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I'm sitting here reviewing proposed outline for an "implementation plan" for a totally innane and unused document, and I'm starting to wonder why I am actually spending valuable time/resources on something that nobody is using.
A few years ago (before I arrived) my city got into a little cat fight with the neighboring county regarding their proposed Municipal Development Plan (similar to a General Plan/Comprehensive Plan). The cat fight went to the Province, which remanded the issue back to the local level and told us all to get together and figure out a process to play nice.
After several meetings over the period of at least a year, the "Process for Resolving Intermunicipal Planning Issues" was created, adopted, and forgotten. So now a meeting has been called to put together this implementation plan. Despite the fact that administration is aware of this document, it hasn't cut down on the squabbling (mostly between the mayor and reeve).
Sometimes it just seems so futile to be working toward partnerships between agencies when our elected officials narrowly support the concept and definitely don't practice it.
Sorry for the rant... my frustration is running high today. I'm sure all of you have been in the same situtation...
A few years ago (before I arrived) my city got into a little cat fight with the neighboring county regarding their proposed Municipal Development Plan (similar to a General Plan/Comprehensive Plan). The cat fight went to the Province, which remanded the issue back to the local level and told us all to get together and figure out a process to play nice.
After several meetings over the period of at least a year, the "Process for Resolving Intermunicipal Planning Issues" was created, adopted, and forgotten. So now a meeting has been called to put together this implementation plan. Despite the fact that administration is aware of this document, it hasn't cut down on the squabbling (mostly between the mayor and reeve).
Sometimes it just seems so futile to be working toward partnerships between agencies when our elected officials narrowly support the concept and definitely don't practice it.
Sorry for the rant... my frustration is running high today. I'm sure all of you have been in the same situtation...