So, here we go again.... I just can't help but venting today at the incompetence of our city of Toronto officials. They are plainly and simply ruining our city!
What have they done now you ask??? They are coming up with more measures for cutbacks since they don't have enough $$$ to run the city. INCOMPETENCE I tell you.
How has the city of Toronto been run so efficiently since I was a kid, without having to worry about losing essential services-library, community centres, snow shovelling.
Here are a few examples:
http://www.thestar.com/article/245340
"$1 million by providing sidewalk and windrow plowing only when there's 15 cm of snow. The current standard is 8 cm."
"$700,000 by closing all city community centres on Mondays beginning mid-September."
"Because of the hiring freeze, "significant delays" are anticipated in issuing licences and responding to requests for inspections and bylaw enforcement, such as calls about graffiti.
Expect longer lineups at the counters dealing with parking tags, taxes, water payments and building applications."
"Park maintenance reduced.
Residential tree planting reduced.
Green Roof Initiative delayed.
Seasonal litter-pickers will be let go two weeks earlier than usual; litter vacuuming will be reduced.
Grass cut less often on streets and expressways.
December yard waste pickup cancelled.
Automated leaf pickup, in areas that have had it, will be reduced from two pickups to one.
Introduction of curbside garbage pickup at townhouses cancelled.
Night shift at Etobicoke's Disco Rd. transfer station cancelled, requiring contractors
and residents to drop waste there during daylight hours.
Adoption of a bylaw to regulate construction-related vibration delayed.
A hiring freeze means delays in bylaw enforcement, "particularly for graffiti eradication."
"Less street cleaning.
Fewer potholes fixed.
Sidewalk plowing and clearing of snow left in driveways will only occur if there is a minimum of 15 centimetres of snow, versus the former 8 centimetres"
The funniest one is that the city wants to cut its parking police stuff.... hahaha. These fools don't realize that is probably one of the best revenue sources going. You can't leave your car for more then 5 minutes in Toronto without getting a ticket.
So by cutting the amount of time that community centres and the library are open, the city hopes to save money. Yet they haven't thought about how many people they might hurt. Seniors must be excited to know that unless there is a snow storm they will have to deal with the problem.
I was reading in Fortune magazine that the New York transit is $2 per ride..... how come Toronto can't compete??? It feels like rates will be going up soon. Or they may just shut down a subway line. INCOMPETENCE.
Somebody needs to stick up to these bullies at city hall, this isn't what I voted for.
Contact them and let them know what a circus act they are running!!! mayor_miller@toronto.ca
Http://andrew-wright.blogspot.com
What have they done now you ask??? They are coming up with more measures for cutbacks since they don't have enough $$$ to run the city. INCOMPETENCE I tell you.
How has the city of Toronto been run so efficiently since I was a kid, without having to worry about losing essential services-library, community centres, snow shovelling.
Here are a few examples:
http://www.thestar.com/article/245340
"$1 million by providing sidewalk and windrow plowing only when there's 15 cm of snow. The current standard is 8 cm."
"$700,000 by closing all city community centres on Mondays beginning mid-September."
"Because of the hiring freeze, "significant delays" are anticipated in issuing licences and responding to requests for inspections and bylaw enforcement, such as calls about graffiti.
Expect longer lineups at the counters dealing with parking tags, taxes, water payments and building applications."
"Park maintenance reduced.
Residential tree planting reduced.
Green Roof Initiative delayed.
Seasonal litter-pickers will be let go two weeks earlier than usual; litter vacuuming will be reduced.
Grass cut less often on streets and expressways.
December yard waste pickup cancelled.
Automated leaf pickup, in areas that have had it, will be reduced from two pickups to one.
Introduction of curbside garbage pickup at townhouses cancelled.
Night shift at Etobicoke's Disco Rd. transfer station cancelled, requiring contractors
and residents to drop waste there during daylight hours.
Adoption of a bylaw to regulate construction-related vibration delayed.
A hiring freeze means delays in bylaw enforcement, "particularly for graffiti eradication."
"Less street cleaning.
Fewer potholes fixed.
Sidewalk plowing and clearing of snow left in driveways will only occur if there is a minimum of 15 centimetres of snow, versus the former 8 centimetres"
The funniest one is that the city wants to cut its parking police stuff.... hahaha. These fools don't realize that is probably one of the best revenue sources going. You can't leave your car for more then 5 minutes in Toronto without getting a ticket.
So by cutting the amount of time that community centres and the library are open, the city hopes to save money. Yet they haven't thought about how many people they might hurt. Seniors must be excited to know that unless there is a snow storm they will have to deal with the problem.
I was reading in Fortune magazine that the New York transit is $2 per ride..... how come Toronto can't compete??? It feels like rates will be going up soon. Or they may just shut down a subway line. INCOMPETENCE.
Somebody needs to stick up to these bullies at city hall, this isn't what I voted for.
Contact them and let them know what a circus act they are running!!! mayor_miller@toronto.ca
Http://andrew-wright.blogspot.com
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