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Appendices to Report C52012-140October 17, 2012 Finance Committee

TOTAl # OF SURVEYS STARTED::: 1033 IAPPENDIX A

TOTAL # OF SURVEYS COMPLETED::: 708 or 68.5"

AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON BACKGROUND INFORMATION::: 12.5 minutes

# of Surveys completed online::: 980

# of hardcopJes completed ::: 54

# of users using mobile device to ilccess SUrvi!y :: 206 or 20% of participants

(of which 47 or 22" of those using mobile devices scanned the QR code)

Types of mobile devices used (top 5) were::

'of IWtpOilKS

lndlvidu,1 918 97.3%

Group or OI'pnlu,tion • ...Business " 1."

4 Wh.it i1re til<! lirst ] dilits of your post,! code:

• Iphone (35.5")

• 'pad (34.94%1

• Blackberry (5.76"1

• Sony Tablet (4.961

• lpod Touch (3.51"1.

DEMOGRAPHIQ

PIo!i1$e com~te the fo1lowi"llnfom'lil(lO<1 to i1110w us to better UOOentilnd tile delnOlDphics of those whocompleted the SUfV'e'¥-

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N3R 421 45.9%

N" 16S 17.6·;.

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1. Are you i11i1~PiIyerIn the Cltv of 8ri1ntford

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S. Arl! you employed by tile CIty of Ilr,ntford or i1"V of its ,.encies?

OOp!eue note 115 PilrtidPilnts skIpped this Question2. Are you , resident of the C"rly of Irlontfonl1

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IAPPENDIX B,,,10'ed"rTY 0 BRAHTFORD SERVICf REVIEW SURVEY RESULTS "'NOTE< F , rou StC, prnent .. 'esRO!l$f$ reprt"nts

>ervlu ArN - Siimple PrOlf .1nS lewl oIlmporunu 10 M; M.... yoIl s.t1st....tion with C'ufJefot~. ImpolUncO of How lhauld ttle Oty ,., for 1-'• uH'd this Quality \'I. Cost ....,• lew.I'lIII H $eM« In

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U #. • - , -I PvblkT~ $S.2M 4.4" Plll'...., INBI!'t MId • , , • , ,. .. • , , • , • , , • , , • li- , • •..,tministtr buWJ, Il\iInSlI U,,, 13,2% 10.6" 21.'" 15.0l" U.~ ,."" ... 12:7% .." U.J% 4.1" ~.S'li ...... 21.111 ....1" n"" ~ ~.. ..... ..... ..... ....

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tnInspolUlion-

TIM sp I t:fdool S2,8M ,.'" lnnsporuOOn plMlni.... • , , • , ,. .. • , , • , • , , • , , • • , , •...,..... b'3ffio: ~~ty. ttllffic....... o~bons, $/Irwls and Jtrfft

lightlroc; traffic Sludies; ,... ."" U' "... "... ".. ~... .-'" 19.1" ..... "."" ... M'" 10."" n.", ..... .... ...... ..." ,..... ... ..... ....I pYnn~ advice and wpport

10 otl\ff de~ttnwnts .Polk. SeMces $266M 22,l!' rommunlty poIcinc; oWne • , • • , ,. .. • , , • , • , , • , , • • , , •

prewntion; vicUm support;

tnffic and ~hi(:lM; spKial

I crime l.II>it$ anet initiatlvU; 1,1" J.)" .~ J5.'" 67.2% It.J'll. ~."" .- ..~ ,,"" 41.2% U.I" 71.'" 11.'" .~ I1A" ".. 10'" " ... .... ."" ..... ..""communitya_'~ and

eduation-,......... $15.4M 12,", fin!~ rrwedbI • , • • , '8 .. • , , • , • , , • , , • , , • •

rf$9Ofl$e; huardouli material

Ires.poo$t!; publk wfety andinvest"ations; fi,e

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JtiPlM'<Iot!; triinirC anddistl.ltch

PublkWorb- $6.3M 5.3" SII'ftIS; sidewalks; street • , , • , '8 .. , , , • • • , , • , , • • , • •.....~- dt!anin& anet ,o.ct$idt!lNIinteNU'lCe; snow dt!arq;brid&t! maintenance and ,.. .... ,~ _S.7" _1.~ "... ,,-'" ,... ..... ..... ...... ... - "... .~ ..... ...... ..... "-'" - .... 10.... ....m'OnIiIl;- maJOr proteCtde-odopment; new builcting

IstructUrfl - - ~-U,,,,, $3.9M U" provision ollibra'V $t!rvkfl • , , • , '8 •• • , , • , • , , • , , • • , , •to community; Iioindalildministritlon; matfflm~nt;~an:hand " .. .... .... ~.. ~... - ...... ..... ..... ..... ,..... ..... ,,-'" ".. ..... "-"" n .. ,... """ ...'" ,..... .... ....referentll! iSsistiroce;

Ip«IInmm'nt: tKhnolosvdevelopment and suppol't

AtYice ArN ~ ~mple Procrllms l.rtel of ImporUnc:. to Me H_.... s.thfactIoo, wl1tI CurNnt Set oiu rm~c1t..... of How should the CIty pay few._,

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I • ,. ....,• • --Water S20,3M ~nsur~ ad~quat~ and safe , , , • • •• .. , , • • • , ,I'

, , • • , • • •rteatment and wat~ supply; wat~r

Dlstributk>ntreatment fKilrty

manacement and ... .. .'" u.s" "... ...... ..... .... ,... 11.~ ..... n .. ..... "'" .... ..... "... ... ..... .....malnleNInce; ma;nl_ and .... IUS ....(costs .... Mlyl'ICO••,H tep" water distribubon

from lIS.' fI:fl $y$tem; wale, conservation:I • I • .

I Solid WIIstI: SUM 1,3" proace collection; lin~r • • • •• .. • , • • • • , • , • • • • • • •management; r«"f'dinIOfltiatiorls, composl.... bIut'boll pn)II'IIm; ~ndfiJI Site ... ... •.'" ,.... n .... "... ,... .... .... .... ..... ..... .,... ...... ...... ~ a", .... ..... "'" ..... ..... ....O9l!~lion and adr.,;,.:tlfilbOl'l

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Isantury S14.8M sanitary sewer systems; land , , • • • •• .. , , • • • , I • [. • • • • • • , •..... dfilJnal~ and storm water......... management; 101~~ and construebOn; u. u. ".... .. ... ..... n .. ...... ..... ... .UH ..'" ~ ..... ..'" ,.... ...... "... ..... ~ .... ..... ..... .....

