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Gas station stories

Chevron face lift

Council mtg July 28th

Rumour was that both marine fuel stations looking ‘iffy’

Pulp Mill site sold? 14M$ -- story later

 

Will PRDN ever publish ex-reporter’s story on City Hall?? I’m guessing not as won’t jeopardize the $ 29,972 got from city in 2007 (see SOFI)

 

I hear

Wampler is staying --- though will close this fall as gets tanks etc worked on/ rebuilt
Rumour is that changing supplier --- other marine fuel station closing – another rumour is that station will be bought out by Wampler

Story was that suppliers don’t like delivering fuel from Terrace

Who sets priorities?

I am suggesting mayor and CAO rely mainly on staff (little guidance from above) – thus a strong manger (say as at Civic Center) tends to run their own show (allowing RCMP, City Staff free access to both up attendance numbers but also to ‘fight’ vandalism – i.e. the kids facility intended for) – but potentially upping share of City budget too (new zomboni, new roof, new--- etc)

 

The image left is flower garden meant for cruise ship tourists --- and at same time our infrastructure – roads, water, sewer continues to deteriorate from lack of upkeep  – I will develop this further over next week

 

Post Tom Ireland era --- see no evil

This Council – but especially Briglio and Pond want to portray Rupert as a ‘business friendly’ environment – which seems to translate into ‘don’t enforce rules unless have to’ (I suspect that is why a Howie replaced a Kumar, and Ireland left, etc --- this Council’s sense of ‘direction’ etc)

 

Thus I suspect that a building permit should be needed to erect that new sign (image left) --- not for aesthetics but for public safety –plus City will end up paying for any lawsuits should the sign blow down in the first fall windstorm and injure someone

 

I will argue this ‘we don’t enforce bylaws’ attitude is part of reason kids are ‘taking over’ down town --- ‘No Rules’

 

Open Burning

The request to allow open burning in Industrial park – under normal circumstances it would be illegal – you and I would have to get a permit etc (full story later) –

But this ‘hostel’ on 3rd Avenue (image left) can burn that treated(?) lumber, etc., without a permit because of a loophole in Bylaw – if any food ‘cooked’ it is OK and no permit required – so throw a potato in the next refuse fire you have --- and save $ on permits

Created by LG on 27/7/2008

Last updated on Sunday, July 27, 2008