Two interesting events this week
Cobourg Council is presenting two events this week: Monday - a presentation by the OPP, and Tuesday the open house about the planned ice rink at the harbourland.
The first; the OPP presentation will be a high powered dog and pony show designed to show how the OPP can deliver comparable policing for about a million dollars less than the current budget. However as the cliche goes "The devil is in the details!". My opinion on this is simple - we should not change and if we do the cost of change and the future cost will be no saving. So what do the opponents do to stop such a change? Firstly we have to smoke out the councillors who want to change. I suspect that Delanty, Brocanier and Spooner and perhaps Frost will be for change, the others will not say and wait for the vote and declare at the last possible minute. Secondly we have to have objective reports from places that have switched, to investigate their experiences. Thirdly the case for no change has to be made on economics and social good. Do we want to be policed by a bureaucracy in Orillia?
The event on Tuesday is an open house presented by somebody from TSH, who has drawn up plans for an ice rink at the harbourland. The circumstances surrounding this plan are mysterious. As Cllr. Frost says, "where does this idea come from?" we know where the money is coming from - the Liberals election slush fund! Delivered by our pal Lou to a smiling Mayor (who is lusting for another monument) we are now told that the citizens need an outdoor playground. What for and who has asked for this? The biggest questions for me are: how much are the operating costs and why are we creating ice space when we need a new arena - will the icepad be of regulation size to accommodate regulated hockey games and why are we now going to replace expensive grass with concrete, how pleasing will that be in the summer time?
So if you have any questions about these projects get down to Town Hall and participate in the process
The first; the OPP presentation will be a high powered dog and pony show designed to show how the OPP can deliver comparable policing for about a million dollars less than the current budget. However as the cliche goes "The devil is in the details!". My opinion on this is simple - we should not change and if we do the cost of change and the future cost will be no saving. So what do the opponents do to stop such a change? Firstly we have to smoke out the councillors who want to change. I suspect that Delanty, Brocanier and Spooner and perhaps Frost will be for change, the others will not say and wait for the vote and declare at the last possible minute. Secondly we have to have objective reports from places that have switched, to investigate their experiences. Thirdly the case for no change has to be made on economics and social good. Do we want to be policed by a bureaucracy in Orillia?
The event on Tuesday is an open house presented by somebody from TSH, who has drawn up plans for an ice rink at the harbourland. The circumstances surrounding this plan are mysterious. As Cllr. Frost says, "where does this idea come from?" we know where the money is coming from - the Liberals election slush fund! Delivered by our pal Lou to a smiling Mayor (who is lusting for another monument) we are now told that the citizens need an outdoor playground. What for and who has asked for this? The biggest questions for me are: how much are the operating costs and why are we creating ice space when we need a new arena - will the icepad be of regulation size to accommodate regulated hockey games and why are we now going to replace expensive grass with concrete, how pleasing will that be in the summer time?
So if you have any questions about these projects get down to Town Hall and participate in the process
1 comments:
The newspaper today says the OPP presentation will be held in camera. God forbid the citizens should get a look at the real thing before the Councillors put their spin on it.
After all, they need to decide whether we are going to like it or not and adjust their dialogue accordingly to get the result they want.
They may be surprised to discover that for the residents, there is more than just costs to consider in making this decision.
As to the skating rink, I think if it could be a simple ice surface just for strolling on blades like at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto or the Rockefeller Centre in New York, it might be kind of cool.
My first rule would be NO HOCKEY! Selfish boys playing hockey ruin it for everyone else.
In Toronto, as most of us are aware, the ice surface becomes a lovely wading pool with fountains during the summer - it wouldn't have to be a concrete eyesore.
Just a thought. I'll have cable 10 tuned in tonight, that's for sure!
DJO
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