{costs .. filly • "ll!rcetlCY repairs; pum~-- SUIJOn$; polution control

Ifrom US"....,....... Sl.6M 1Il0CtiS and Issue al tluiIdq , , t. • • •• .. • , • • • • • • , , • • • • • •......... permrts; .nfOlcellll!,it of

municipal by-Iaws

(costs n. f\lJIyU" U" nOl" n.5" 16.0l" ..... II.'" .... .... .... ,,'" .... n,,,, .... u ... ..'" 11.5" U. ..... ..... .... ..... ..'"-~.....

from \lSI: r fan

......... Sl-SM 1.'" currenl and futu... land use; • , , • • 'K .. • • • • • • , • , • , • , • • •San-as policy clewlapolll!nl and

tKhnical support; PtePfrl:'Sand jmplem~nUcommunity .... ,... 2U~ 37.5" U.S" ..... ...... U.CM 16."" "... 16.'" U. IS."" ").5" "... .... ..... ,... n,... .... .... ..'" ....Improvement plans; supportSbrownfll!lds. Mm. and

-,~ .Otot»rio WOfb S7.2M ..... ~m~t pIa«frll!nlS, • • • • , •• .. , , • • • , , • • • • • , , • •

support; ackIition WfVic6

.nd counseWrlI; incomesupport; housi"ll rnourte

ILl" I .•" 2~.0l" 30.7" z•.". .,.. "... .... 10.5" "'" ..... ,.. ).I.)" .... 15.2. ".. "... u.~ !5.S" n ... ..'" .... ....cenl'~; f.mily support

_tnlkeluu ~ sample PlOC'.m Lewlof',"J1~ ~iUto~ ....,.. ~tilfaclb, witt! o.orr-t SmIlu ImpllUtoCeof How tt-ld the Oty~ lot ~._1

• 1...,!JtJ1-) ........ QualIty w.. CoI;t ....,: In s,.al In .,:$1._- 5ervIU ,"• '''MM fJlt 1·'1 lr!ttM ... 1=41:: 2lomo_u<>im_, Lilst 11 IV...,_ ICIIIf_,.....5 • 'No ..efeo ..... -.., 2Soo.._-..thd I ____IM"" 1__'-

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M"'••0~ •u • --..- S1.9M 6.6" dP#elopmeiit of new Ind , ' , , • , •• - • , • • , , , • • , • • • • • •......'" IffocW~ houstrlI pn:lI"--;

IdminiuBtiDtl of sotiIIhousi,.12100+ unIU).

11.1" ,.. 8." 27.'" 15.'" .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ,.. 1.1." ..... "h U.'" n." ,.. U.U' s... ... '" .... ......munlcif)llhousing 11200+);

I~~~ profit housing unll..

"'" '"'" SO.'" .... ml"'P the ~~..,of (hild , , , • , •• - , , • • • , • • • , • • • • • •........ t;lre sel'lric:es; suppol'1 01spe<ilIllIftd$ r.sourtine;

Iresource cenlfe; nrly

10.1" 5.1" 27.'" 16.'" 20.4" 1.6" U.'*" 6.1" .... 14.1" 11.1% ... 4U" Jt.:nli 16.'" " .... ".... ... " .... .... 11._ .... ......"Iml,. chikl clevelopmentInd Clre prelI..ms

I. . .r("""oillk SO'" 0.6" r.ctIiIIte ....e>1ment IftCl , , • • , •• - , , • • • , , • , , • • • • • •Dewlopcnent lind munidplllnduW"J lfnd

Slles; business relention Ind

I el<f)lnslon; mln.el .... 2.'" 1',1" IJ.6" .... .... ..... 11.1'16 ...... ...... ,.... U. ...... ".. .... 41._ .... ,.... 27.7" ..... ..... .... ....community It>d Inrxl

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ICentrethe performint ..IS inBrlntford; mI"IleenterUJfVTlCnt 4eility Ind

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Idmlncster "'50"prDIl"I"""""

'. ' , ~ITOUrism SO.9M .... iNIr10et community to • • , •• .. • • • • • • , , • • • • , • • •......... visitors, lOUr opel"ltors,meeb,.1nd cocwenlicMlhost$,~ wnter/rMdll, .... 11-1" 25.0'6 ..... ..... s... "... ... ... ~. ..... ... ".... e ... .... ..... ..... ,.... ..... ".. ...". ..... ....sport tourism IndI~consurnen; businessretention, e~PJnsion;ClPIdtv de .e!opment;IClmftster MIHIiOpIICuIturIt Plin llId irwestrnentprlJlflm; Idminlster vtsIlorinforTnltion serviceS ItTourism Centre

......... ~ s.mpePlOC'.ms ,l.ftoel' of Import...,. to M., -_...... Sootihdk... with Cun'ent~ lOb Importanc:e of How should tt. CIty~.. - "'*_....,• _"'-On ~"",.Cost -,~ 1"""911 H 1nn·'IM 1_51 r -HI~ lnt12~

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"......1Id $91M 76" dosiII\ lle".tlope._ itI'Id • , • • •• h • , , • • • , • • , • • • • • •IRecrntlon n\ln~lof~.

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I APPENDIX C

SU PPQRT SERVICES In ..sditoon to prooidio.~s to IlnntfOfd reSldoMU, WSlton iIl'ld businesses" the City is Ho rnpomible for the~~ and 0¥I!f'SIChI~wei n .........,enrt and ~lftistr~ti¥eh.w>ctions of till!

COrponIIIOn.

GOYfm;mce rcsponsibilitles and 0'R'111:hl: City stiff prcMde advice to COuncil and all of the City's divisions Ind iIIIencies 10 m<l.e SI.Ire the City goYernment worts _II Ind meets ~n olits ~spomibilities.This includes rna..... sure thit systems, policieslind strvctures ~re in piKe so that COuncil un be aC<OlJntable and effecllve

M,nlBernent ,"4 tdminist'ationi Som~r10 any O<Jiniution, there ~te tore functions thit SIJ9POI"IInIem.l ~partrnenu ~nd ~re required to ensure the ooeral operation runs effidently" ~nd effectNely. Those support seMces provided bot the

City be\wHn ~rtmenu~nd include sud> selVlCes is those 1tsU'd below

PI.fASE TELL US I' YOU THINK rt IS MOItf IMPOltTAHTTO INVEST AND IMPROVE 011 TOTRY AND RfDtJa COSTS f04It THE fOUOWING SUPPORT SUVICES:

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health, safety and _Iness

operalion, suppon and rNIinten.ance oflhe Oty's lnfotmllion infrutl'\Kl~,networb. COtj)Orite YUinformation syslems, security, and dal~ storage!bid.up; manllemenl of corporate data; in-houseapplicalion doeYelopment; project management: training; corporate website rNIin!en~nce and

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ieg~1 and rul estate services 10 all City departments, COuncil, the hydro aroop of comp.ilnles.loulhousi,. corpot;ltion and ottwr wholly owned subsidiaries of the City ~nd where possible io(lQI boards ofthe munlc::ipility; and the rNInacement of the Plo.~ldilOffef>ses Office acreemenl

support seMces ~nd fiNnciil administl'llion lot community apndes such is 1kIn! CouMy Health UnIt.JoM Noble Home,lMld Ambulance SeMors, Police Iloird, comrnunrty physiciIn rlta\lltment; 911SelVic:es; Operatoon lift ~nd other communrty -eendes is .jlpItl,ed by COuncil

COrporate communlcltiom services, pl~nnlrll ~nd assistaflU: administration of Yertical pole bannerprogram

finandll administration; budJel process administrltion; KmUnU l'Kejyable; iKOOUfIU PIY~ble; YESfiNndIl rt'pOrton&; ban....nd investtntnts; financial .....1ysIs; property IIlI co8«bon; property til ~ndutilities custorntf SotMce; pIyt01I ~nd all purchisirc for the municipality and the Hydro Group of SI,S"

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lnfr.tsltUCllft; support semces fortnVortllomental. trarlSlt, transportatoon. Oeslfn ~nd construction ofCity's infrastructure

Support Service

Communlc.itlons

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SUPPORT SERVICES ANALYSIS SUMMARY

lnnst & Improvt! Try & Rltduc. CosU Who 'hould provide MNk.?

