Keeping in tune with a previous article by Christina Commisso from the Milton Canadian Champion last week about elected officials and candidates being “online & connected” it made me wonder about the AMO conference that is going on this week.
She had also written an article about our 5 councillors who are attending the AMO Conference in Windsor this week. She spoke with a number of them and they all mentioned they would be pushing for the expansion of Milton District Hospital. You can read the article here.
Seeing how this is an important issue to many Milton residents it would be helpful if we got some updates from those councillors at the conference. Problem is, we dont know whats going on.
Just imagine if they posted updates on Twitter for instance saying “discussing Milton hospital with provincial officials at the AMO Conference…things going well” or something to that affect. Those of us who follow on Twitter or on the candidates/councillors websites can from the comfort of our home get an understanding of what is happening and the status of those talks.
I know that at least one of the attendees at this conference is on Twitter so hopefully they will get the message and let us know how things are going regarding the Milton hospital issue.
One of the most common concerns I am hearing at the doors during this campaign is making sure residents are kept up to date on issues that face Milton. Does it have to be instantaneous? Not at all. But something is better than nothing. My promise to you as your councillor after Oct 25th is to keep that flow of information going so that residents are kept in the loop.
It doesnt take that long to post a 140 character message on Twitter or quickly update a website/blog so that people know their concerns are being looked after. I know its summer and the last thing on the minds of many residents is politics but quick postings here and there can go a long way.
I look foward to the councilors report on this conference at the next council meeting and how discussions went with other municipalities about a united front to lobby the provincial government to allow the use of development charges to fund the local portion of the hospital and discussions with provincial officials that are there about the importance of and the need for expansion of Milton District Hospital.
Maybe a quick update from one of the attendees is in order. I’ll keep checking Twitter and see.
Until then, I’ll see you at the doors.