Town and local media for advertising business.
As a not-for-profit organization, Sport Aurora is eligible for Trillijm grants because of the
contribution they make to the community.Having the town hall as address no doubt helps.
When then Cojncillor Ballard successfully argued in his first year,if the St Kitt's Jazz Featival didn't get support from their own municipality , how could they be successful in an application for a Trillium grant.
Council increased the "sponsorship" and the Snowball,group did receive $75,000 Trillium grant.
I didn't support that vote either.
St. Kitts were MLA Ballard's guests in the Legislative Assembly at Queen's Park recently as prominent residents of the town.
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"St Andrew'built an ice arena and didn't have to pay the development charge like everybody else. I think they are now in competition with the town for the sale of ice time."
That was a ludicrous decision. Millionaire alumni soliciting subsidization from Aurora taxpayers was preposterous - but that's how you get to be wealthy, I suppose.
I could be wrong but I thought the town had some sort of deal with St. Andrews in regards the waving of those development fees.
I think there was a precedent, 13:28, that SAC made sure to remind the Town.
Unfortunately we usually only get to pass judgement on MPP's every four years.
As for who is prominent or are prominent residents of the town, I can only let that pass as a piece of wishful thinking on some dummy's part.
13:28
At the time, the town was ASSURED that there would be no competition & that town residents would be able to use the facilities when the school did not require their use.
The St Andrews vote was a lesson.
At the GC there was a very strong case made by most of the councillors that SAC should pay its share. By the time of Council meeting, the same individuals were going in the other direction. I was really disappointed in a couple of them - that courage thing again.
Lack courage?... Maybe. Of was it one of those obligation things?
Council is going to have its work a mite heftier this term. The list of people and groups wanting a chunk of the Hydro money grows ever longer. I am guessing the tennis folk who rejected the bubble idea are going to the end of the line.
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