tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post4226106303042289469..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: The Road Less Travelled Evelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-6384642521255209222013-10-06T19:25:36.792-05:002013-10-06T19:25:36.792-05:00 That was a pretty expensive coat of white-wash.... That was a pretty expensive coat of white-wash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-24026587381964773262013-10-06T14:45:59.997-05:002013-10-06T14:45:59.997-05:00 Is it remotely possible that service charges in A... Is it remotely possible that service charges in Aurora are outrageous because Special Attention Services are being rendered to a very small pod of vocal residents who demand them ? At the expense of ordinary residents who require very little from staff ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-37247089235119146712013-10-06T11:08:13.026-05:002013-10-06T11:08:13.026-05:00I don't know about a number of staff functions... I don't know about a number of staff functions covered by the consultants. Only the references to the unit charged with business expansion & retention. It ain't working. We are bleeding business and retail space sits empty. The armoury sits empty and there isn't even enough energy in Council to level the buildings on the old Library lands. I repeat. It ain't working. There is no increase in revenue to Aurora.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-84134490660757836272013-10-06T10:37:18.553-05:002013-10-06T10:37:18.553-05:00You’re right about the purpose of consultants. I&#...You’re right about the purpose of consultants. I've seen it many times. Consultants being hired for the purpose of reporting something that wants or needs to be said so that a program, plan or an agenda can move forward while looking like they are at arm’s length. It’s just like those surveys that sometimes we answer. You can tell the questions are all skewed for a certain conclusion. Corporations do it all the time…and the funny thing is….everyone involved knows it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-52383960658730146692013-10-06T10:11:59.276-05:002013-10-06T10:11:59.276-05:00I have been reluctant to refer you to certain arti... I have been reluctant to refer you to certain articles in the NYTimes because they are so damn depressing. Like canaries in a coal mine. Maybe you have exceeded your limits with them ? The only positive is that it shows what small potatoes Aurora is in the real world.<br /> " Welcome to Ted Cruz's Thunderdome" A Place once <br />Called Washington" Maureen Dowd<br /> " Our Sickly Political System " Frank Bruni<br /> " Governing by Blackmail " Nicholas D Kristof<br /> Gail Collins also has an excellent column.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-29890026315377317872013-10-06T08:59:44.651-05:002013-10-06T08:59:44.651-05:00I am going to be genuinely interested in reading a... I am going to be genuinely interested in reading a list of accomplishments for this term. They will cite the Birthday party which Council & staff basically foisted onto a hard-working team of volunteers. What residents do see is an increase in the # of staff, new departments, increased taxation, and an infuriating waste of time & money on studies, consultancies & local pissing contests.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-58473811576126295472013-10-06T08:33:15.371-05:002013-10-06T08:33:15.371-05:00 You Go, Girl ! You Go, Girl !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com