In this post we would like to highlight concerns brought forth by members of the community. If you concerns comment to this post and we will see what we can do to voice your concerns.
Citzen Pays to Make Bylaw Corrections
Public Hearing on Tri-liesure Parking and More.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Citizen Pays to Make Bylaw Corrections
Quote from Candidates Working Hard Dan Saunders for Mayor website. The news article has other citizen concerns.
"In one case, there was a significant error in the advertising for the land use bylaw - necessitating a second public hearing - but council and city administration would not even speak with their ratepayers to hear the facts. A lawyer was retained to send his written opinion that the process was flawed. Only then did council decide to hold a second public hearing which resulted in over 100 amendments to that bylaw. It then refused to reimburse the legal costs for that lawyer's work."
"In one case, there was a significant error in the advertising for the land use bylaw - necessitating a second public hearing - but council and city administration would not even speak with their ratepayers to hear the facts. A lawyer was retained to send his written opinion that the process was flawed. Only then did council decide to hold a second public hearing which resulted in over 100 amendments to that bylaw. It then refused to reimburse the legal costs for that lawyer's work."
Community Conversations.
These conversations are opened ended and ongoing. Comment to this post if you have a conversation you would like to start.
Conversation on the Primary Role of City Council.
Conversation on the Primary Role of City Council.
Conversation on the Primary Role of City Council.
Let's start this conversation from recolections of a face to face conversation with Joe and Aker present. Joe stated something like this that the primary role of council was to direct administration to work for the good of the community. Jeff and others in the group commented that the opposite was happening. Citizen concerns were being refered to adminitration to handle, rather than council listening to citizens and others concerned in the matter and direting council to resolve the issue. Now over to you. Make a comment on what you think the primary role of council should be. See Dan Saunders on
Friday, October 4, 2013
Election 2013
We want to see if we can get more involvement in the election than last time. We would like to see the turn out double. Last time it was just over 20%. Let's see if see can get 50% this time. Let your friends know about the election and our blog so they can be informed as they vote (below are specific have for the Mayors race - there are only two choices so get out an vote for Mayor even if you don't vote for aldermen). See the Spruce Grove Library Vote 2013 Page for Comprehensive Information also see #GroveVote on Twitter and
We want to make it easy for you to make an informed vote see the links below.
Make comment on any ideas you have on how to get involvement in the election and beyond.
We want to make it easy for you to make an informed vote see the links below.
Make comment on any ideas you have on how to get involvement in the election and beyond.
Spruce Grove Mayor Race 2013
The race for mayor focuses community involvement. Initially this blog will focus on the mayor race and then we will move to the alderman race. Here are links for your consideration.
Stuart Huston:
Candidates for Mayor (2013) on Community Involvement
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The City of Spruce Grove will be having a mayoral race this year, as former alderman Dan Saunders has officially announced his intention to run against ...Stuart Huston:
Dan Saunders for Mayor www.dansaunders.ca/
Candidates for Mayor on Community Involvement 2013
You can follow both candidates on Facebook. Also take a look at the links to what the canditates and their team are saying about Community Involvement. Both candiates have been asked to respond.
Community involvement links Dan Saunders for Mayor team:
You may also want to voice your concerns on our Community Concerns post.
Community involvement links Dan Saunders for Mayor team:
- Candidates Working Hard . The news article has several citizen concerns inlcuding Citzen Pays to Make Bylaw Corrections.
- Conversation on the Primary Role of City Council.
- Staying in Touch
You may also want to voice your concerns on our Community Concerns post.
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