Signs and deadlines

The council meeting last Tuesday night definitely had its tense moments, particularly during the debate over the sign bylaw.

I couldn’t help think there has to be a better way. It reminded me of the debate surrounding business licensing that also brought some anger and frustration inside the council chambers.

The town is stating there was an educational component to the sign bylaw issue while business owners told council there was no consultation. Whatever the case may be, the issue left business owners still searching for answers.

We here at the RTT don’t have portable signs outside our building so I can’t say I know what the communication situation was like in terms of what was sent to business owners who have one. Obviously, we believe newspaper advertising is the way to go, but that’s beside the point.

While watching and taking notes on the debate, I was wondering if additional public public notification measures could be created in addition to what measures the town says were taken to ensure everyone is fully up to speed.

Information forwarded to the press could prove handy as well, as I didn’t become fully aware of signs being moved or requested to be removed until after it started happening. If I missed something, I apologize.

I guess my point is that I would like to see fewer instances of what occurred last Tuesday night. I just want to see everyone on the same page so the town and its business community can co-exist more harmoniously.

Deadline reminder

In case anyone missed the notice in last week’s River Town Times, we will have Canada Day coverage in the print edition next week. As Canada Day fell on Tuesday and deadlines had to be changed to accommodate that, we were unable to get anything in the print edition this week but we will update the website with those stories later this week. We hope everyone had a happy and safe Canada Day and stay tuned for the stories and photos!

Signs and deadlines