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Orillia speed cameras nab over 2,000 drivers within first month
OrilliaMatters
15You are absolutely right. Safety has nothing to do with it or they would have kept the flashing lights that regulated speed limits during school hours and attached speed cameras to enforce it. I live in the area and now just avoid park st by driving on alternate routes. Hope the nearby residents enjoy the increased traffic. 40kms /hr, 24/7, 365 days a year is just a cash grab disguised as a safety measure by sanctimonious politicians..
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'Atrocious' licensing fee puts several Orillia short-term rentals in peril
OrilliaMatters 12That's just silly. Even a hotel room isn't rented 365 days a year. She would be lucky to get a 10% occupancy rate or approx 4200./yr. I would suggest graduated fees based on income. Say 10,000. and under and over 10K. License fee based on previous years tax return showing gross rental income.
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Over 4,000 tickets issued in Orillia as speed cameras nab fast drivers
OrilliaMatters 16It's an out and out cash grab - period. The targeted areas have existed safely for decades - no rash of accidents, no deaths, no horrendous injuries. Yet suddenly they are a community safety zone in need of speed limits 20% lower than elsewhere in the city. During school hours I have no problem slowing down to 40 KPH and being ever vigilant. But 10:30 pm on a Saturday evening mid summer - just a cash grab.
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City looks to tackle local poverty with new action plan, new staffer
OrilliaMatters 14The city of Orillia - reducing poverty one 47,500.00 municipal employee job at a time. Just what we need - an expanding civil service.Good grief!
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Duelling encampment motions, budget ratification on council's agenda
OrilliaMatters 16That will probably happen about the same time that someone starts to heavily scrutinize the OPP overspending and huge overheads.
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'Bit of a weird thing': New city traffic circle gets mixed reviews
OrilliaMatters 12You are right about your assessment of roundabouts but this silly thing is just a traffic calming measure they have chosen to call a "traffic circle ". Never going to be anything but a huge source of complaints. It's a cheap attempt to fix something that needs a much bigger fix.
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Canada Post using 'upsetting' tactics amid strike: Orillia union rep
OrilliaMatters 9We need to shutter the entire post office and rethink the system from top down. No more home delivery, period. Sorting should be automated. Privatization should be investigated. A crown corporation is an anachronism that no longer serves a useful purpose.
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COLUMN: Feeling the slow burn of a speeding ticket due to cameras
OrilliaMatters 6You obviously don't understand the issue. It is not whining about being victimized for exceeding the speed limit. It is a outcry about the idiocy of artificially low limits in small areas of the city 24 hours a day 365 says a year. That sort of enforcement has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with an attempt to appear righteous while grabbing cash with both hands. If it's really about safety, why not lower the speed limit to 40 KPH everywhere within the city and enforce it with our grossly overpaid and overstaffed police service? Not going to happen because it's really not a safety issue.
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Overcrowded Comfie Cat Shelter in danger of being 'shut down'
OrilliaMatters 11Bylaws should be enacted and enforced that make it illegal for cats to roam free. Stray cats should be euthanized.
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City council slashes tax hike by more than 1.3%
OrilliaMatters 12Council really needs to push back on the OPP levy of over 5%. That's unrealistic and unreasonable. We should be pushing hard for no increases on policing, fire and emergency services.
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‘Mom-and-pop’ landlords ‘having their lives ruined,’ says lobbyist group
OrilliaMatters 12This has been a problem for many years, long before Doug Ford.
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COLUMN: Is the ice storm just the beginning of a new reality?
OrilliaMatters 4You worry to much about things you or I have no control over. Obviously way too much time on your hands.
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The province has ‘taken over’ school boards. What does that mean and why should you care?
OrilliaMatters 8Get off your soapbox and get real. It's not a funding issue or every board would be running the same problem. It's clearly a management issue and must be dealt with.
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'Disappointing': High costs derail Orillia’s red light camera plan
OrilliaMatters 12Maybe time to get our bloated police service out doing what we pay them to do.
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Despite nabbing thousands of speeders, Orillia cameras to go dark within 14 days
OrilliaMatters 10Speed cameras are static. They can't change location so drivers go around them. They force traffic off main arteries and on to residential sidestreets. How is that safer? How does that protect anyone ? Use our bloated overpaid police force strategically in problem areas to deal with problems . The cameras were never about safety. Just a cash grab.
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'All efforts are being made': Council gets update on climate action
OrilliaMatters 9How about focusing on 0 based budgets and 0 tax increases and reductions in costs and spending. We already know how to track that and frankly we are no where near leaders by any.measurement in any of those categories. Everything else is just noise and distortion to divert our attention. Let's focus on what's important and impactful and what we can track.
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Orillia reacquires 'landmark' train station property for $1.2M
OrilliaMatters 10If by "unhomed" you mean homeless people, i certainly hope not.
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Could county forest be used to help tackle local housing crisis?
OrilliaMatters 11The county forest idea makes no sense at all. These people are homeless and can't afford even basic vehicles for transportation. Why do you think it makes sense to stick them in remote locations where they have no access to health care, food or employment sources.
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Lauer slams city decision to settle on Orchard Point development
OrilliaMatters 2The building under construction meets every aspect of the city's planning document and should never have been denied. It makes perfect sense.
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COLUMN: Provincial ban on 'road diets' would leave a sour taste
OrilliaMatters 6Let's not forget that owners of gas powered vehicles pay for those streets and their maintenance through pretty steep gasoline taxes. Until bicycles users start to pay a proportionate share forget the "road diet".
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