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Public urged to weigh in as Orillia faces $254M capital shortfall
OrilliaMatters
28Money saving ideas:- Tell the County to get their budget under control and that Orillia isn’t going to increase its contribution- Tell the OPP to get their budget under control. The money we pay does not equate to the “service” we receiveMoney generating idea:- Enforce your bylaws. I know of at least one short term rental property that just keeps getting insignificant warnings instead of any type of significant monetary penalty
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Orillia could hire family doctors for city-run medical clinic
OrilliaMatters 19Maybe you didn’t read the article? It will in essence be the Provincial government that gets billed for the services. It’s an initial investment by municipal government. People complain about lousy access to service and then an idea is brought forward to improve it and there are still people complaining. Wild 🤦♂️
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'A sad situation': Island Princess set to sail away from Orillia
OrilliaMatters 21Painting it John Deere green was probably the first mistake :-(
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'Atrocious' licensing fee puts several Orillia short-term rentals in peril
OrilliaMatters 22There is a missed opportunity here to show the opposite side of how some these Air BNBs have negative effects. A family member has to deal with 2 citiot real estate agents bought a home and now illegality house more than 12 people on a rotating basis in a small 2 bedroom home. The yard is constantly filled with garbage, the ditch is now non-existent because it’s been ripped apart by far more than the 3 vehicles that are properly able to use the driveway and the constant noise because of the revolving shift work and rotation of occupants has become atrocious. To date, the city hasn’t enforced their own new bylaw that we are aware of as the chaos continues. I’m all for people being able to use their property as they see fit, but some regulation is necessary if you’re going to be a landlord or short term hotelier
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POLL: Under a third of readers want an early Ontario election
12A silly comparison
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'People need homes, not handcuffs': New bill panned by local advocate
OrilliaMatters 18You mean the encampments that have caused thousands for emergency fire services? The ones with needles left in them and on public trails? The ones that go buy drugs from the guy at the Silver Swan? 🤦♂️
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Future of aging OSMH among issues on busy council agenda Monday
OrilliaMatters 15The city is on 2 lakes that freeze in the winter. We don’t need to waste money on a refrigerated trail or artificial ice rink. Stop the insanity
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'Calculated decision': City plugging in 8 new EV charging stations
OrilliaMatters 7Councillor Smith is clearly ignorant to EVs 🤦♂️
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Money-losing TOK Transit seeks more cash from city, wants to build new facility
OrilliaMatters 13Maybe Tok shouldn’t have low balled their previous bid? A contract is in place for the city to have an accurate budget in place, why does Tok think it’s ok to ask for $120k+ more money for sub par service?
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Parent frustrated with 'ridiculous' lack of parking at Lions Oval
OrilliaMatters 11Pretty simple solution: figure out exactly what time your child will be leaving school and then show up at that time to pick them up.
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'Calculated decision': City plugging in 8 new EV charging stations
OrilliaMatters 6😆 wait until you hear how much your fuel is subsidized!
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Survey reveals 'whole different level of damage' amid widespread sewage backups in Orillia
OrilliaMatters 16The quote below isn’t 100% factual! During the first event mid-March, which was rain and snow melt, the sewer couldn’t keep up and sewage was backing up even though the power never went out. If this is “normal”, I’d hate to experience a full blown failure. Be honest with residents Roger. “He added the city’s wastewater treatment centre functioned within capacity during normal spring runoff, but the ice storm, rapid melt, and torrential rain pushed the system beyond its limits.”
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'Calculated decision': City plugging in 8 new EV charging stations
OrilliaMatters 8Maybe you missed seeing who Trumps biggest cheerleader was / is? Hint: he runs Tesla
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COLUMN: Violence at park proves our community standards are failing
OrilliaMatters 13It was her, the girl that smashed the man in the head with a glass bong, that said “I think I killed him” not a bystander. These “kids” were back the next day taking and posting videos of the blood trail. It’s unreal
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Duelling encampment motions, budget ratification on council's agenda
OrilliaMatters 14When is someone going to start to heavily scrutinize the County Of Simcoe and their overspending and huge overhead?
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Open your wallets: City looking at potential 6.94% tax hike
OrilliaMatters 14Look closer at the County’s budget and their gross overspending. No one seems to be able to get that budget under control so we all just take the increases and suffer.
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'We were blindsided': Ex-staffer says Fionn MacCool's won't reopen
OrilliaMatters 12Time to reopen Tux 2
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Orillia OPP releases quarterly crime stats; they may surprise you
OrilliaMatters 12With billable hours down significantly we can expect that the OPP will not request for extra money in the next budget, right? 😆
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Stumped: Council backs away from costly tree signage plan for park
OrilliaMatters 12There are apps available to identify trees, flowers, and wildlife found in the park for a cost of $0. Smart move not going forward with signs that would surely get vandalized and never replaced.
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A 31-one-bedroom condominium may be built on Colborne Street
OrilliaMatters 8Looks great!
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