The Cobourg Taxpayers Association (CTA) sent a letter to Council requesting that Council receive this proposal for information purposes only. We have not taken an official position on the Venture 13 proposal. Our rationale for the request is this: Our perception is that although some town projects are handled well (police, fire, town roads, grass cutting, and other similar projects), we have no confidence with respect to many of the others.
CTA Provides Input to Waterfront Consultants
The Cobourg Taxpayers Association met with the Waterfront Consultants, thinc design, to provide input on some key points with regards to the waterfront. Highlights of the input:
- The need to distinguish between wants versus needs. We have asked that a clear needs/wants definition and designation be provided for each project.
Can We Actually Make a Difference?
The Foxes Will Never Fix The Hen House Of Democracy
Highlights of the article:
- Today, there is no risk at the local level. Municipalities are step-children, beholden to the money and authority of the province and a revolt in any particular town has no repercussions on the others. It’s
Letter to the Parks & Rec Committee on the Waterfront Assessment
This is a letter that Ted Williams sent to the Parks and Recreation Committee on the Waterfront Needs Assessment
To: Parks and Rec Committee Members
March 29, 2017
Waterfront NEEDS Assessment
Defining the Assessment
We should be clear in what our goal is with this assessment.
Compliments on New Wheel Trans Bus Report
We were very pleased to see the comprehensive report Barry Thrasher, the Director of Public Works for Cobourg, prepared for Council. We felt he deserved to be recognized and hope that the other directors will use this as a model in their reports to Council.