Spruce Grove Engagment

Make a comment to this post on what you would like to see on the blog, especially after the 2013 election.   Comments are moderated for appropriate language etc. but we want everyone to have their say.  If you want to help out with the blog, email us at sgrovec@gmail.com

Below are other posts you may want to comment on.

Candidates for Mayor (2013) on Community Involvement 

Election 2013

Community Conversations

Community Concerns 

Community on the Web (future send us your links)

Election 2013

 

Alderman Links

These links come from #GroveVote on Twitter, they may also lead to websites and Facebook.

• Michelle Thiebaud
• Searle Turton
• Louise Baxter 
• Wayne Rothe 
• Ed McLean  
• Bill Kesanko 
• www.votebillsteinburg.ca
• www.anngillieepilepsyspeaker.com,  Facebook, LinkedIn
• Bernadine Miller

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See Election 2013 for more links, especially the library link.

Make comments if you know of other links and how candidates view community engagment.

Public Hearing on Tri-liesure Parking and More.

Dear Fellow Citizens,

Council is trying to push through a development permit that will affect Tri-liesure parking and the city budget.  Perhaps this should be left for the new council as it affects many residents and there has not been sufficient public consideration given to the develoment.  Get out and let this council know we care and want more public consultation on major community developments. 


October 15, 2013 Public Hearing (6pm at City Hall)

• Development Permit Application for Commercial Development, 205 Jennifer Heil Way

Please Pass this Message on to show we care about our community. 

We hope this is the beginning of more engagement in our city.  see post on Customer Satisfaction.

Customer Satisfaction

Stuart Houston Re-elect for Mayor of Spruce Grove  September 29

Listening & engaging the residents of Spruce Grove in what they want in Quality of Life in their home community. A formal external resident satisfaction survey conducted March 2013 by Banister Research & Consulting Inc...

Comment from the Saunders Team

Listening and engaging citizens is more than taking survey's and hiring consultants. "It is not good enough to be told that if you have an issue you must wait for a public hearing to have your say ... and then after the public hearing to be told that you cannot talk to Mayor or Council because that might affect the process ...." see 

Also take a close look at the survey and see what people are satified with.  We don't just want satisfied customers we want engaged citizens, who are not only somewhat satified but are working together to make our community great not just good enough. see working together on our website.

Staying in Touch

Dan Saunders makes only one promise : To serve those who elected him.  That means staying in touch - being both open and accessible to you at all times.  That means being committed to providing you information before debating an issue and then ensuring that your concerns are heard completely by council before a decision is made.  That means that council will not be enticed into quick decisions by those who would rather not hear from the public.  see

Community Partnerships

Stuart Houston Re-elect for Mayor of Spruce Grove  September 25

Support and facilitate with Council innovative approaches to securing partnerships with various community Groups that added value and amenities to our community including Rotary Play-scape at the Tri Leisure Center

Comment from the Saunders Team
We want to make sure the whole community is consulted (see and supported as we make these partnerships see Citizen Pays to Make Bylaw Corrections

Building Community Pride

Stuart Houston Re-elect for Mayor of Spruce Grove September 25 

Being involved in events that promote and celebrate the teamwork of different groups and reflects the solid cooperative spirit of our City residents.

Comment from the Saunders Team
We want to go beyond celebration and cooperative spirit to engagement, starting with a meaningful community caucus which is followed up by Staying in Touch.