HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-12-27TO: His Worship the Mayor and Members of Council
FROM: A. Guiler, Town Manager
DATE: December 27th,'1978 li
SUBJECT: Oshawa Times Article
Following the appearance of the A ticle in t �e Oshawa Times on
December 21st, 1978, regarding comment) suppositi ely made by the
Planning Director several calls were m de by Memb rs of Council and the
Public regarding these commen:this
s.
Since the appearance of Arti'le a"thorolgh discussion was held
with the Planning Director, and I find khat in fact Mr. Kristof did grant
the Reporter an Interview which lastedlapproximately one and a half
hou�r;i,during which time the bulk of th'' discussion was regarding the
Courtice Heights Subdivision Secondary Access problem.
The Planning Director also statedlthat he got) involved explaining
basic Planning Theory and planninglpro 16ms in areas which started to
deelop on'urban fringe areas before full planning controls apply. The
article which -appeared newspaper ed i the news a e does not reflect the comments
it
made by the Planning Director because it was drastically abbreviated and, L
comments were taken out of context and some of the quotes reflected,by
re misquoted and in articular "Pioneers to Blame".":
the Reporter we q P
The Planning g Dir ector also states that not mention an he did Y
Ratepayers
'or any Members of Council by name. The reference to
Councillor Cowman's appearance before the .Ontario Municipal Board wase.
strictly the Reporter's own comments.
The Planning Director feels that the way the article was written is
misleading and he is very apologetic to the Council and the Public for
creating such havoc.;
In the short time Mr. Kristo£ has,been on staff he has assisted
Council in solving many planning problems in the Municipality.
Throughout my investigation I ascertained that the Planning Director
did not express any Policy Statement, because it is a standing rule in this
Municipality, that Policy Statements are made by Council not by Staff.
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