tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73543463255780558542011-07-08T04:57:15.881-07:00SpectateSwamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093018366543354264noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354346325578055854.post-9559533265206359872010-02-16T10:37:00.000-08:002010-02-16T10:39:36.459-08:00Towns-run-stupid<br /><br />emailed out to local officials and media 16Feb1020<br /><br /><br />Town of Osoyoos council meeting of 15 February 2010<br /><br />Hi all<br /><br />The first 11 video clips (2 min each) have been uploaded and the next group will<br />be uploaded tonight. <br /><br />http://www.telusplanet.net/public/stonedan/osoyoos_council.htm<br /><br />A few points. <br /><br />The increase in travel per diem meals allowances. Responses from citizens:<br /> Take you own lunches. We do.<br /> Don't you eat when you are at home?<br /> What is the Town's TOTAL yearly travel expenditures by department?<br /> We are in the worst recession since the 30's. What the H are they doing?<br /> Nobody goes to more conferences and training sessions than town staff.<br /> Staff has the time to prepare comparisons. Do any of these questions arise?<br /><br />The Granicus council meeting video streaming solution. (my responses)<br /> Granicus will cost 10 times or more than the Cloud computing alternative.<br /> I covered this weekends ladies curling. Can Granicus do this?<br /> How about minor hockey coverage. Is the Granicus solution flexible?<br /> Maybe include Museum tours etc etc. <br /><br />The town logo copyright. Why on Earth would you spend $5,000 on this. How dumb.<br />Did you put it out to tender? like you did for the $15,000 roof repair. Why not?<br /><br />Given that the building permits are ZERO again last month. What proactive steps<br />is the town taking to mitigate the looming economic disaster? <br /><br />Is transparency in government just lip service. Will the citizens ever be <br />allowed to pose real questions at public meetings? Local media isn't doing <br />the job.<br /><br />2 of the last 3 council meetings had museum staff presentations and there was an<br />inordinate amount of time devoted to Goose problems. Citizens are getting the <br />goose. There have been presentations from people that don't live in town. The <br />town has no influence (or should they have) re the 4-laning accesses north of <br />town. Council seems to only want to do "letter writing" in support of this and <br />that cause. When will council ever get to the meat of town governance. Who sets <br />the agenda? Are council meetings just a re election / feel good forum for those <br />involved?<br /><br />The goose problem is a direct result of gun laws. There are just too few hunters.<br /><br />What do you think fining citizens for not having tarps on their loads will result in.<br />Just how do you securely tarp a load on a pickup truck. Try it some time. I was <br />warned when I had huge garbage bags completely secured by 6 to 8 bungie cords<br />criss crossing the load. Go to the Oliver dump for an afternoon and check the <br />loads that are comming in. Tarps are flapping in the wind. <br /><br />A new truck for the fire chief and considering building a Museum in this economic<br />environment. Wow what world are you living in.<br /><br />How do you think citizens will react when they see these questions posed on <br />storefront computer displays? <br /><br />Computer news will have a video update on the following issue<br /><br />A mr C was in the hospital and during those couple days the landlord had the<br />place painted and cleaned and presented him with a bill in excess or $1500.<br />Mr C had been there over 8 years. When the bill wasn't paid the landlord took<br />a Rice Rocket motorbike belonging to mr C's grandson. Mr C is over 80 years old<br />so they knew it wasn't his bike. We will try and get video of the motorcycle<br />on the landlords property and have mr C name names. These kinds of stories never<br />make it to the media. Till now.<br /><br />Awaiting your response.<br /><br />Doug Pederson <br />Computer news Osoyoos / Oliver<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354346325578055854-955953326520635987?l=towns-run-stupid.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SpectateSwamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093018366543354264noreply@blogger.com6