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Travis by phone connection – Herb’s doesn’t connect


For earlier materials see Table of Contents

Sept 21st

SQCRD--- meeting

Land referrals committees & subterfuge

·        No auditor in attendance (& of course Herb out jet setting)

·        Transparency – checks over 5T$

·        Aquaculture land referrals, etc

·        Upcoming UBCM undercurrent of meeting

·        Secrecy: illegal in-camera

 

 

Because the Auditor too busy to be present and comment on audit – the presentation was postponed – and Briglio explores re-tendering the contract

 

Auditor doesn’t show up for presentation

Checks over 5T$

●An interesting act of transparency which City of PR did once, but now does in-camera if at all --- (Remember the 5.1M$ ‘logic error’?)

●Note the lawyers’ fees that presumably date form Janet Beil dismissal,

● as does the Tnanalee Hesse interim administrator payments ($75/ hour??)

● Note the SQCRD is paying $8T (per month??) to North Pacific –Much of the debt was accumulated while Pond was in charge I hear --- and at its’ last presentation to board – it (Bedard) refused to make its financial statements public (‘For boards eyes only and shred after reading) ---- makes you wonder --- Briglio requested NP be asked to give update to Board on current finances (tourism season closed etc)

 

Land Referrals

 

 

While this is nuts & bolts of what a local government does – often it is most interesting as gives a preview of what may happen developmentally—here the aquaculture lease applications to province and wind farm exploration on Banks

If you want to see applications use Advanced Search type in the file number – or ‘client/ name

Thus Gwaalagaa Naay --- or Metlakatla or 6407866 --- note all the protected areas of latter on banks – which will presumably be ignored

 

 

I suspect that too is reason for ‘illegal’ in-camera meeting (shades of firing Janet Beil) – Travis wanted to discuss the ‘Accord’ – and presumably to lobby Liberal ministers at UBCM for reasons to change the accord in a manner more acceptable to the forestry interests of ‘Settlers’

‘Illegal’ as not on agenda—no reasons given (quoting legislation) why public (me) should be excluded

Much of the Buzz of meeting was upcoming UBCM

 

 

New CAO--- and voting strength – Census

Before they went ‘in-camera’ they allowed public to ask question—I took opportunity to inquire about if/ when changes to voting would reflect the most recent Census data--- I was first told it would not happen ‘until Province notified SQCRD’ by the Chair, Barry Paiges, when I persisted that his ‘information’ was incorrect on the procedure – John sided with me and said the changes would be made soon (with Ian getting one more vote and Rupert getting one less)

Created by LG on 1/10/2007

Last updated on Wednesday, October 03, 2007