Comment 100963

By erskinec (registered) - website | Posted May 05, 2014 at 13:27:34

I took the morning off to attend this meeting. Item 5.1 was suppose to deal with the Gore Park Buildings but because the developer took steps prior to the meeting to address the Property Standards concerns, there was no issue before the committee.

I wasn't sure if Joey Coleman would be able to cover the meeting with live or archived coverage. I also encouraged people to attend the meeting to show support.

So, the morning was wasted. For people who care about certain issues, we can't afford to re-schedule our lives, our family lives, and employer lives, to deal with the whims of Committee Chairs.

This is why Joey Coleman's work is so important. He is our eyes and hears at these meetings. Particularly when you are following an issue closely because it affect your business, neighbourhood, or passion. Quite frankly, a few lines in a newspaper, radio, or TV, won't cut it. I mean no disrespect to the hardworking journalists at the traditional media outlets, but sometimes you just need more.

This why Joey Coleman is absolutely essential.

Now, I can appreciate some of the concerns of the committee, but really most of it was quite silly.

Comments like "how public is public" or "is it public for all purposes?"

Eventually the committee came down to deciding how much of a difference there was between written notes, electronic notes, and electronic records for broadcast.

Totally silly arguments for 2014.

Comment edited by erskinec on 2014-05-05 13:35:16

Artist and film-maker with a focus on the Hamilton. The Erskine family has either worked or lived in Hamilton for over 100 years.

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