The Mayor cannot turn back the clock. Council have voted to fund Mavrinac from the very beginning.
It is a shame that the park-to-be will be such a localized affair but everyone has signed off on it except for Cllr
Pirri who wanted it to be more inclusive.
The Mayor truly illustrates that he has only the one vote - he sure isn't driving the bus.
Posted by Anonymous to Our Town and Its Business at 23 July 2016 at 12:04
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Councillor Pirri's argument was not the Mayor's . He voted against the project because
park amenities in the neighbourhood were already better than sufficient....the best ratio of any
in town.
The Mavrinac residents got what they wanted from purely political expediency. Geoff Dawe did
nothing to stop it .
An estimate of revenue lost from taking land out of the private sector was never requested.
Professional salaries to provide such advice are as redundant as the park.
Council adopted a policy to freeze hiring and did nothing but buy property since.
New revenue from new development is negated by such purchases .
Vanishing retail ,evident throughout the town, means lost revenue.
Condo buildings are not permitted to rise above a certain level making them financially non-feasible.
So stacked townhouses are to be built in the town Centre. Despite Provincial policy of high density.
Last week The Auroran cited substantial bafflegab from the Treasurer, telling Council in highly
convoluted language why he can't give them the budget they want.
They've already spent money they didn't have in previous budgets.
He calls it "deferred taxes" .
It's budgeting for a deficit and that's prohibited by the Municipal Act.
He has already confided the facts to the Financial Advisory Committee. It must mean no need for the rest to know.
Don't ask, don't tell.
Read the story. it starts on Page 1 and continues on Page 16 under a different title.
ReplyDeleteThe Treasurer loves his long sentences. One has to chase to find the meaning. The new CAO does the same. It must be taught to them.
Lovely rain for an hour last night to fill the bird baths. Try to help the birds & animal through this heat. They hate it as much as we do.
The Mayor is dealing with a council he created by omission. He never took control despite being the biggest money earner and present in the town hall all the time. The ironic thing is that councillors are meeting privately with residents and bringing stuff to the table about which he knows nothing. Harks back to his secret meetings with The Centre.
ReplyDeleteWhen you have a Mayor who believes that it would be a bad thing not to raise our taxes, you have a problem to begin the budget process. This year they seem to have gotten in over their heads. The only redeeming feature is that the Center and the Hysterical Society are going to have to pay some of the short fall from their annual rip-offs.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't bet on that one. If they had any concerns about short falls, they wouldn't have started with all their annual rip-offs in the first place. Our provincial government doesn't give a hoot about spending our money. Come January we're going to be taxed on their carbon tax. Why?... because they can! There's no stopping the for another 2yrs.
DeleteWhat's with all the banners in our downtown?
ReplyDeleteWhere is Bylaw Services?
Council will end up as they always do, digging their way out of the spending they have already done.
ReplyDeleteThere will be the usual speeches about needing more communications and meetings but people want them to be careful all the time. Not just once a year for Show & Tell. The one time a lady complained about her taxes, they rode right over her. That year they raised the amount for the stupid entitled at the Centre.
End of rant - hope the weather breaks soon.
22:08 - The Federal government will follow with their own carbon tax.
ReplyDeleteHillary is the nominee ! On to November !
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