Comments on: New Ward Boundaries Demystified http://djkelly.ca/2009/02/new-ward-boundaries-demystified/ Sat, 05 May 2012 04:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Grant Neufeld http://djkelly.ca/2009/02/new-ward-boundaries-demystified/#comment-48 Grant Neufeld Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=114#comment-48 Thanks for putting this together for us. It really is a shame that they’re not taking the opportunity to get a bit more representation for the public on council.<br/><br/>The few councillors we have are overstretched as it is, and the city is still growing.<br/><br/>Sure, there’s a (tiny, relative to the whole municipal budget) apparent cost savings in having fewer council members, but what is the cost to the well-being of our city and our democracy here? Thanks for putting this together for us. It really is a shame that they’re not taking the opportunity to get a bit more representation for the public on council.

The few councillors we have are overstretched as it is, and the city is still growing.

Sure, there’s a (tiny, relative to the whole municipal budget) apparent cost savings in having fewer council members, but what is the cost to the well-being of our city and our democracy here?

]]> By: Grant Neufeld http://djkelly.ca/2009/02/new-ward-boundaries-demystified/#comment-696 Grant Neufeld Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=114#comment-696 Thanks for putting this together for us. It really is a shame that they’re not taking the opportunity to get a bit more representation for the public on council.The few councillors we have are overstretched as it is, and the city is still growing.Sure, there’s a (tiny, relative to the whole municipal budget) apparent cost savings in having fewer council members, but what is the cost to the well-being of our city and our democracy here? Thanks for putting this together for us. It really is a shame that they’re not taking the opportunity to get a bit more representation for the public on council.The few councillors we have are overstretched as it is, and the city is still growing.Sure, there’s a (tiny, relative to the whole municipal budget) apparent cost savings in having fewer council members, but what is the cost to the well-being of our city and our democracy here?

]]> By: Naheed http://djkelly.ca/2009/02/new-ward-boundaries-demystified/#comment-47 Naheed Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:18:00 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=114#comment-47 Thanks for doing that. Very helpful. I have a note in to the city asking for the boundaries as well. Thanks for doing that. Very helpful. I have a note in to the city asking for the boundaries as well.

]]> By: Naheed http://djkelly.ca/2009/02/new-ward-boundaries-demystified/#comment-695 Naheed Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:18:00 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=114#comment-695 Thanks for doing that. Very helpful. I have a note in to the city asking for the boundaries as well. Thanks for doing that. Very helpful. I have a note in to the city asking for the boundaries as well.

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