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Mayor wants property owners to be responsible for removing graffiti
GuelphToday
32Not sure why it should come down to property owners. Did they put the graffiti there? Likely not. Perhaps we should find those that are and have them clean up their work. And will this apply to all municipal properties? Will the city fine itself? This is a bad idea.
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Council votes to speed up renoviction bylaw for Guelph
GuelphToday 13Not sure why anyone would want to be a landlord these days!
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Calls for accountability after dog bites nine-year-old in the face
GuelphToday 15Agreed certain breeds are more likely to be aggressive but those breeds can also be quite amazing companions. Have fiends with Rottweilers. To be honest I was quite concerned about having my little dude play with these 2 much larger dogs but both Rotties were amazing with him and the larger of the 2 became my little guys best friend! They were gentle, happy, patient, loveable dogs that I would have trusted with any child. It was the owners though that put in the time, effort and caring that was evident in the dogs demeaner. Sad this individual isn't a more responsible pet owner.
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One in 10 local automated tickets challenged in court
GuelphToday 12A cash grab and cash cow, nothing more!
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St. George's Square redesign calls for moving fountain and self-cleaning washroom
GuelphToday 18Again city staff just can't seem to get it right.
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Wellington County speed cameras issue 115,000 tickets in 20 weeks
GuelphToday 11"Based on that “preliminary” data provided, there were a total of six collisions in the five ASE Community Safety Zone locations in the year prior to the speed cameras being used, including one fatality and five property-damage-only incidents, the report says.Since the speed cameras went in, there have been another six collisions in those same Community Safety Zones, one involving non-fatal injuries and the others involving property damage, it says."So no change what so ever!
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Wellington County speed cameras issue 115,000 tickets in 20 weeks
GuelphToday 13Laws are fine and necessary and the vast majority of people abide by them but with no common sense or discretion, these cameras do nothing but generate money. Data already shows that accidents have not changed and that was the argument for install them and dropping limits in the first place. Councils should be reviewing these ATMS!
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'Road diet' proposed for problem section of Brock Road
GuelphToday 11Maybe we should go back to the horse and buggy.
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City lawyer: waiving fees for student housing a 'windfall' for developer at taxpayer expense
GuelphToday 16What risk? They will make millions and the city taxpayers will again pay the bill for the infrastructure development. The city has to stop letting developers dictate how we grow.
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County nets nearly $450,000 from speed cameras in first six weeks
GuelphToday 12Explain to me how this isn't a cash grab?
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Guelph to get 8 more speed enforcement cameras, making it 12 in all
GuelphToday 11What a farce. This has little to do with safety and everything to do with money! Ticketing a vehicle does not change driver behaviour! Where is the data showing these cameras are reducing accidents? Maybe we should go back to horse and buggy but then staff will go after horses for potential biting!
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City lawyer: waiving fees for student housing a 'windfall' for developer at taxpayer expense
GuelphToday 14There were no development fees due to the fact the building was a reno not a new build. Minimal infrastructure updated required. The developer will make millions, they can afford the development fees. Stop with the "Poor Developer" speech!
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What is a 'Guelph resident'? Council calls for definition review
GuelphToday 7Going to get beat up on this one but shouldn't you have to be contributing tax dollars to hold a position on one of these municipal advisory committees?
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Developers want the city to grow up ... as in taller
GuelphToday 6Do the people of Guelph want this? I for one am no fan of tall concrete, streets packed with parked cars and little to no green space.
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Downtown Guelph to get thousands of year-round twinkle lights
GuelphToday 8The "wrapped lights" look great and hopefully this new initiative will continue the success and make downtown more enticing!
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Guelph to get 8 more speed enforcement cameras, making it 12 in all
GuelphToday 7The tickets are not ticketing drivers so no behaviour is changing. Where is the data showing there was even an increase in incidents to warrant the cameras in the first place?
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Stone Road Mall rooftop garden yields more than 2,000 pounds of produce
GuelphToday 9Congrats, an awesome idea!
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City looks to change way speed camera tickets are appealed
GuelphToday 6As noted by another comment, perhaps pausing this cash grab and having a review is the best bet. Agree with Disappointed and distressed about the independence of the hearing officer. If that person is employed by the city, how are they impartial?
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Guelph deputy CAO loses new job in Orillia before he begins
GuelphToday 7Agreed
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Speed cameras change driver behaviour: CAA study
GuelphToday 5It also found that nearly half of drivers (46 per cent) avoid driving on roads with ASE in use. So that means heavier traffic on those arteries that were never designed to be main arteries. This is a problem. That data does not prove cameras work but rather people avoid them all together and speed down even more sensitive roads! Pure genius! It is still nothing but a cash grab!
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