tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post5742982555692403802..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: New InformationEvelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-61492436060640590832012-07-16T11:31:24.677-05:002012-07-16T11:31:24.677-05:00Anonymous said on 15 July, 2012 3:39 PM...
How di...Anonymous said on 15 July, 2012 3:39 PM...<br /><br />How did a post about a municipal software package devolve into the usual bitching and moaning about "the Centre"?<br /><br />What is particularly humourous is this instance of the constant and continuous carping is submitted to a post titled, "New Information".<br /><br />=====<br /><br />If you let this topic stay here for a little longer, I am sure someone will post about how in the dead of night on a family-centric event, 3 families were presented with suits from the then mayor... Just like the cultural centre debate, it has nothing to do with software. <br /><br />To be fair folks, we are not talking about installing the latest version of Microsoft Word. This is a mammoth undetaking. Unless you know what you are talking about, complaining about the timeline or costs makes you look uninformed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-61889934157534777082012-07-15T20:10:41.521-05:002012-07-15T20:10:41.521-05:00Thank you. Never a dull moment.Thank you. Never a dull moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-4304861353198143182012-07-15T16:19:34.386-05:002012-07-15T16:19:34.386-05:008:06 PM
You write the Party-Line for the Centre ...8:06 PM<br /> You write the Party-Line for the Centre as uttered by Susan Walmer. ' Leave us alone until the deal expires because we will be back by then. ' She really wants to get that key to the Town Hall back ! And it is likely what will happen now. But it didn't have to be that way. There was a window of opportunity and three individuals on Council slammed it shut. Haven't viewed municipal politics in the same way since. Don't know how Evelyn stands it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-77662053803099893992012-07-15T12:54:34.346-05:002012-07-15T12:54:34.346-05:00Of course there is a conflict. The same cast plays...Of course there is a conflict. The same cast plays all the roles, gets top billing and manages to do very well for itself. Circles within circles. George, you might want to check out the names of those sitting on Provincial heritage groups and compare them to active members on Aurora's various ' Boards '. Have at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-79165476916179994682012-07-15T12:31:32.850-05:002012-07-15T12:31:32.850-05:00I am an freelance writer and found great interest ...I am an freelance writer and found great interest in the Farmers Market Code of Conduct.<br />One tidbit I did not expect to uncover is a women on the Farmers executive books the Jazz Festival vendors,has sat on the Cultural Center Board, and booked the Farmers in that building at the same time.You be the judge if conflicting.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-58253116641017248452012-07-14T20:06:36.462-05:002012-07-14T20:06:36.462-05:00A couple of these comments could have come from th...A couple of these comments could have come from the jam lady. Fruit, vegetables and cookware!<br /><br />The Centre occupies a building owned by the town and exists through agreements that expire at the end of next year. So let them expire and discontinue the charade of secret negotiating sessions - working groups.<br /><br />The town should take over the operation and hire personnel to run it.<br /><br />At present no councillors may sit on the Centre Board if they have voting privileges or they may find themselves in the same position as the former mayor, being charged with a conflict of interest under the provincial act of the same name.<br /><br />Regarding computer systems, the region appears to have admitted failure. What is the score with the province? They have mandated the rules. Is its system functioning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-80003501053539520712012-07-14T19:55:13.898-05:002012-07-14T19:55:13.898-05:00Yup, The Centre makes me feel so warm & fuzzy...Yup, The Centre makes me feel so warm & fuzzy! That couple in the states took less than a week to handle an a<br /> nasty divorce settlement. The Centre has been dragging things out since the beginning of the year because no one had to courage to play the termination clause. It's sad when Hollywood couples get it right and Aurora doesn't. So don't' tell me that the Centre is a bargain.....Bargain basement maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-5088427680249491892012-07-14T19:15:26.498-05:002012-07-14T19:15:26.498-05:00Back to basics. This all began when evelyn asked a...Back to basics. This all began when evelyn asked about construction in her neighbourhood. The mayor said the new system would provide the answer if she asked the top guy. I assume she asked the question. Was it answered and, if not, what does the mayor have to say about it ? If the system answered the question, we are wasting time here. Cut all the tech stuff. Back to basics. Was the construction explained?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-57409982281807559092012-07-14T18:54:17.054-05:002012-07-14T18:54:17.054-05:00Would this be the same well-paid staff that seem t...Would this be the same well-paid staff that seem to be unable to deal with Aurora's birthday celebration? It shouldn't have been such a surprise. I guess we should lower our expectations if they cannot handle what is needed now - before the new soft-ware system kicks in. Silly me. I thought it was Council who called the shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-15139624741118164482012-07-14T16:55:13.143-05:002012-07-14T16:55:13.143-05:0010:36 AM
The Center is not a bargain. It is a s...10:36 AM<br /> The Center is not a bargain. It is a steal. Living in a building that costs you nothing and doing exactly what you want with it with no accountability. How like you, the pot, calling the soft-ware program a kettle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-81812895613521264442012-07-14T12:50:31.058-05:002012-07-14T12:50:31.058-05:00The Center might be a bargain if it could be re-lo...The Center might be a bargain if it could be re-located into a building they could call their very own and make a decent living from the operation. Otherwise, dear 10:36 AM, you are comparing apples and onions as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-53597953067458305022012-07-14T12:41:47.610-05:002012-07-14T12:41:47.610-05:00Sorry. I cannot see how a outfit can charge a serv...Sorry. I cannot see how a outfit can charge a service contract for a product unless it is up and running. Great business if someone is willing to pay, but not reasonable. We have a generator and pay to have it checked regularly so that it runs when needed. Simple enough. If you cannot show me how the thing works so that I can use it, you cannot charge me for having it sit useless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-79471643810018789012012-07-14T11:07:22.392-05:002012-07-14T11:07:22.392-05:00There is a problem when one individual boasts that...There is a problem when one individual boasts that he/she sees every piece of paper that passes through a building. It can cause a massive bottle-neck. Not to mention the difficulty when this almighty soul is ill, on vacation or - heave forbid- attending a secret meeting with the Center. Does Aurora need another Fiefdom ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-78566704675005628212012-07-14T10:36:52.556-05:002012-07-14T10:36:52.556-05:00By comparison the Centre is a bargain.
And member...By comparison the Centre is a bargain.<br /><br />And members of the community can actually visit and see things, touch things, listen to things and even do things,<br /><br />A software program is inhuman, unfeeling, displays nothing educational to town residents, and sounds like, in Aurora's case, it will continue to cost significant outlays while possibly not performing as it was supposed to for years, if ever. And by then improved versions will have been created.<br /><br />Technology is a marvellous thing but it is useless and expensive if it is poorly designed and not understandable by those who are to operate it.<br /><br />In future Aurora Council should abstain from investments made in ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com