Don'1 eireSUPPOflT SERVICE Coo~ Don'1 CoIn!.... 'K No 'K No "'" ""' - \es.scon ,-CAl) ." 525 91.1 I.' '" OJ ,.., 11.2humin Resoure6 " " .., 10.5 '" UJ "., 10.6Le II & Rell EsUte 41.1 583 "" ,., 391 18.4 '" ...,. Clerk's Office 16.3 83,1 88,8 11.2 45.6 '.1 36.2 10.4AOlIn<:e 'OS 48,5 " 464 " " 11.1Informltion

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Support 5e<vIces fotCommun~ndes 11.4 28.6 '" 25.2 39.5 12.4 " 20.1CommUniCilions 32.9 67,1 91,2 ... " 11.4 464 12.2Ercineenns·Publk:worn ", ,.,

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IAPPENDIX 0

PAYING FOR an SERVICES

II of respon~s

Better than all other cities " 3.'7"

8l!'tt~r than most other cities to " ..In Ine witt! other cit~s '" ...'"8rantfonl should not compar~ itself wittl 0Ihe1' cities when rnaltirc deci:sions '" "...abovtseMcn

In 2012 the MraR residential property '" Brantford win pay $3.010 101 which $2,538 coes to the Cily)per year In taxes, ~W'd on an ave~le prOflertv value 01 $214,000. If the City has to ;nc~a~ re'Sidential prope<ty taxes to ~lance its

budlet, how much mote property tax ~sed on the fVCUI! would yoo be comfol'table~~ in 20131

.01........,Hone 1~1 ". .....1"I~ inal!ase $30 pet' 'f'!aror $2,50 per monthl U. n.D.

2" laverac~l~aseS60 per 'f'!ar or $500 per month) U. 11.1"

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TAXPAYERS' BILL Of RIGHTS SURVEY

1. Do you ~gre-e th~t ~t Taxp~yers Bill of Rightli should be implement~withinthe Oty of BnIntford?

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TAXPAYERS BIU OF RIGHTS ANALYSIS SUMMARY

2. Do you iIgl"e-e th~t the TupOlyers' Bin of RlJhtli ~s ~l!d will prO'iiM for

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1. Think about Brantford's services overall. Do you think that the City should deliver

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2. In 2012 the average resIdential property In Brantford will pay $3,010 ($2,538 City portlon)

ill year In taxes, based on an averege Pfoperty value of $214,000. If the City has to InCl'las.

residential property taxes to balance Its budget, how much more property tax based on the

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3. Do)'ou have an)' othercomments)'OO wish to share with Council?

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1 .,"'..... M ~ ""0""'"~~ II*'.aIl c:.n ~ • ..:. wilrlOUl gc*lg 0tI2, 2012 8;11 PM..b M ICIiIcft. &cp. $ ('10 b ntuItr'y dia,,,.~ ridIr dowl....• ,"'lNII ..... kl_PClP' $ l_lIlew..l9lwL GIIl9dloutollhltwdge" 1IDlirIIm __ II kll poor Ioc:IIaiIall. _ oIll'1C11'1ll1. 8)'IIW.,,_,.4-rgOOdb:*~ .,,""'II-w-ab ba _1...... ljj.1Go*![TQlQmI~Eo""*'·1II

2 ...... b __""""~PlOl*tY-- __ who clcIn' [SurYI)1 0tI2, 2012 un PM

3 $--.., Ike b IInllw who II~ lor .... -.....y ItIll 'oOtwIi did !hey lIII!hI 0tI2, 2012 5:111 PM......._-.. P.-IcIlIg lit lillrIryll hoi~:whyIlIha'11 no he~ 00se by? TtQ C/fy Oct 2, 2012 5:ll2 PN

..-- Inl;nI 1tIll -vY spent on l!l1JrtMng alncnNlslng thIngI b doaroo.m!hl CIIy ft« mcMng f1WfI'i for "-yeats,' IlIghly dreadId moYIngback. In ofJobI, ITIOI'II oppor1lIrOIIOI .. r-'od-1heM doIlO1l1dude.... ilI IUd! • Kelly ServIces-get rid of~Il! [T<UlsmJ {PIOdngJ

!5 ~ UN 0Ig,nwnq.-.... Don' InfIaIe InlPOla.... oI ....lo~ grNIar 0tI2, 2012 4:32 PMCOI1I Oon'l doC. $ WOOL EIrw IrHllll-. or _lIad aul1..Nll ......, )'OUfaillWII~ 8cu'ldoIry AdluSfiI. ib... ......... gIwn ImQUf1$ 01...-'11PlOPO!Y Bo......d....-d.rlord ...... YMCA.,~I'P'..... !hI a.nenC_[8"'9'4l (Ra:i • ,] (8cM'd8ryJ -

II Go*kyc... II ~I"" I•• bulQUIlIt)' 01.,. 17 bIIl'mulrIyl......, ad 2, 20122:28 PM"')0 t5 ..... bllIbotiauI· wada • pIOplI kl:odwid_,.... lhald or ....IhI .... ID _FC ? Pab _ greeI. - walda I ..... I .. I. -y7 SIO:orIfy<XlIb III Mdc.~ Boowolwlcl costs '-'dl..-1CfI*'YRlIirllI- 'anIf' ......,__ 11.... ill ",., a f ....ud (>,01'"_-

nat .. ..,.. CoItIDI PaIoeand F" ~-.............7 [T_I(llo ..... ' 5 II] [SI.noIyI [Rai-"",] /WGSCI (EIr-vaw;y..-.

7 OlIver iIIYUIlhIit _Ill best lor Bo.llbd.. Wolildo_."greMl bin' ad 2, 2012 2:00 PMOl""d' -, IolIlWlIID ooIa::t ilU" organQ , ilU" ho..-h*l....ud not~ ID UMIhI wallte ....... ": I Mr'o'lc:I. rrucfl- ilU" "CIIpIk:s"~ be"'*" "*'.... ,.....-st IEmi''''''.~1

II Over .. ooundI tIoII. good !ob.IlIttlolql_ 1* too IlJJChjusl to be hI.cI. Cd 2. 2012 1:23 PM~

1 PROPERY TAXERS ARE TOO HIGH NCJoN [T-J ad 2. 2012 1:oIl PM

10 _Make <leo lith'calvl wiItI il. _Slap. 5 '10 lIi'M twwUIlnil_liI Cd 2, 2012 11:51~1llOIllly. - L.iIIIn 1ll)'OUf dry 1t3lI..-.d...." ...... No...:llor~ lorIliljuiilyol ,. ~

11 ? noft>Id d/rf __~oc-I,........onpolC..)'QU 0tI2,201210:44~

vo" a dIa'JIltII lot -.ng • ...,.~ lor..stIIf IhII _1Ildngdown ev- YQU c:.n Idd • III !heir ..ba I\ha""-I1EIkiInlJ

12 ?1m6d -..prIIoId ..... Puk>IIFh..- "" a.dI. hugllftOCl\oI'I$ 01... ad 2, 2012 10:23~budge$-"II~. II' now? [BudoIC] [Eil_vaw;y S«4w1

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13 Lose the SIMI_ menUIiIy. TrarlIillT'Ult.cld IdclillDlllllllo..lsawilh--.,"'*net"""" '*'P'. RiclIR.. net gIIlIWIg I ..... seMcII NON. 'ofIIlhluIREDUClNG .......(T~

