Letters

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, A couple of your editorials the last few weeks are very disturbing to a majority of taxpayers in the Municipality. First you defended the bloated cost of the new library project by saying, “The Community supports the plan so I accept it.” I do not believe the Community accepts this particular project. As per the SDR...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I had the opportunity to attend a course on the weekend of November 17 that took place at our Meaford Fire Services Training Facility. It was put on by the University of Guelph Equine Centre and offered instruction in Large Animal Rescue. The amazing equine team from Guelph was invited for the second time this year by...

Letter to the Editor Editor, So it seems we have finally decided to locate our new library in the old Foodland building, and early estimates are in. Now we begin to move into the zone at which municipalities and other bureaucracies truly excel – miscalculations and cost over-runs. Apparently it should cost about 5.5 million dollars give or take. Hang on folks,...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I'm not at all surprised but still disturbed at the already increased cost of the new library. There's no doubt that Meaford library needs a new home and initially it seemed that the Sykes Street OPP option was reasonable at $3-4 million, even with the certainty that costs always exceed original predictions. Now, with a change of...

Letter to the Editor Editor, You have to love bureaucracies, the bigger they grow, yet still manage to screw up, the solution is always more resources required. Meaford staff is recommending that two positions be created for project management. To quote the recent TMI article, “As our Treasurer/Director of Infrastructure Management conceded on Monday, this municipality has had its issues with projects...

Letter to the Editor Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed your rant (The 3 Rs, November 16 print edition) and George Carlin quote regarding the “Save the Planet” sentiment. I was laughing out loud when I recalled a famous Stephen Hawking quote which speaks to the same issue in a more eloquent manner.“The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized...

Letter to the Editor Editor, My white Ford Focus was parked just outside Dollarama on the morning of Friday 18th about 11:00. When I returned to my car, I noticed a large dent in the hood of the car as though someone had sat on the car. Did anyone notice anything? Karen Wilson, Meaford

Letter to the Editor Editor, Meaford council approves another financial disaster (new library). Meaford has a history of listening to the vocal minority (the squeaky wheels get the grease) and making immature economic decisions (Meaford Hall example). Council is letting the staff run the show and approves their recommendations with little thought or question.Council said they had heard from many (please tell us...

Letter to the Editor Editor, You’ve got to be kidding..... Still numb from figures as high as four million for a simple small town library, I now see an unbelievable seven million guesstimate. Have we all gone insane? Are there not many better ways to spend this kind of money? Is there not already a library for students in our high school?And what...

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I write in reply to the October 27 Letter to the Editor entitled 'Concern About New Water Meters'. The authors have clearly misunderstood the technology employed in the meters about to be installed in Meaford homes. While it is true that the meters will transmit 24/7/365 – they do not transmit continuously 100% of the time....