Debra McCarthy and Ken Strauss were John Hill’s guests on Week in Review on 89.7 FM to discuss Council’s voting for to waive the $300k development charges and fees for the North Medical Arts Inc.
Act Now – Before Cobourg Taxpayers are out $300,000
Council in their Committee of the Whole Meeting voted in favour of waiving over $300,000 in fees and development charges due from North Medical Arts Inc.(NMAI). Only Councillors Brian Darling and Larry Sherwin opposed the waiver. The CTA is asking all Cobourg taxpayers to contact the Councillors who voted for the waiver of development charges & fees and let them know that you are opposed to the waiver.
Supporter Feedback
Ranking of Issues according to Supporter feedback
Ranking Issue
- Transparency of Holdco operations and finances
- Cost/Benefit justification for town spending
- Town governance and Coordinator Syndrome
- High cost of police and fire protection
- Downtown Vitalization and CIVI
- Cobourg Community Centre operating costs
First CTA Supporters Meeting November 21, 2015 at the CCC
Warren McCarthy gave a brief history of how the CTA came into existence. Lydia Smith, CTA President, outlined what the CTA is all about. You can view the complete details of what the CTA stands for by viewing it here. Dennis Nabieszko, CTA Secretary, asked supporters to identify their issues and help to prioritize the ones the CTA is working on.
Ken Strauss on Development Fee Waiver on 89.7 FM
Ken Strauss of the Cobourg Taxpayers Association was a guest on John Hill’s “Week in Review” show on 89.7 FM to discuss the Northumberland Medical Arts Inc. request for waiver of building permit fees and development charges presentation to Council on November 9, 2015.