Maybe we could adopt the Admiralty Flag too.
It is all huff & puff. The OMB is not going to change itself. But I do think that Mr B might be vulnerable if the conservatives can get their act together.
Posted by Anonymous to Our Town and Its Business at 26 April 2016 at 11:02
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The OMB did not create itself. It will not transition itself either. Just because Councillors and a bunch of nimbies think it should.
The Board was created after municipalities were organised. Because a job needing to be done was not being done properly.
Every time Tom gleefully announces another town has endorsed the Aurora's resolution, the full scope of abysmal ignorance of the history of government in Ontario is displayed.
Before settlement, transit was by waterways. Mrs. Simcoe wrote a diary.
Then trees were cut down,logs trimmed and laid side by side to form corduroy roads. They still exist under original arteries . Currency was British Sterling.
Post offices followed roads and were placed at intersections for widest convenience.
Settlements grew around them. Aurora is typical. Councils were created to manage local services.
Mostly roads.
In the early days government was by trial and error. Councils were dominated by local business .
They were responsible for education.
Of typical colonial mind-set, children of the well-to-do were sent to boarding schools in "the old country" .
Councillors were not keen on educating the children of factory workers.
Boards of Education were created. Responsibility for funding remained with the Council.
During the depression, some Councils borrowed to fund their operations , then declared bankruptcy to escape paying the bills.
The OMB was created with authority and for the purpose of controlling municipal debt and stop bankruptcies.
A hundred years went by, regions replaced counties and borrowing authority was transferred to Regions. Huh!
Planning Boards were separate from Councils because politicians could not be trusted to make sensible planning decisions. Politicians whined about non-elected bodies making decisions and municipalities having to foot the bill .
Responsibility for Property assessments had to be taken from them as well.
When Regions were created,the municipal councils became the planning board .A Planning Act was passed and implemented with regulations.
In Aurora, decisions that might cost votes were avoided and a petition is now circulating to deprive a class of property owners the right to appeal .
A million dollar price tab liability is due to land on the town's doorstep.
The simple solution is to prohibit the right to appeal and btw, stop building , making a living for themselves and a few thousand tradesmen and sustain the provincial economy.
The solution is simple alright but simplistic is better.
It has a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding.
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NEWSFLASH: Local history buff admits liking to "grandstand."
I agree with you Evelyn. And I believe that everyone trying to fight this believes you as well. The question is why are they trying? Is it just a big political performance?
So, Garbe has poached the Town Clerk for Richmond Hill. Cue another executive search.
Yes about how terrific our history is.
Too bad the society does not get it.
Saw an interesting display late yesterday afternoon at the postal outlet in the Aurora Shopping Centre.
Former councillor Al Wilson came in and rummaged through the boxes of Income Tax booklets. All of the forms were gone. He rolled his eyes (like he used to do), mumbled under his breathe and scurried away.
Did he then attack a marketeer?
Who is Al Wilson ? He must have passed under my radar. Maybe part of Morris' brief tenure ?
Yes, 07:01, it's all about 'hey, look at me' self-promotion.
What is wrong with self promotion?
It is in every field, and community.
Get over it 11:24.
Another staff gone to another municipality....wow we must suck.
Just because something is prevalent doesn't make it a virtue, 11:43. Tell me, what is good about narcissism?
Yes, 11:01, he used to carry her handbag.
Every one of them used to carry it. It was explained that she had to be able to shakes hands.
Wonder how that's working out for her now.
Who cares, 14:05? All that's important, is that we've washed our hands of her.
Al Wilson was what I referred to as the drama queen of council. He would sit forward in his chair, hit the microphone button and say his piece. Then he would turn off the mic and with a flick of the wrist, fling the mic up out of the way and them roll his eyes to the camera and sit back in his chair with arms crossed.
She's still around. Along with the other characters.
He loved his performances.
13:14
The fact you think you can diagnose others, is a sickness in itself.
Al Wilson should also be remembered for his election signs that included "Tax Fighter" and "Crime Fighter". I guess its safe to assume he did not keep his election promises. What a surprise.
Ah, I remember him now. The one who didn't like the train whistles.
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