14 Thls co.n:I MUST get..aa IIbout REOUClNG _ 110 IhiIl~ II I n.z.on _ n Bi.odoid. 1f)'llU ..-:lID ,..,. -", dg 110. ")'IlU r-' tel "'w;oges b" I~0I2~, dg 110. Fond itI'lldoII...... n Ndl d&j;M'lI, .... Thea.ck 01 DECENT 1IWlIl1n !his dly Is k, ....... og wotkell In 1Ills city. PegpIIi whOIuYe IlIi ,.,.. ....~. lit 6p'n, tM.- 2 hoo.n telll"l homlt!llKk 01 busInonsiI~~Ifw. The de6dt Is 1,18 mllion (111**) In our CIly. Resdnd8flY~~)'OlXPf1'I~W'ItIlthe IludgMIs~. I ....NOT .....-.g to .... '*' IndeIlmety II" ltIe 1IWlIl M'ld lax IIItulItion II NOTCQfT'OCIed, ANO IOOnll 1m I senior on I FIXED INCOME In I monl!l or 110. Icall' lItJord esclIlatIIlg 18lle1. [TUBS) (T1WIIiII

15 I wo.Ad COOIlder I Iu Incruse If -lIlJI more 1'xII1iw In 1hll West end (shellord..'ld CCII'd'l).(Ri!lOUlIDrll

111 GET RID OF DAVE LEVAC. HE HAS CONE NOTHING FOR SENIORS THATAMOUNT TO ANYTHING, [Provncel

17 an SAO( ON COUNCt. MEMBERS AN) WASTBl MONEYS FOR TRIPSETC. USE THAT TO FIX UP aRANT. PROPEATY. EG: CI..EAR UP THEBROWNSTONE AREAS AND MAYBE OREDG£ AHa C1.EAN lP THE CANAl.FOFI OUR AREA SO WE CAN HAVE PRlOE.IN BRANTFORO AND fEB. UI(:EWE COUNT AS RESIOEHTS NOT JlJS'T STlIOENTS FROM LAURIER FORONC€I [Bo ....... i&ooIdII~

18 REMOVE EOUCAl1ON TAX FRCN SENIORS PROf'ERTY TAX.. WHENSOf,EONE MOVES TO BRANTFORD WHY NOT GIVE A LIST OF WHATWARD TliEY LNE IN & 'NHO THEIR COUNCILl.OR lS?777 INCLUOE THIS INTAJ( OR VT1UTY BIlL (T_I~

19 lESS FIGHTING AMONG MEMBERS AND l.4ORE CQ..OPERATION 'MIlCHWIll. PROVIDE THE CITY ANO ITS RESIDENTS WITH BETTER SERVICES.

lM""'",""""20 We comPl'fe ..... FAR 100 much with other dtleIl We are creall"ll a HI 01

pubic servanl Alariel thIIe '*', be llUltllllled by the popUatiorll WIth theongoing irIc:e.._ va...... !he~~M 01 0.1% lor 00I'I-dvtI18tY8IltI,what'l gojng to hIIppeIlln 10 yearsl! A1IIO 1hIs.lUlYllY us rather 1nlirnk1a~rog lormosl people! h liikel EFFORT tel mllke)'llUl'MI _tel do Il!I [SlI1Y]~

21 ThiI n-.. I loll I am I proud c.r..llIII. M'ld I hull: VII'hen Icennol cllhtollitClInIdIi DIy. T1'ltre ....... be oltIIIrI whO IIMI till How IIbouI CIty~~..~ -.Ion 01 So..n:\iIy rout.; .., 11.... 1~ 2pm 3pm • hDmIi IlW.eaorka. (l .... Cf)'Ir1ll .. 1wiIe"') [f,...;tl

22 fhrot.9'l klCl Id NEW r'M'mell M'ld itI'lldoIIdIiI.. proW;le _e ':log ttl.. sidewillkll GIll CIUII "'1lIi gdI COln& AND ct*l '*" buill I~l Reduce..retellD CUI'..... b" UPAC's fe." ..• ,••l!GcJI] jCanVTUntyO"........,.of)[f~J~ SefW;:-.'OW)

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23 The main goal Is to maintain e/ficienl1Hld cost etreclive -w:es lha1l1lll owned OCt 1, 2012 8,13 AMby !he public body ..,; c:or1lrac1ed seMcesIcorpDrale publiclprlYale~shIIII be dlsco.nged and C&UtiOned ~t. [EtIlcientj [OUIlityIl..eYel 01 service]

24 ConsIder 1 lull lime~ for each ward and look atredistlrlbullon to e 6 SIlfl30, 2012 6:S5 PM__--:ward system. {MayorlCouncll]

25 Yes. There should be [ lnIllaled by COIXICil ] I fonlnsic aud~ of !he Gre1zI<y SIlfl30. 2012 6:50 PMCenler cost _ IIHI. wtthout lJoItISlion. The etfecl of ttla ",.pac asseaamenl {7]program COI'Ilblned wl1h the aV9r Increaslng mill rate Is /orting elderly lIxedinc:or'ne nosidents to seltheir ~.Brantfotdresldeots, c:ompared 1o dtles 01~able size are slgnltleanlly overt.Ped. The answer is to WI cnata. No ITlCIf8

grandiose and~ munldpalldeas based on In;:r""sect taxation andborToIomg from COf1~ funds (Taxes] [Cosol Ovenunsj [WG5Cj

26 The city has been empire building for1he la$llan years. CuI staff 10 2008 levels. sap 30, 2012 g:oo AMfreezto pays. freezto hiring. Hire. oonupbon Auditor. [Ellldenl] [Statr)

21 Fprl\<Iue survey ques1iosn please lry IIIing relatlI'll 8I1SWlll' llI1dnoI a ll8ndard 5ep 30, 2012 8,31 AM '__ lheI~ rnal<eI no sense wtlen 801_ ot doesrd provide I

rneanlng\lJ...-. If cooncII were 10 lI!Iad by.,.~ prehaps people may bernortI willing 10 excepIlOI'I'lOt of1he~, WIth the I0\oI cost housing projectralherthan eI'ways diwing into the podcetsoflt1e lax peyet, II!It iXJl someresponlbility on 1he use< to mElintaln the ploperties lhemselYes, reduoe thegarabage they ae aHow 10 leave out (brge Items Ike fl.lrnitureetc) I h...... 10 pay •fetllo lake mine to the IBn<IfillIll'd yet almost fN9f'/ weeIl1here are larges lemsplace on !he aIIb for pk;t;; up. the one notllkan by the city 1r\Id<s are picl<ed "l'later by ...... 'b ........ paid fot by the tax pIlyer. Some how I _ ttlts. cost ttlat<:lOIJd be reduce. (T.xes!~] [Social Servk:esIOWJ [Garbage]

26 Ou"PlOI*1Y taxes are 100 high. They ..... burden to many people, npedaly sap 29, 2012 5:03 PMlt10slI aenIors wi-., capltaI is tied "l' in • home and !heir o;vmont incomIl issmall. The MPAC .ssessments ere unfair to ""'aller, unrenoYaIed~ M!heM assessments we based on the better homn In any helghbourtlood. Il<rlorf\Ifrom the experience 01 oIhers Ihat ~ is not worth the IimfI .nd allort 10 light 81'1IlSesSment. City Coonc:iI mus1 rernember 1hat mMY ciIi>:_ do not receive..,......... increase In their lnc:ornot so en inaease In taxes resuIt8 In a dacrease Intheir Income. (T.xes]

29 From what' _ drMng llrl>Und!his Q(y, Perb and Rae haV9 WfroIIO rnudl sap 29, 2012 10'46AMbudget money kIlkl wed doseIy by PoIIce.FIre and Trallk:. W.ste _$Ie WlI$Ie[Ellldent]!&Jdllel] (Recreallonl(T~]

