tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post2570867205117822524..comments2023-10-19T06:24:41.808-04:00Comments on Joanne's Journey: Are Kitchener taxpayers getting their money's worth?Joanne (True Blue)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-4954706433267241032008-04-10T08:05:00.000-04:002008-04-10T08:05:00.000-04:00Centralization of services always sounds good in t...Centralization of services always sounds good in theory. I have found in practice the exact opposite, especially in government. Some self important bureaucrats will no doubt see this massive facility as a way to demonstrate their great need for increased staffing to make their coffee for them. Look at the amalgamated T.O. for example. Staffing has only increased since then, worst thing Mike Harris did during his time. How many layoffs has the city announced lately anyway? Is it easy to dump city employees? What are the capital costs going to be? Even if they do lay off a few people, it will be 6 generations before they pay it off.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642404966624953226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-11357486657208030052008-04-09T17:44:00.000-04:002008-04-09T17:44:00.000-04:00Very interesting comments Joanne. I must add that...Very interesting comments Joanne. I must add that it is pretty much a no-brainer in these days of highened environmental awareness, that if a large industrial site is to be sold, the MOE gets involved early in the process. I'm sure that was the case here too.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who drove by that site even back in 2006, and long before ANY deals would have been made, could not help but notice obvious soil remediation work going on. One morning when I drove by, there had to be 30+ of those huge earth haulers lined up in the parking lot. I don't even think that a "for sale" sign was up yet, so it was pretty obvious who would be arranging for this environmental cleanup. Certainly not South Kitchener Holdings.<BR/><BR/>Guess it's a stretch to think that Mayor Zehr and city council would have gone to all the trouble of checking with the MOE, BEFORE committing "millions" of taxpayer dollars to buy a piece of this property at roughly twice the price SKH paid only a short time earlier.<BR/>It's called 'due diligence'.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, after all is said and done we'll have all those public works vehicles and personnel under one roof. At least with the anticipated efficiency improvements, we'll be able to count on better services for our tax dollar ... like ... uh... POTHOLES REPAIRED. Right? right??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-28908760897205692832008-04-09T13:39:00.000-04:002008-04-09T13:39:00.000-04:00Wow! I didn't hear about that one.Wow! I didn't hear about that one.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-20650782670157418562008-04-09T12:46:00.000-04:002008-04-09T12:46:00.000-04:00Typical!BTW - Although it's a School Board issue ....Typical!<BR/><BR/>BTW - Although it's a School Board issue ....<BR/>There was talk of a bunch of High Schools in the Waterloo Region being closed and the establishment of a MEGA school somewhere out by Doon .... I wonder if that one is going through similar due diligence.OMMAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475151103850378778noreply@blogger.com