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Despite nabbing thousands of speeders, Orillia cameras to go dark within 14 days
OrilliaMatters
16I hope the city does a proper review of traffic volume and collisions at intersections before they arbitrarily put up red light cameras. If there is a busy intersection but few collisions there is no justification for a red light camera - otherwise this will just be another cash grab for the city.
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COLUMN: Why are Orillia’s sidewalks impassable days after snowfall?
OrilliaMatters 21This city needs to change their snow clearing policy especially in relation to sidewalks. It is not accessible for people to walk in the winter, especially for those who have mobility issues. As the city grows with high density housing, many peeled don’t have cars and have to walk. City council needs to make this a priority.
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Orillia speed cameras nab over 2,000 drivers within first month
OrilliaMatters 6I think the city could have looked at other traffic calming measures such as speed bumps or additional stop signs. The stops signs would provide another safe location for kids to cross and all drivers would obey them. I don’t find the signs are big enough or bright enough to change drivers behaviour until they get a ticket.
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City faces tough decisions at Wednesday budget meeting
OrilliaMatters 15Let’s fund the infrastructure shortfalls, and scrap the rest of proposed increases that are “nice to have” not our core responsibility. Just a question though - with all these new houses that were built over the past few years in Westridge didn’t our tax base increase? Why do we have shortfalls?
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GUEST COLUMN: West Orillia is not right place for the new hospital
OrilliaMatters 9Many large cities don’t have the hospital in the downtown core - just look at RVH in Barrie. As mentioned above, I bet very few walk to the hospital and parking is an issue. Let’s be thanks full we have funding coming for a state of the art medical facility.
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BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
OrilliaMatters 12The city of Orillia should consult with Northern Ontario towns/cities that have snow removal figured out. This is not rocket science. The sidewalks are unusable for days after a storm, and roads not plowed natively manner. The township roads are done before ours and they pay a lot less taxes.
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Resident trapped by 'wall of ice' after city plow blocks driveway
OrilliaMatters 11In live on a corner lot and experience the same issue every time it snows. my brother in law lives in Mississauga - this year the city is cleaned the end of all driveways so that people are not blocked in. With the taxes we all pay it would be nice if the city to could explore some options.
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Orillia's automated speed camera program ends tonight
OrilliaMatters 5So I would like the city to provide a dollar amount of what they spent installing these cameras, how much they collected in fines and what they are going to do with the profits.
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Council OKs massive 1,065-home development in west Orillia
OrilliaMatters 4So I wonder how much our taxes are going to increase with the additional load this will place on water and sewage treatment? And what about the existing minimal city service we receive with snowplowing. Will the city use the increase in tax revenue from these new homes to additional employees and equipment or will they try to do more with less and expect residents to be content with what they give us?
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Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
OrilliaMatters 3I wonder if the city of Orillia has added more plows and resources since West Orillia has been exploding with new housing. The city is pushing to keep adding more housing, and with the extra tax base they need to ensure critical city services like snowplowing are kept up to ensure the same level of service. Doing more with less when the tax base is increasing doesn’t make sense. Currently in West Orillia we are the last ones to get plowed in residential areas.
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