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Will city’s land purchase of 6719 acres fix current roads? Part 3
The maintenance of this portion of Powerline Road at Hwy. 24 was the responsiblity of the County of Brant in Ontario. With the approval of the much vaunted purchase of 6719 acres, as per the Brantford-Brant County Boundary Adjustment Agreement, … Continue reading
Will city’s land purchase of 6719 acres fix current roads? Part 2
Brantford, Ontario is (make that the taxpayers of Brantford are) purchasing 6719 acres because of The Brantford-Brant County Boundary Adjustment Agreement. Will the city’s land purchase of 6719 acres fix Park Road North? We appreciate your comments. Click here. … Continue reading
Oh where, oh where have my sports complexes gone
That’s what you think when you hear the good folks of West Brantford, Ontario, especially the Shellard Lane area, exhort the want of a Shellard Lane sports complex to serve them. Some folks need to be introduced or reintroduced to the … Continue reading
Big Daddy’s response to Brantford-Brant boundary adjustment approval: hypocrisy & mendacity
Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof comes to mind when you ponder the ability of the Ontario Liberal government to make decisions. With apologies to the late Mr. Williams, they are the hot tin roof and citizens are … Continue reading
City priority: an archaeological dig, new real estate or caring for seniors?
Brantford, Ontario’s city hall is pondering three choices: Give Laurier-YMCA another $3.1M to cover costs of an archaeological dig, which occurred before construction of the Laurier-YMCA began. Spend $14.75M to purchase the Brantford’s Federal Building downtown, which may or may … Continue reading
“Beware the ‘tion-factor'”
The writer in the link below compels us to be wary of the “tion-factor”: amalgamation, deinstitutionalization, privatization, globalization, suburbanization and intensification. Government and business love such words because when John and Jane Q. Citizen hear or read them they think: … Continue reading
Archaeological dig payer: who every values artifacts
The Laurier-YMCA Athletic Complex has come cap in hand to Brantford Ontario’s city council because of increased costs. The cost of the new facility on the south side of Colborne St. is up to $67.7 Million from $58.4 Million. Laurier … Continue reading
Climate change hoaxers & …
You’ll find in the links below much wisdom from Ontarians who understand where the priorities are not. Winds of change “… thanks to Mr. Peter Epp for his column, wherein he shows what a farce the Ontario government’s policy … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, cap-and-trade scheme, CBC, Climate change hoaxers, coal-fired electricity plants, electricity rates, energy costs, liberal-run universities, Ontario, Ratepayers, referendum on wind farms, taxation tyranny, taxpayers, useless government bureaucrats, wind farms
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Brantford-Brant boundary adjustment babble, part 10
Have you read the August 31, 2016 edition of The Paris Chronicle or The St. George Lance? You’ll find a refreshing take on the proposed Brantford-Brant boundary adjustment in an editorial by The Neptis Foundation. Neptis does research, analysis and … Continue reading
Brantford-Brant boundary adjustment babble, part 9
Former Brantford, Ontario city councillor, Mr. John Starkey gave us a crash course in misguided urban planning. At the recent information meeting on the latest iteration of the Brantford-Brant boundary adjustment proposal he gave an interview to ArcPro HD Inc. … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligent Development, Responsible and Accountable Expenditures
Tagged agricultural zoning, Boundary adjustment babble, Brantford Brant boundary adjustment, Brantford Ontario, Canadian Land Inventory, County of Brant, food production, malls, mega urban sprawl developers, prime agricultural land, subdivisions, taxpayers, urban planning, Urban sprawl, water/sewage costs, water/sewage services
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