By Pepper Parr
April 9th,2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Mayor Meed Ward: She handles these Town Hall events quite well – no longer has to hog the microphone.
The Mayor’s Telephone Town Hall went quite well. She is getting better at handing off questions to the relevant staff member.
Just about every department head was on the call, the moderator did a good job of keeping things moving and it sounded as if every member of Council was available.
Most of the calls during the hour and a half event were live- people calling in.
Listeners learned that there will be six speeding cameras set up during Q4 – they will be located around the 43 schools in the city.
City-wide parking permits are going to be available.
The transportation people will be doing a study on the flow of traffic on New Street – they want to know where it comes from and where it goes.
Transit is providing 15-minute service on New Street.
Lowville Park: river runs through the park where the salmon spawn and children get to play.
During the pandemic, one had to make a reservation to get into Lowville Park – that requirement is no longer in place.
Millcroft: People called in complaining of letters they were getting from the developer about having to do an inspection of their homes.
The Bronte Meadows development will have 13,500 residents when it is completed.
The city has 100 acres of park space and 1900 km of roads.
It was a smooth well-run event – some had grumbled about not being able to get through and some were bothered about how much was done in the way of screening.
The city didn’t want any bad news. This Council is approaching the last year of its term – their focus now is to keep everyone happy.
We would love to hear from people who called in and were not put through. We don’t need your name – we just want to hear what your experience. Call.
Agree it was a good event until power went out briefly in the Headon Forest area 50 minutes into the town hall. Wasn’t able to reconnect.