Sunday 30 June 2013
He huffed and he puffed and blew thehouse down
He blew down the house of straw
He blew down the house of sticks
When he couldn't blow down the house of f brick, he climbed down the chimney into the cauldron of boiling water awaiting his arrival.
During the last term of office, the town spent Close to three-hundred thousand dollars on the traffic calming scheme in the north-east quadrant. This term we had to start dismantling the same..
A communication from the Region indicates Wellington/Yonge intersection is among the worst traffic hotspots in the Region .
The new condo on the north corner of Centre Street will have ninety-six units and commercial units at street level
That traffic plan will likely have to be reviewed again. and more money spent to remove obstructions to the safe free flow of traffic on those streets.
In the last term, Nisbet Drive was moved west by a metre to allow a sidewalk to be constucted a metre away from the property line on the east and a beautiful street tree removed to accommodate one resident's wishes.
Also in the last term, five or six residents on Knowles Crescent got $60,000 handed to them to complete their extravagant driveways The acting-director of public works was pushed to the side and a consultant hired to negotiate to the lucky residents' satisfaction.
Also, three lights on Canadian Tire parking lot were hooked up to the town's street light system to satisfy demands of residents of condo owners who had a tri-party agreement complete with dispute resolutions with Canadian Tire and one other party.
These were but a few solutions conjured contrary to the town's interest by the previous Council.
All took the Oath of Office. The majority signed the Code of Conduct.
At the Council meeting before last ,Councillor Gaertner accused the town's planning department of mis-handling a matter resulting in a cell tower being erected in another municipality under the regulation of CRTC .
The Towns C.A.O. followed with profuse apologies for the failure and vowed it would not happen again.
The following week, a spokesmanfor residents opposed to the cell tower attended Council and demanded a judicial review of the circumstances that led to the cell tower being constructed.
Councillor Gaertner was joined by several Councillors in supporting that request.
All of them of course too the Oath of Office to ensblethem totake their seats and protect the municipality's interest during their term of office.
" We must give the people what they want" is the Councillor's oft-repeated statement .
In her mind it seems "the people" are whoever is standing before her making demands in their self- -interest.
It is difficult to believe the Councillor's accusation of wrong-doing against the town's planning staff was not the reason for the demand for a judicial inquiry into wrong-doing by town
planning staff.
Even more difficult that it was not made precisely for the purpose of generating the demand.
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3 comments:
Sometimes, I wish there was traffic calming on Memory Lane.
Right Just what the town needs. Another witch-hunt this time directed at staff. By the same tight little group who claimed to be ' defending ' staff in the previous term. Irony abounds. It is also costing the town money as usual.
The Four Corners in Bradford has much the same problem, although on a smaller scale, as Yonge & Wellington. That town has grown outwards while the centre remains static. Fortunately there is an alternative route but it is already far too busy.
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