I agree that there are a few things that we have to fix but that doesnt take away from the untold number of things that make Milton THE best place to live. Part of that IS the ability of people in town to complain about things like speeding, dumping of garbage, kids smoking pot etc. The advent of the internet and blogs, forums and websites make the ability to share information rather quickly.
Some examples are with things like lost cats that have been posted. With an untold number of people reading THIS particular forum, information was quickly shared and in the best neighbourly way, people kept an eye out for that lost cat. Another great example of how this and other website work is the Hawthorne Village PS school situation that came to light. Not many people, including myself at the time, were aware of the public school boards proposal to include a portapack to allow for over 1200 students to attend that school. A decision like that would not only affect parents of children who attend HVPS but others in the area with increased traffic, etc. By posting a plea to parents to help make submissions to the board, there were an additional 11 submissions made in the last day alone. While 11 may not seem like a large number, it might just do the trick and awareness was raised.
With stop signs coming down and someone posting it on the board it was able to raise enough awareness where we can voice our displeasure / support for such actions and with the awareness raised, there has been further action taken by the town...we even had a town councillor (outside ward 1) take a look at the intersection, and even HES submitted a letter to town staff to urge them to reconsider that decision.
Where would we be without the ability to voice our concerns? Who knows but it does help. While some of the items may seem trivial to many, the issues do matter to others. I know I have been able to meet with many of you on the board, which just enhances our little community even further.
AND even though Ive been in Milton for 3 years now, I still find interesting tid bits on my Mattamy home that I never knew of before...thanks to sites like this.
So, keep the "complaining" for the lack of a better word coming...the more the better. The beauty of this board is that you can read something and if you dont like it or dont agree with it you can either say something or move on. Thats the best part.
This forum is like one big block party where we can all chat about things, gripe if we have to, give kudos to those who do good things... and laugh at ourselves sometimes.
Have a great day everyone...even those people going door to door....
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