Citizens of New-Wes-Valley

Your blog master, and 7 or 8 other citizens of New-Wes-Valley, attended tonight's regularly scheduled meeting to stay informed of the latest developments with our town.   Mayor Tiller graciously welcomed us, and the meeting got underway in a timely fashion ~6:30pm, as usual.   The usual business was read through with unanimous motions on topics ranging from hiring a magician to perform at our annual Crab Festival, to listing employment opportunities coming up with Public Works.  There was mention of things with very little to no discussion, such as a "salt water sanctuary", over $76,000.00 in accounts payable listed as a lump sum, plans for cleaning the water tank at Newtown which will cause a water interruption for a day, possible purchase of a skate sharpener at ~$1,800.00, a possible "quilt showcase at the REACH", and a 3 year contract to be issued for Happy Snacks at Beothic Arena's canteen to be reviewed annually. The conversation was quiet and rather m...

A Special Meeting of Council was held on March 11th, lasted almost an hour, and consisted of a privileged session, with members of the public barred from the Council Chambers. We think the topic of conversation was about a possible conflict of interest with Councilor Brenda Howell with regards to an organization that she is known to volunteer with, known as the Ray of Hope, a group trying to provide services for people who are affected by addictions.  (If that is incorrect, please let us know) If that is what the topic was, then what makes it a private issue?  It doesn't seem like something that would lead to a problem for the community to know what's happening.  This is an example of the decisions made by council that make us wonder why there are so many privileged meetings. Do you have answers about this?  Please leave us a comment sharing information to let us better understand. Here are the minutes from that meeting: M I N U T E S  SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL...

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