From My Bottom Step

City Hall Microphones

Please support my policy request.

Public Meetings

Nobody who participates in (or simply attends) a public meeting should have any expectation of privacy. I’ll go even further and say that people in a public meeting would be wise to simply assume that a recording (video, audio, written) is taking place and to conduct themselves accordingly. Continue Reading

Availability of City Services

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) has prompted the City to create a page on it’s website:

Through postings on this page, you can find out if there are any planned – or unexpected – disruptions that affect accessibility to City services or facilities… The City encourages anyone planning to visit of our offices or facilities to first check here in case there is any temporary disruption which would cause inconvenience or an access problem. Continue Reading

Special Meetings

“Bandit taxis” are on the agenda tomorrow.

DMP Workshop #2

The 2nd Downtown Master Plan workshop has been scheduled for 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 24 at Museum London.

Your involvement is extremely important. Don’t leave the downtown’s future in the hands of somebody else. Have your say!

Requested Change to City Council Procedure

A local citizen’s ongoing initiative to improve transparency of local government in London, Ontario.

LTC Adopts Media Policy

Does Councillor Usher have a problem with transparency?

Draft LTC Media Relations Policy

After risking arrest over the right to record a public meeting in order to be able to inform you, I’ve been understandably anxious to receive this proposed policy.

Proposed Licensing of Rental Residential Units

The City received comments about substandard rental housing conditions at an initial March 2008 open house. A subsequent public open house was held in October of 2008. As a result, the City is now proposing a strategy and a licensing by-law to address the issue, and Planning Committee has scheduled this public participation meeting at Centennial Hall in order to hear comments about the proposal.

Questions relating to this matter should … Continue Reading

Democrats Abroad – 2008/08/28 Meeting

Published by request.Do you have an upcoming local event? Let me know.

The London chapter of Democrats Abroad Canada will be hosting a Convention Watch Party starting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 28th at Joe Kool’s (595 Richmond Street at Central) in the back room, to view Senator Barack Obama’s televised acceptance speech as the Democratic Presidential candidate.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Edmund Goehring, … Continue Reading