Last nights council meeting was the first time in over 2 years Milton Town Council has met in person. It was definitely different as an hour or so before the meeting my instincts took over and I headed to my home office to launch Zoom and get ready all the while I should have been getting dressed to go.
Our staff had done an incredible job getting the council chambers ready to accommodate a hybrid option where councillors can attend in person or still online via Zoom. It will be a layered approach and the public will always be able to watch the meeting online via YouTube or participate as they have for the 2 plus years on Zoom.
As more improvements are made we should be able to have the public be able to attend the meetings in person as well but right now it’s a staggered approach. We will keep you posted.
Lots of things we’re accomplished last night and I can update what was done on a separate post but after the meeting during our Regional Council update, a request from Councillor Challinor for an update as to what happened at the recent regional council meeting and in this video clip I provided what a majority (but sadly not all) of Milton councillors at the Region felt.
The video I got doesn’t have the ability for CC”ing but I’ll get a transcript of what I said here very soon.
Thank you for your continued support on this. I have heard from so many of you from all over a Milton that you are concerned about our future growth, housing affordability, sustainability and our vision for the future. A future that WE want to decide, not a land tribunal, not someone from the province, not an outside group who isn’t concerned about Milton’s needs, and certainly NOT councillors and Mayors from other municipalities who bow to special interest groups and “clever” political plans. We want to decide what this town should be and we will.