30 focus on Io.a:;..g costs at 1hIs time. Totally agrIM on holding the Nne on salaIy Sap 29, 2012 IlU2 AMIncreases !of two yea<s Jot AU. pI.i)lic emPo,aes along willi OntarIo & FederalGovI. They got In;:reases 2008 to now when private seeIot suffered, its their tum10 give us .Ittle relleYe. £Stall]

31 Ra: new homes and taxes taxes sIlouId be based on """" you paid fot1he IIome SIlfl29, 20121:26 AM.l'Ierbelng In. new home (paid cash) for 11 roonlt1s we hal'll been unable topay any taxllLl we willISl • huge blI soon - Is ttlb fair onoo taxIIil .... plIid lor2011 and 21)12 we wll pay lal<llil on a monthly basis (T.xesj

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32 Flowers we beauIifIJ In varIcua pItkI, but __ excessMl. lnstMd 1"""'*' ..r. _II.- rnl;lnIIJ speidi '1111'1l;Q on shell ..-.d ........ SidPab on myIlrwt we 8I1usl: 2O)'lWn pall due Illr NPIira~I(T~J

33 When taxpa)'OltS IlII r. _ CI'I """'Ihel or nat CiIy ceu-=-o..~ a~ 1 Wtrt Qn'~ b City ceu -=-0.. IlII , bIIloI: q""'" 1When Bi.llbd Power uIiIity t* go ON UNE. Curenil)'. CUi1O'.~c.n1Ylllw IhW bII on h.. Thlly~ r. cal' ....... Bi.llbd C1lSIDtn8f ....a to hOt.t haw nu;h !hey~ r. ~. £T-I [o..ityI\.....r gf .......1

34 Al_poin,~i... 'lltax.~"'~beco' ...........' .....Ha .1)'01. __ hlughllbout i... . 'II bwlMA _1 "'" nat a' ,! ..

of.,. ldN IhaI~ .. a.Mll1l'll;Q jcbIlf ... III1ed Ii!IsL Idon'_OOiPOi""'eubi as' solAIon. £T_I

35 w. "-n1 r.OOi•• ,oent on .,..11. or nat r.1ncrNH IInveslIn __ poo............wo..c a de.- piclln gf a.wrenI elCP" III Bi.,lbd has r. llII<lIl*Ii gf"clIi2Ml-. "'I"'d""Y II'!CA who we marglnaized or wiItIauI fl!lICItIre8I. In cll*lg10, _ bt*l ciIiZ&!Ship. which ..mprov.!hI dlyln "*'Y~ CUll camoI

IlII "*'- r. aodIIl W'llIfln pn:vama. bwIng. ale. lh8t II-.ItJI<s "'" on, on •dally basil. Spetdi'llll'OOll8Y on lhIngJ" golf COlneI. which we geloonlyul'llVlliblflltl the ma_, _ lIli1llt. Eitrler open !hem up wlth If", golfweekly lor ,II, (l( selIlhem off lor P'ov-ty. \JtI1a oo.r I'tOCI"elIlion centzft lletter.More free lenity swims and JkateI. (Again. dllzenshlp IIlhl1 goel). Thera ..loll of daytilTlll hoIn wIlllill lee ,nd__ nat booked. make those ...eIabIeto Iamill....... pl1i1nflr with the EIIIy Yell'" Centres end health un~ to plOl'iOle.(Health uri! probat>ly hal' heatthy convnunltle, plan thaI would WQfk Wi!ilI withthl.ldea). ContInue with snow budd~' and illkIng buddl8l type prognll""ConUtlUfIlnveJtment In youth.... npec:IIiUy Iha youth lllal erelllinging on IhaalrMtI, .. with ITIOIll opportunilIoM. and II'Il;Q poaltlv-. "* model5, they wilbecorT'oo good oorporate cltlzena. 11lCtU.. free tIarmony square edivitJeI.Incl'aaH Iha IIllateboard parks InIIl8ttves, locus on using parb: lor 1Uda. Enaln.. cel81nliOlil (I.e. Canada Day) Indue'- free • lib'll Make. mandlltory ferall wl:ota.liOl,.~ dly pltklle> Inclode free .cl/'olbw -. ~ the dly iIn,~ Iha ewnt. [Comnulily 0r0a/I:4A'.'1I

3$ ,.. an IrdviduIIltax~ and •~ tu par- lleill whiIt _ ~ b ourhome tax. and~ _ we WAY 100 hlgtI. TOloriiIm mIIlb cut a pm!ne*IW'_ (wt'ic:h _ jull: ,- heel .... ....., which • an anIIquMed~ Ie>~ and iI ............. ShOlJd IlII d1_.. IUed. £Taxesl £TDU'lImI

37 ~.lh8~d1dnat~~~ .son.. .... ofchokMCOl*! '-'"" t.M~ No two or II'Il;Q MoI** qUastilUI. In_CUM. I rrWght '-'"" Aid I'I1II ..CiIy MlcU::I irMoJrI t'l CItllI part d .. ... gf......... but nglw nu;tl t'l ....... For.. __~ I hnk!hl dly II '"_ .....'t'l .,.~di.......~ Wer- • lot Ie> IlII proud gf Ind 'IOiI'l1MM ..... gf ..cloIa'&, tNl Qn keep going. (Sun'I)oJ [PUbIc Incluq

38 In my DPr*ln lh8 ManagemInt gf.. CoIpQlItiol, of.. CIlv gf 8iIo itbd I\Iat.M doirIg • goocI jab" pall JIw ,.... In OU" Qn-.t lICOIoomic an.. ~ •............. 10 i... as. tax. and ClOIbi .. WlIgIII\IiYe t-> all block, jotlIloll. and -*n struw'ng 10 uiIt. W. need men lnduJtry /JollIl r.~ .......and. UH It- Pay fer It poley. MIny ........ Io .. c:o.n::iI and .. Mayor. (UMr

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39 I <::MI"IQC believe lh8I you decided to WIll youtMI\rM a pay railIll, alief IU'lIlIng UI Sep 27. 2012 3:38 nA~ furtheflnlo 1Illl redl No lIddlliQnal building psnnlts brWi.,>e<kaI useshould be islllOd until AU. "'the grayfield sites h8Ye bMn put back Into use.{btw...you should shaw leadership by buiIdlng!he new dty hall on 1Illl formerCTC site on Colboms Sl • 01 whir;h sib pretty rooch In 1Illl mIdde 0/ the noor1hand $QUIh and 0/ the cllyl [Community DsvelopmsolJ {MayorICouncH]

40 ThI. Q and A Is ".;a not IlCCUfllteIy ff1nlld my W"ICemS. The cholc:es appear 10 Sep 26, 2012 9:11 PMbe Ie..COIl 10 the tax-psyerlusers '"""'"' pocr quaYty. You .....' IIsk whIII'.morsltrlportanllO me oost ellIdenl willer 58fVlo!I1 or heIIIltly, wei monllOledwater servlces. That'l Ikkllloo II. [Survey]

