My letter to the editor: no need to change council yet
My letter to the editor, published in Milton Canadian Champion on July 31st, 2009:- DEAR EDITOR: I read Tim Foran’s column ‘Part-time council not realistic in this new ‘small city’ back in April, when he argued for a pared-down, full-time council. I’ve been thinking about that issue for a while and must say I prefer that Milton council stay part-time, for now at least. Town councillors make about $26,000 a year, a third of it tax-free. Compare that to the cost of full-time councillors in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and other cities and one realizes that Milton spends less money...
Read MoreNo coffee chat update for this week …
Schedules did not meet and I spent most of my free time creating that petition e-mail form. I apologize. I have next two weeks scheduled, it won’t happen again :).
Read MoreE-mail halton councillors about the CN underpass on Derry
I have been debating for several weeks whether to do this or not. I have been unsure about the format as well (should we collect signatures and take them to the Council, or have individuals e-mail them?) Here is the issue :- There are already thousands of homes west of the CN Rail track on Derry Road. The only practical way to get to the town is to go east on Derry, which requires crossing the tracks. Many trains take that track every day, causing a lot of traffic delay. Once traffic backs up, it takes a long time to clear, especially during rush hours. The situation is getting worse...
Read MoreArguments…
This is a followup to my post on logical thinking. Here’s something I said :- Over the next few weeks I’ll analyze some arguments commonly presented (and sadly, accepted) by people that are about as valid as 1+1=11. Just because it seems logical, it doesn’t mean it is. I mentioned one of my pet peeves related to arguments in the previous post. Here are a few more that annoy me to no end. I am not just ranting about my pet peeves. I am mentioning these because it is my belief that many disagreements stem from people’s inability to think logically, rather than...
Read MoreCoffee Chat with Mike Cluett
I met Mike Cluett last week for coffee (and a piece of mocha cake that we couldn’t finish. Which is great because I brought left-over home for my wife and got some much-needed brownie points). Mike Cluett a current Ward-1 resident who ran for the Local Council in the 2006 election. He also served the community by being part of Milton’s Anniversary Celebration Committee. I had a longer intro typed up for Mike, but I think it’s better if I let him introduce himself: (If you cannot see the entire post then please click the ‘Continue Reading‘ link...
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