A brief note to show that I'm still alive
Area C:
This is the plot of land in the east end of Town that has been earmarked for huge development - 16,000 people in 20 years. Well a developer has emerged and said he wants to build 1600 houses over the next few years and wants his plans expedited by the election in November. Councillor McCaughey says he won't stand in their way! So how in hell are we going to fix the problems of such planning in 13 weeks? First off this development is in the middle of the land; who is going pay for the roads to get to this plot? Who is going to build the sewage treatment plant needed for the first 200 houses? Who is going to approve this plan when it will set the standard for the whole 1600 acres, by virtue of being the first to build? and are these questions going to be answered in 12 weeks?
Policing:
Now that Port Hope has told the County to get stuffed and will also provide the costs necessary to do a proper policing study perhaps the local paper can wake up and figure out that the reason why small urban towns have higher policing costs is because the rural areas are still freeloading. They get police grants and we don't. Compare apples to apples and it will be seen that rural police costs are rising faster than urban policing areas. Just look at the cost difference in Port Hope - Ward 1 versus Ward 2. Tell Dalton M to treat the urban areas fairly and perhaps Cobourg and Port Hope would be happy to participate in a County wide policing study.
Tax Increases:
If anyone in Cobourg wants to figure out why their taxes have been escalating perhaps they should look at the County levy. Now the empire builders, and Rome has nothing on these guys!, want to build a bigger building and pay for it with court rental fees from the old building.
This is the plot of land in the east end of Town that has been earmarked for huge development - 16,000 people in 20 years. Well a developer has emerged and said he wants to build 1600 houses over the next few years and wants his plans expedited by the election in November. Councillor McCaughey says he won't stand in their way! So how in hell are we going to fix the problems of such planning in 13 weeks? First off this development is in the middle of the land; who is going pay for the roads to get to this plot? Who is going to build the sewage treatment plant needed for the first 200 houses? Who is going to approve this plan when it will set the standard for the whole 1600 acres, by virtue of being the first to build? and are these questions going to be answered in 12 weeks?
Policing:
Now that Port Hope has told the County to get stuffed and will also provide the costs necessary to do a proper policing study perhaps the local paper can wake up and figure out that the reason why small urban towns have higher policing costs is because the rural areas are still freeloading. They get police grants and we don't. Compare apples to apples and it will be seen that rural police costs are rising faster than urban policing areas. Just look at the cost difference in Port Hope - Ward 1 versus Ward 2. Tell Dalton M to treat the urban areas fairly and perhaps Cobourg and Port Hope would be happy to participate in a County wide policing study.
Tax Increases:
If anyone in Cobourg wants to figure out why their taxes have been escalating perhaps they should look at the County levy. Now the empire builders, and Rome has nothing on these guys!, want to build a bigger building and pay for it with court rental fees from the old building.
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We're all going to hell. If the climate change doesn't get us it will be our greed and stupidity.
The plaintive few who try to warn us of our folly are ignored or mocked.
It's almost too late now.
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