41 There Is II lot "'wasteful spendlng In Bl'anllord. Why 8ffI pIlllOOn csptalns dfMng Sep 26. 2012 7:16 PMhome clIy ¥llhldes7 City Ileet Is ll"lIing 100 18rlIt'. Wtly spend money on oementllabs II bus .tops7 Gel rid oflndlvldulll~ owned bV Brant Houslng. WtlyIIIlI lhousands 01 doIars belng spenllll housing units (pIsygrau'odl, cementsteps, perking lots). Clfy 01 Brantrord 0'WIQI1Oo II\8flY I:luidng. """""*"". Whydkl!he dIy spend rniIions on dirlilt 1Illl cI1y IIInd1Il? When ctvls frles _ rurringfor rTlII)"I:O', he loki us1hlll he could all $20 mllofl from !he city budget. WhyhIIstI, he done 1hIs? 5eIl one golf COUfSe. CuI 10'4 from f1WJfY dIy dej>8OtI,OIi,II'budget, el<Ollpl poi<:e. Slop bringing people fmm oul-of-lown Into brant hoo.oPIg.Conhd out !he fire clIIpartment. Thls Is juslll sun 10 CUTTING EXPENSESm[TII:<eI] [Budget] (Emergency 5erYIces] {Soc:i8l Sefvlc&sIOW) [SllIetyJ-

42 PersonIIlIv. I don' think _ Is lIscaIly responsible to WIll )<IUfI8lf a wage lncfltase Sep 26. 2012 S:20 PMwhen there IInl olher servIoss in lhe city!hllt need 1Illl money, Many of UItaxpllyers wish we WJklhllve even half the payc:lleQue most 0/ IIllI coundlhlllbeing de~ I_lid Into IheIr blink llCC:OUI1l1. [MayorlCouncilJ

Sep 26. 2012 3:31 PM-44 Being everylhing Is Clmlf11ly drtven by the ecolOOI'ic possibIliIies. 1ederlIil, Sep 26, 2012 3:24 PM

provInd8Iand llUIidpal. trylng 10 set 1oItt1. defonite IK:tion plan Is nota reality.WI\lII_ need Is I locaIllO"emmeo,t 1hIIt can deftoe the shortfalls of 0\11'<:XlnVTUIily and IIct OIl them wlth 1Illl W ,1Idel oce that should I1a'o'lI beM beslowedon them when elecllld. PerIorI8I p1alfor"'S .....d be eIlminallld 10 !henecessllies 01 8<antfonj can be dc!1IIt wilh. [MIIyor1Council]

4S We oeed 10 look oulSidelhe bo~whene<:Iministemg sorW::es 10 bnmtford. Sep 26, 2012 3;23 PMCreate and Joster reIIItionshlps wlth olher prosperous dlles In C80IIdIlIlfldllI'l:ll.O'd !he WOfkl. Best practlces shafIng Is the be$! way 10 make prograsaIvechanges which I\lIve been tried -' tested true, [OuIIIityA.eveI 01 service!

46 Pemaps coundl should do. betterjob ofneootilltingl holdng the line OIl Sep 26, 2012 3:17 PM~t contr1lcts, benefots and perks I Jult look at the list o/city~8S, poleemen, fil'ellghters WOO make more than $100,00llIyr I lilvenear a city employee WOO _ 10 be on vlIC8tion more often than el WOI1< I Iknow of III least one city empIo~1 WOO tIves out 0/ town but Ii IJIIlOH(Iy hili •COi>CI1Ict which allows him to dfIWI e city WIhIcIe home f1WJfY nlght (about 60 kmper day x ...nat"""" the city pays per titre 0/ ll" z money thIIt should be caringW: 01 their own pockel slnce they choose to IMt In enoiher city and they .,.

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quite tikel)' til be already overpaid based on the common assumption of bIo;Jtedmunidpill Sillarieslwa!l'"). Why is it tIlat 1hol pnval" sector seems 10 hold 1hol~1'Ml on wageslb&netlts while ltle publlc sector can rot? Don'~ Ih8taxpa)'8l" I (StafI]

47 I helve!58'>'8nll w'"'... ,ts on $8"""'" _$ wi1h data to bac:ll up rTri n.dI ogs. W"have a waste fun clly at the lalc~ ";ql8nse end coundI with alllhlldepartments sre III blame. ('Elliclenli [Budgetj [MayorICounclij

48 Please double our lICIIYe on the road police oIIIcers. Reduce 1tIe number dfirepersons by 50% & U$8 the! $iI\'Ings for tIM .-police oIlIcers. Get rid d thegarbage contred company & do illn house wIl.-. we willll"t rnuctl bI!Itt'WseMc:e. Get tIM airpon repahd SS8ll for mont business tral'llc. (AJr;IortI('Ema'V"ncy S.,,-.Aoesl [Gerbagtl]

49 Wa have to "",ny ""hid"" .. e c:il)' that _ don' .-d and slot of 6"lpIo~IIIthat are over paid lor whlll tt>ey do. ThIs slone WOlAd reduo8 tax"s, CityWOt1<s,waler and hydro eil'lflklYees could 811 be culln 1he nl)'l'lber of them aeslly.If 1tI8se people W8I9 In tt. real wort< fort:e 1holre would be IIaIf as many 01 themand t!ley are all t\1Ving around In OUR trud<s bunng~ for not alot d resson'llat nmes. ('Emclenli [SIallJ

50 I would like 10 see Improved stewarCshlp d c:il)' I'lMlOl.I8S. The budQIII processlast year developed a na-d tK.dpet. Ws do noIl'Mled 10 be lncreasing thenumbtlr of c:il)'~ We.-d 10 realign lhe distribullon of tasks and getspending under control We are fast epproedllng lhe sa"", probl8m as theprovince [Sta1I] [BudgeI1

51 I have bMn ti"po ::cd with ltIe stall services In BrantJord. I beIiev1I the stall ....""""SSionals who r""'!l,rd! praclices across canada and make .nformedreoonmendations and d""8lop excel""" polici8s. Myh wnoem Is the el<C8ptklnatIlsl are voted on by cll)' council - these a~ceptions Ihoo.'d btl IIrni18d so thaIdevelopen snd brownfield developers are held to OJrlslstent standartls. I elsobtllieve thaI Btanlford $l>ould ha"" a high standard lor building erwlronmantall)'leading edge l'8'SkIentlal and oommen:iel Pl'OP"rty. We have limited space, sndshould optimize It. [Brownfleldsl [Envirorvnent] (Staffl (Msyor/Cclundll

52 Coucll sholJd be balancing their budgel and not over spending """" year. Theftasca af ltIe watar plant and the Gretsk~ centra ovemJnS Is a clisgraollio thec:il)'. P8QPl8s heads ShOlAd na"" roIed on these projects snd Ball Brothereconstruction co FIREOWas \here e_ • llltld'" or was it so loosely wril&n thaIBall had an apen ftlfl lor extras. [Budgeij (Cost Overruns] (Wat8rlS8W8f] (WGsq

53 Improving the water treatmant p1am Is a huge waSle of taxpayers /TIOf18y,becaUS8: 1. Patablfl water frorn the G<and River Is nOl deslreablfl al thehousehold as one sl\oold not \nist tIlal ~ is healthy regardless of treelments endassurances from ItIose IIl'!lCl are employed lhereh 2, Potab18 waler Is evellablefrom the City al Hamihon to all comrnunhles along the Grand River and all localwat"..lr8alrn8nl plants could btl closed 81 a Greal savings of ta~payeredollars.3. Most resklanls of Brentford purchase drinking wat".. from the UOfe. 4. Watersupplied to households by the City Is used to water grass, gardens. wash cars,shower and toil8l US8 (h does NOT need to be treated Iorlhose poxposes).Close the Planl Pleaselll Many wasled dollars with OJrlsultants teas and lad< of

