Letters

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, There is an election coming that will use pin numbers and electronic ballots, or touch-tone phones.  I can cope with this, I can use a computer and I have touch-tone phones.  However I do know there are people in the municipality that have neither of these things.  I hear some muttering, “I guess I just...

Letter to the Editor Editor, What follows is an Open Letter to Meaford Staff and Council regarding Policing Costs: Background In a "News Release" published in the Meaford Independent on August 18, Meaford Treasurer Darcy Chapman asserted that the billing for OPP police services would rise from the current $1,772,053 by $455,647 to $2,277,000 next year. At that time, the details of the...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Those of us who live in close proximity to the children's play park, "Peter Cameron Park" in Leith, have learned to make do with what we have. Much of the equipment in the park requires maintenance. The swings are very old and unless we oil them ourselves they can be heard squeaking throughout the...

Letter to the Editor Mr. Editor, I would like to commend Mr. Long for his comments regarding the strange happenings which were initiated recently by some of our senior administration.   He stated so well what has puzzled many of our citizens.  Why is it that the administrators can come up with figures to prove that their pet project (going with OSPS)...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Meaford joins Blue Mountains on Nuclear Wastes. Last month July 28, the Municipality of Meaford passed a Resolution NOT TO SUPPORT the Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for (low and intermediate level nuclear wastes). The plan by Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is to bury nuclear wastes 560 metres deep and 1.2 km from Lake Huron, a...

Letter to the Editor Editor, An interesting article appeared in The Meaford Independent on August 18 written by Stephen Vance entitled “Municipality Has First Look at New OPP Billing Model”. It reports that Darcy Chapman, treasurer of Meaford, released a statement to the news media on Friday 15 August after apparently receiving information on Thursday 14 August concerning a proposed new billing...

Letter to the Editor Editor, Last month I sent in a letter to the editor that you published regarding the theft of the donation box at our charity store, The Cat's Meow, in Meaford. I would appreciate it if you could print this follow-up letter to the editor, thanking people for stepping up and donating. Thank you to the good people of Meaford Early...

Letter to the Editor Editor, As reactions to the new OPP billing model announced last week continue to come in from around the province, it is important that all stakeholders in this issue take a step back and examine the facts. Cutting through the rhetoric, two facts have remained clear throughout this debate. Firstly – With some taxpayers paying $9 per household while...

Letter to the Editor Editor, A sincere thank you to the Council and staff of the Municipality of Meaford for the Volunteer Appreciation Party. It gets more inviting, local and greener every year. When our CAO said that green should not be a stand-alone pillar in the Meaford Economic Development Strategy but an integral part of everything we do, she was validating...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I moved to Meaford about five years ago, and in walking and driving around the area I have noticed a lot of garlic growing wild at the sides of roads. I have collected some and grown it out at home: it is a fine, purple-skinned variety with a distinct spiral pattern to the cloves. Other than...