Lydia Smith, CTA President and Paul Pagnuelo, CTA treasurer discuss with John Hill the report by CAO Stephen Peacock regarding Lydia Smith’s letter of September 1st on the increase in Parks & Recreation staffing. Mayor Gil Brocanier incorrectly declared the letter to be factually wrong and the CAO report does not support the Mayor’s declaration.
Watching the watchmen: citizen groups springing up in Northumberland
The formation of the Cobourg Taxpayers Association in September represents the latest citizen’s lobby group in West Northumberland, following the creation of the Citizen’s Council of Hamilton Township in the summer, and the granddaddy of them all, the Port Hope Ratepayers Association, was formed in 2010.
Newly formed ratepayers group talks turkey about Cobourg issues
Cobourg Taxpayers Association President Lydia Smith and board member Paul Pagnuelo talk candidly about property taxes, giving advice to council and the need for transparency at Holdco, the town’s corporation for Lakeshore Utilities on Consider This Live, as part of the Drive Time with Dave Glover on Northumberland 89.7 FM.
Northumberland Medical Arts Inc wants $312K fees waived for new building
As reported on the Cobourg Internet – www.cobourginternet.com
At the next COW meeting on October 19, the group managing the new building on Hospital owned land is asking for a waiver of $312,000 in fees.
According to the agenda for the C.O.W.
CTA Council Submission on Community Grants Policy
The CTA made its first submission to Council on September 28, 2015. Town staff had prepared a Municipal Community Grants Policy and was recommending adopting the policy at the Committee of the Whole meeting that evening. Dennis Nabieszko, Secretary of the CTA, made a presentation to Council noting that the proposed policy was inadequate and lacking in many areas.