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55 TeA me how Ihe bus setIce works. I see buses evry day running be_the 2 SlIp 26, 2012 11:30AMmalls willl1·24 peopl& on board a 6(1 pawenger bus. I don1 care wheItlerlhis isbelrlg subsidized bV the Feels 01/ the Province, ~ is rldk:ulous. wtrj nat put 10-12pM' Ll(j8l' buses on and t1lhey are IuIlhey shoukI cal In to pulll<lOlh«one InSIlfvk:e lWI: Is NOT your tax dollars at worlt. (T...-tIJ

56 If Il<8nIford wants 10 be 8 fnl daw city, Kneeds to edliQ al\rsldess dly. The Sep 26, 2012 lUIT AMGrelzky Centre fIasoo Is not helping oo.x cause. People end businesses wiIoonlinue 10 rome 10 Brantford because 01 it's Iocallon, and tr'808pOIIt8tionlnfrastru:tunll. G!ll1Ing!hem 10 DOme Is diffenInt then ll"ffing!hem to stay. When IrnoYed here In 1963, Mwall because ltwas cheap 10 1IYe. We now have reatestate Pf\Ce8 sImilal' 10 Hamllon, Camblldge and Kllchener. We have colIelIesand ~1Ies, and reaea1lon facilities. Council nB8ds 10 lakol a IooIc at whatHamihon and KiIchener has, and do It bellar [Cost OYem.onsl [QualilylLolvel 01servioe] JWGSCI -

57 yes" comments... Our hockey-cenlrlc use 01 racrellllon and perks lnYeslmenl is Sep 26, 2012 9;'" AMbeyond shOI/1aIghIed. What a waste .. 01 that money on a hockey' tal mahaI"'.ALL sports should be eqJ8lIy invested In. The o;ity -"oukl have ... indoor soc:a:rfacility. One In whlch besebal can also ll'adIoa. Foolbeillrugby I\elds sI>ouldIncrease in Illmber. NOT ALL KIDS PlAY HOCKEYII $$ We have 10 MvtI rnor<l0UId00r llf>O'ts fields. Especially to help support highschcolllpOl'ls. Especially in.. ..,88 oIlhe city. It is BAD that OU' city has been without a If fOl/ too manyYt'ars. I thlnk that my ~Ids kIlIt out... without being able to play pk:k-llll b-bilH ;lnCllake a Mw y<Il;8 clasa..01/ Ieam to craft dass at the local If. We have done OU'youth 8 mlIjOfdisservioe. GET on withit~. A healIhy arts. tultunI andsports Infras\lJctl.lnl makes for a \'tIrant OJmn1UrO!y.• .,OO8 10 whlch people wantto mcMI. The City~a real center forlhe arts. look at Kinl/Ston IooIc III Stca~.Not ju$l8 $tn8II c;:onvnunity oenterad initiatiV'a In 8 rented building onthe outsklrts of Ihe core. ~ should be a II'UlIdpaI fadlty like an aillna Of aCOII'J'I'Ulity center. A real C8n1er for the Arts. Ran by a professional staft. In abuikting owned by the CITY._.Qffemg all otthe spedrum of progrnml. Glenhyrstend the Sandarson era but sma. pieces 01 the arts mosaic In llrantfon:I.... andIhe sanderson's Nne~does oot at al relied the popula1lon het'/l. Honestly.ITIO$l: oIlhe shows .... for old Ioggles.. , Get worne """",,..'Mil 'llln foryouth.,.atudenIs...somethlog cutting edge. 1 Maybe we r-.d 10 hlnII a newmanagerwllo ~nows the arts.1 We need rnor<l bike pa1hs In the CIty. The lraIIsani spectacular, but nat if yoo have to battle the can: 10 get 10 Ihern. E bikescould use the bIc)'cIe paths as wei. And taslty..•coundIors ara In their positionsfor Ihe lIlXld dthe CIty. If the~ oIlhe ci1yis 10 rejig ward boundarles..1hen

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even though they "",y lose \he Pilr1 of the city where their base Is in !heir ward IIbehooves the dty coundlors to eccept the recommended ward boundaries.8ecaIJSfI, hOl'lll!stly after vaIing for ~ raise..and not wanting ward changes itdoesn~ Iooil ~~e the city coundQors ara doing wIlalls ~ \he City 's bestImeresta•... mO<8 whalls In !heir own best lnterest:s. [Clitun,J5anderson CanIrII](Mayor/Coundij [Trails]

Ya!, I do, but I will write \hem up aod torw.d lo one of my ward councillors.Yes. I do. but I will write \hem up aod torw.d 10 one d my coundtlors.

59 Brentford has ltIa highest laxes In Onlallo. So, you need 10 manage a lot bellet10 kaep us here aod attract new people end business [T811es]

60 Too many tax dollars are being wasted on~ _ DO NOT ntltld. We arePily!ng city emplov- 10 pIcl<up ;arbage at gart>age bins placed at \he exit ofthe 403 highway! People heading orr of lila highway are eiltlar 1. gelllng gas, 2.going to e restaurant, 3. going 1lomo!...aI 01 which ha~ garbages !hey canII<X:MS. Anolt>er waste of~ dollars Is the removal 0/ signs posted arcundtown, ""'ether to advertise a business. a garage sale. ale. These signs aresomeUmes PASTED to hydro poIeI...lI-..s requiring mO<e Ume lor a cityemployee 10 MrTlOVe. If everyone In business In Brentford or wherever postedsigns Uke this just think 0/ Iha mess there would be. I also /eellhat a BranlfordCouodllor poslllon should be a full-time posltlon wilh a decant salary with onlyana Councillor required per ward. Brantford is missing the boet by 001developing !he waterfronl art!a•..lake the CIvIc Ce<rtra and e<lher I'ix ~ up or tear ~

down. tum ~ Into a Iou~sm mecca wtlh the casino being a dr_ aod haveanlartalnment such as CUlno Rama does, altr.ac'ling many peopIa from aroli'll!10 01.1 CIty wNch spir>-<>thl could be restaurants. lodging, ete. ErrbmI:e thewalrit:lnt. do 001 hide ~I All this wli help REDUCE our taxes! [T811esj[QUBIltyll..evel of aerAoa] (Garbage]

6\ The Mayor and rnosl of the coundl should be replaced wtlh new people withvision and laadershitl abiilles InSlUd of the aell.-ving, maintain the statusquo, I'm Important altitude that 0lW'SI from any pubic Interaction they try 10make. [MayorlCounci1

62 I would $lJggesl all members of CouncfI rernembet" that _rv Urne It>ey make adedsion to spend money.. thaI fooIlah spending wiI come back to b/Ia themwhan deciding On tax 1ncr98S8S to balance their budglll... prime exar11Jl1e Is theslgnage on the Gre!zky "",,~.... .I'm sure all taxpayers could il:le<ltily overspending by this and past coo.ncils...there has to be mor9 more accountability onprojects wIIh overruns•..the laxpayerares sick and tired 0/ these eXQISes onoverruns of city projecl5 whan they come to light...lhe exwses don~ f;UI ~ If {CostOvom.Insj lWGSCl

63 l/ound ISQmIt of these questions slanted aod dll'llClJllIO answtlr. A!J a retiredperwn, I don~ want 10 sea Increases In costs 10 me. [Taxes] [Survey]

64 Recydng should be Improved 10 add othar mater1els, lika styrofoam. ThIs Is aprodUd that should NOT be PUlln tandfill. [Environment]

