There's something else I need to tell before it falls between the cracks.
On Tuesday, Councillor Gaertner could not answer a question about a recommendation from Parks and Rec Advisory Committee because she was not in attendance.
The recommendation was to investigate acquisition and potential use of the Aurora Armouries.
On the way home, I suddenly thought....wait a minute, Councillor Ballard has taken a leave of absence, he wouldn't be at the meeting either. Who made the recommendation?
So, next day I called.
Ron Weese was in the chair.
Yep.....the same who heads the self- acclaimed Aurora Sports Council .....has an address at the Town Hall and space for an employee to make applications for available grants.
The organization is also in a position to solicit financial support from business in the community.
Like the Aurora Farmers Market.
Like the erstwhile St Kitts Jazz Festival sometimes known as the Aurora Jazz Festival or the purpose of grant applications with enthusiastic support of Councillor Ballard.
The same Ron Weese who created the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame with enthusiastic support from Aurora Council.
The same who has apparently set up a new soccer league in competition to the Aurora Youth Soccer Association.
The same who appears to have connection to the Aurora Tennis Club who wanted an all season facility but ddidn't want the winning contract awarded for a facility that would suit their purpose perfectly and wouldn't cost the town a nickel.
It seems the federal government is planning another celebration of the military and substantial grants are available from that level of government to mark the celebration.
An associate of Mr.Weese and the Tennis Club have apparently approached someone with connections to put his name on an application for one of those grants.
As an aside... but not too far aside..... isn't it odd the Federal government signed a twenty year lease that can be extended for a building they don't own , for a purpose served by a building they do own which has been dedicated to the purpose for a hundred years .
Friday 6 June 2014
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2 comments:
I thought you were going to stop calling people out by their names?
Committees of Council should not be permitted to proceed with business unless one councillor member is in attendance.
Please arrange to have the necessary rules/By-Laws enacted ASAP so that this situation can never happen again.
And I don't care if it's Mr. Weese or Madam Cleese or Master Fleese!
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