I had a quick chat, after tonight's public budget meeting, with a lady who has never attended before. She was struck by how civil and thoughtful the questions were. She had heard that people rant and rave at these meetings, and that only a few ranters and ravers show up - everyone else stays home. Tonight's meeting was indeed of a very different flavour. More people attended than in many previous years, people were respectful and interested.
I was struck by the number of people who vocalized support for water meters - maybe the third of the nine or ten questioners. I was also interested that two people politely brought up the issue of an airshed management plan prompted by the creosote tie gasifier proposal currently ongoing in the community.
Mayor Milobar said that a council decision on universal water metering should be coming in the next couple of months. This issue has arisen again as city hall is now faced with some pretty immediate decisions on expanding water distribution capacity.
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