tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post7629177632459176248..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: Mystique of Development ChargesEvelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-50086813213814572212013-08-15T22:34:20.099-05:002013-08-15T22:34:20.099-05:00You sound like Oscar Wilde's definition of a c...You sound like Oscar Wilde's definition of a cynic, 18:52; “A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-69740615910581475762013-08-15T19:34:38.056-05:002013-08-15T19:34:38.056-05:0018:52, I think you're confusing serving the co...18:52, I think you're confusing serving the community - in this case, providing contracted cultural services - with some sort of widget factory. We're not talking about a business - nothing provided with Town funding is, is it?<br /><br />BTW, what cultural institution do you know that is self-sufficient? If you want to talk, you should talk to Cllr Thompson, as he's well-acquainted with this particular sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-80367081617188226532013-08-15T18:52:35.435-05:002013-08-15T18:52:35.435-05:0017:53
" to serve the community " ? Sur...17:53<br /> " to serve the community " ? Surely you jest ? They serve themselves & loose prospective councillors at strategic intervals. There is no financial benefit to Aurora. Talk again when they appear to say that they are moving towards self sufficiency.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-26466283829712347302013-08-15T17:53:44.333-05:002013-08-15T17:53:44.333-05:0012:57, "The Centre" is there to serve th...12:57, "The Centre" is there to serve the community - which it does admirably on a limited budget. *That* is the bottom line...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-6593474094528916172013-08-15T16:14:25.078-05:002013-08-15T16:14:25.078-05:00The Canadian Tire store evolution has always troub...The Canadian Tire store evolution has always troubled me. In speaking with a councillor at the time, it was my impression that CTC was allowed to only build a store a certain size but told that they could then apply later for an addition. <br /><br />What this also meant is that the Town could go to the well twice for DCs on the same address. <br /><br />I think it is unfair to double-dip on a retail operation that provides a tax source as well as provided jobs to residents. <br /><br />Wy CTC went ahead with it is anyone's guess. I guess they did no have very good lawyers. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-3637440661308347602013-08-15T16:01:55.775-05:002013-08-15T16:01:55.775-05:00I don't know where to put this as it is off-to... I don't know where to put this as it is off-topic:<br />; The Star has instituted a pay wall in order to try & recoup losses over the past few quarters. My question would be if anyone thinks that paper will be missed by those who get their daily news on the Internet & printed versions. Not?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-28754438504485717202013-08-15T15:32:07.136-05:002013-08-15T15:32:07.136-05:001. For what period of time is the present Master...<br />1. For what period of time is the present Master Plan? It seems to me that such a plan should be constantly rolling forward annually in order to more accurately reflect building activity, i.e. applications for building permits, and to match such revenue with projected capital expenditure.<br /><br /> During the past five years there has been a major economic upheaval that has impacted housing, especially in the US and UK where financing virtually dried up and home prices plummeted; thousands of homes were actually abandoned. And this when interest rates reached the lowest point ever in some countries, making mortgages more affordable. In conjunction with this housing crunch occurred a serious recession. Canada was not as badly affected. This could have had a significant effect on Master Plans and revenue projections.<br /><br />2. "Use it or lose it" seems to result in spending what we don't yet have but which we will receive some day, and in the meantime there are funds in Reserve Accounts that can be used to bridge things over, i.e. cash-in-lieu.<br /><br />3. Cash-in-lieu according to your comment: "It's just another cash grab. But the government lets us do it. So, we do. And we can always use the money. EXCEPT THAT WE DON'T. WE'VE BEEN STASHING IT FOR YEARS. And it has never been less than $11million in the last ten years.<br /><br />4. Using Hydro Fund money on which the town will not pay interest when interest is presently being earned confuses me. Why would the town not pay itself interest in return for borrowing its own money?<br /><br />5. Or are the proposed investment projects life-changers for Aurora?<br /><br />From having watched council meetings I really don't think this council is capable to making these kinds of decision. They will probably be referred to staff who will recommend studies and professional consultants, all of this ultimately falling by the wayside, and at a very substantial dollar cost with nothing to show for it other than some pretty pictures and hundreds of bound pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-66373435053723325162013-08-15T14:26:11.913-05:002013-08-15T14:26:11.913-05:00 The Center [ sic ] will always be a Cuckoo. Resi... The Center [ sic ] will always be a Cuckoo. Residents did not raise money or work together to provide it with a free building and ongoing funding for posterity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-1907079425593645212013-08-15T12:57:41.547-05:002013-08-15T12:57:41.547-05:00I have no problem with a plan being presented prop... I have no problem with a plan being presented properly to Aurorans so that they can participate & watch the creation. It's this sneaky stuff about already fast-tracted projects getting shoved down our throats without any warning. Ie the suddenly much more expensive repairs to the Leisure Centre and those 2 old houses. <br /> as for 12:11<br /> That's an old fight. The Centre is there to serve the Centre. It will never contribute anything to the bottom line. This council made sure of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-1428416947783881392013-08-15T12:11:52.181-05:002013-08-15T12:11:52.181-05:00Yeah, I've got a question. Um, don't we al...Yeah, I've got a question. Um, don't we already have one of these?: <br /><br />"We should put our heads together and come up with a facility the community could enjoy years into the future. Like a Culture (sic) Centre..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com