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12Stupidity wins.
22- Onlooker
Orillia's automated speed camera program ends tonight
25Out of 450 municipalities in Ontario,,, 43 had opted to grab as much cash as possible from its residents,, Explain the stupidity??, ´, Well over 400 municipalities opted not to rip off their residents !!
6- Grouchy
City faces tough decisions at Wednesday budget meeting
9The library needs to cut costs…reading paper books is actually a luxury nowadays.
17- Wondering Why
Orillia's automated speed camera program ends tonight
10Stupidity reigns supreme. No one should be surprised, just disappointed.
16- Glen Morehouse
Council OKs three projects, sending proposed tax hike up to 2.85%
242.85% is already above the inflation rate, and we still have to add policing and Simcoe County costs. Shouldn’t we get those before okaying these expenditures? Why would they ok the budget before these numbers come in?
1- Dennis Woodman
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10If it saves children’s lives, is it still a rip off?
15- Carleton
COLUMN: Orillia's 'forced sprawl' comes with a huge price tag
25I’m surprised that Mark Bisset missed the point of the problem. The issue is the low revenue from industrial commercial tax base. Developers keep building residential because that’s where the profit is while the city needs to provide the schools and rec centres etc. We need to limit residential growth until the industrial commercial tax base can catch up to cover more of the city costs.
- GMetz
COLUMN: Lessons from Finland, a nation that chose to end homelessness
17It does seem like the issue isn't can we but more like will we. We could easily redirect funds from legacy and vanity projects like tunnel studies and closing beer stores and out thst funding into government projects to build affordable housing. Can we? Yes why not do it. But will we? Well not in Ontario with this government that's for sure. Maybe Manitoba. It's a national disgrace that we have hungry children and unhoused people.
6- we'll see
City faces tough decisions at Wednesday budget meeting
15The library was overbuilt for a city of our size. Rather than cut services could a portion of it be redesigned and rented out as office.
7- Trueblue
Orillia's automated speed camera program ends tonight
15Of course the mayor considered it a success. He has the same attitude as Trump. Everything he does is not for the people or Orillia, it is for his ego. That money he conned from local residents in the middle of summer was a disgrace. Using the excuse it is for the kids which is malarky. .
7- whoknows
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7I'm curious if we can charge Ford with criminal negligence causing injury if ANYONE gets hit by a car in any of those spots in the next 6 months?
15- Brad Mathews
Council OKs three projects, sending proposed tax hike up to 2.85%
20Make business pay for there own recycling and then get rid of Doug Ford’s terrible representative Jill (photo -op) Dunlop.
1- lashlarue
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13🥳
8- Wondering Why
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8I guess if you’re okay with the ambulance or fire truck taking a little longer…. then okay intall speed bumps. Personally, I , like the majority prefer cameras. However in Ford’s world…. it’s all about cars. It’s too bad we can’t rely on people to follow the law of the road. The volume of tickets for speeding proves the point.
13- Bob Dean
Council OKs three projects, sending proposed tax hike up to 2.85%
11More than 7 years into his reign and Doug Ford still can't get a proper recycling program in place. Abject failure!And who foots the bill? Municipal taxpayers of course. "Producer Paid" is just lipstick on the downloading pig. Talk about a cash grab.
8- Onlooker
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9Happy Days
9- T69
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16Carleton: I really think infrastructure that forces people to slow down is a better choice. Ignorant drivers will not be significantly deterred by tickets. Speed bumps can do significant damage to a car if not obeyed.
2- Danny Galea
COLUMN: Orillia's 'forced sprawl' comes with a huge price tag
16Excellent analysis by Mr. Bissett. We have been continually conned into believing that growth and expansion are good for all Canadians when it is clear that developers are the ones who have lined their pockets (as well as contributing to like minded politicians) at the expense of the municipal taxpayers. The other aspects of continual growth, excessive traffic, pollution, stress on finite services are also important factors that have often been overlooked.
2- Frankensense
City faces tough decisions at Wednesday budget meeting
12Agreed. The human resource costs at the library have exceeded original estimates by 10's of thousands a year. the city needs to do an HR audit this year to justify the costs.
5- Brad Mathews
City faces tough decisions at Wednesday budget meeting
5One additional bed at Green Haven is going to make very little difference in helping local women.
11- Wondering Why