65 \tie poortlst I9Xllmple d city starr dacisioos I have sean In 59 years d IMng In thecity was what was done to roughly two blocI<1l of North P~rk Slr&et last summer

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69 Ilhougl>tthis.-vey was a wask! 01 my lima IS I do not use~ oUt. You Sop 26. 2012 5:09 AMshould replace most of the 811 illIOYIBS at CIty Hall as they artI not~ ofrunning this City property. They seem to think rnoneygrows on trgeS. not tom!he taxpayer. The c:oondlls no better IS they agre<Ilo everylI*lg, as long 9B ~

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70 The cholc8 of answers ilor QU8S1ion lE 8fI very Ilmted In woopa. I do not lIaY& Sep 26, 2012 .:Q9AMthe __ as to how they could be lnproved oo-ver It Is en area lordiso~sion·IS\rvey1

71 Stop lrrespon$ibIe'_'--:-.-~C_---"""",- .AA ex&fIlllelB!he Grab:l<y Sop 26, 2012 3:32 AMCentre~ the popuIallon of people most II<BIy to use It ill de!;tnsing Ire:youth) In this cIIy. Plan and de'OeIop!, 18l~ of tIU project Is too lJialdiose lor thiscity at this tJme. Costs ...., out of lXltltrol and shoukl not be put on the bad<s of1he I'lItepa~ These costs shoukl be put on~ that USlI the ladlity. It's limalor users 01 dly d8par1mentsJfacltltles 10 pay alleasl 95% of the OOSIS.T8l<PlIYfWS money III'oo:U::I only be used lor aIIlcal dapartmenta Ire: Fn.~,W8lef) or to support the other depar1merIts in an one lima, eme<ger'lC)' capacity.[Taxes] [Cost Overruns] {Emergency SeMc:es]

72 Don' IIxata on a 0"- tax Increase. 'flU ill roonsenseMlen inlIIItion Is f8l:IOred in. Sep 25. 20\2 e:26 PMI sympathize wIttIlhoae on Ib<8l:I inc:omes lIS taJl Increases can be a po oblem iftheir hod ......,.... ara not rising with inl\ation. Perhaps thera ara ways thatlnaaases on property taxes can be paid out 'MIen the house is ".,.,mually sold.[Tues]

73 Get rid of all the waSWIIll City Hall. They kaep on saying they don' ha"" the SflIl 25, 2012 3:30 PMeli;l8rtise kI do the job. so they~ I'llSign and let lIOITiIQIMl have the job thatdoes lIaY& the ellpeftlse. Get some new blood on ltIa City CoI.nciIthat can

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7.. For lhfl ""xt fllW y&ar!l!hey must refrain from prospsrtty talC Increases. Mo$t Inthis commlXlily do nol recflIv8 wage/salary Incnla5eS annually.CUlling ooslsneeds to be the new goal for all stall.lnstead ofta~ increases redUOll stall" or'8duce servi08s.1~ contaeting out more seNtces will reduce our operallngrosts and when hlring new employes be Sl.n they have !he oldliS ror the job.Nothing more frustrating thet hearing we are again hlring a consultent when Ibelieve staff should 11<1"" the talent In house to take cars 01 the project. We haveseen rfllj'8d staff get thes8 consultlng Jobs, something very wrong wIItIthaL[El!Icl8nt] [Stall] jQuail)'llsY81 olservlce] [CCflsultantsl

75 Basad on ywr alCllmple our (Brantron:rs) Ia~ rats would be close 1.45%.... Thatis one 01 the mllhesl talC rates in 1he province. Keep In mind your 8V9l'8lI"property valUe in Brantford Is so low b8c8use Branllord II<Is many t*lerinexpensive homes. II one were to look at the average _ home pricol h_ InBrantford that property talC amount wcuId almost double. Nowadays .Is veryeasy (as land, materl9land labour oosts are Vf!M'I expen!l/ve) 10 build a modesthorns (ax. 2400 8Q ft-2 Bfory}valusd at $400,000. Ta~ on II\iIt home would bedose to $6,000 a year. You need toaBlc yourseIr, do you want to prorn:Ite growthor keep what YOAJ 11<1"" now (many older homes sod less new ones)? Lower theproperty ta~ or atieast close the Il9P bet\.",,,,, a reaKy old home in Brllntloo:laOOrIfIW8f home because right now the pllce difference (ta~) is out 01whaock...Anyone can ten YOAJ that buying a $400,000 home Isn'l that out ofwhadtanymore t>ut paying $6,000 po oper1y talC a year on that home is. Thai WOIks outto atlou1 $500 a month. Thefs a 101 01 money to pay even aller the mortgage Isdone. I know taxes are Ilfl8dsd to tu:l the dl)I but the gap between the old aodnew a,.. Just too great, something should b8 done to change that or tha ctl)I 01Brentford .... never truly grow. 'MIo woAd wanlto Invest in a place that winnever see 1he value 01 their home ioc:tease?1l wonl be ths Initial rost of s$400,000 home that SQlr8S buyltn, it's the $6,000 plus s year!alles Ihst win ....SomelhlI'lI1o~ about before YOAJ 00 and raise ta~... sgain.•.Frer'lk [Taxes]

76 The dky stooo.'d not be providing servioe, that duplicate oIh8r services avalableIn tha ctl)I (\8 addictions and"*'ta1 hesIth, employmertl. housing, ate)[Oualll)'1l.eveI 01 service]

n With an Increase In property tal<8S I exped an Increase In quality 01 servicel. Areyou prepared to consider this? The I'Unnlng thame of only Increasing oost, f<ll"those who can afford ~ Is Iroubi8some. The residents who have nvesled Ih8irmor'>8)' In a wlaer man""r 100 artl getting to fund those who Srtl JlOl as fortur\8leis getting old. You need to nnd other cost cutting meltSures "you want "'lualservice for all. I am tired of subsldising the r8Sl: of B,a"lkl!d. (Taxes] {User Fees]{OualitylLeval 01 service]

78 Much mora work on cost re"-'cliCfl needs to be done. Many panels, groups,surveys, study group, ldoAsory committees, fOClJs lJ'OUPS, research groups" aBIG WASTE OF MONEYlIF YOU JUST USE DATA ALREADY OUT THERE &COMMENT SENSE, MANY MANY TAXPAYER DOLlARS WOULD BE SAVED.Many sodal servlce programs are baing abused by people Just to lazy to wen.IlT1fIk'Imenting higher standards & requirements would be far better. "!hey don'want to WOIk then they MUST provide community SeMce hour!lln e~change forthe b8natlts they rsce/ve. There Is always work to be don8ln & around the city.

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There .-ns to be no problem for Ihllm burinlI Qo<ore!lM & -'oohQl. So !hey arenowIlere near a. bitd oft' as !hey daim. They city wa.tes lhcusand. & lhcusandsof doIar's on lIlaIIe people, wtoIIa It1e re.1 01 u. are te<rible overtaxed! [EflIc::i«lI]{Advlsory Board$ICorritl_] (Social ServIoasIOW)

79 some of !he QUOil'Slions I WilS nol sure WI\aIthe answw should be. Sep 25, 2012 11:4ti fJ.M

80 HigIl~ and the lack 01 any new econonic de',alap",allla"'!he Sep 25, 2012 10:49 AMcause 01 escalallng social saNtces as wei '" fire and polioe service a>sb:.These are the major elements 01 tho annual budgal and wtI continue to grow asthe etOI""'"l' further declines wtlllllftle or no growth. [Budgalj [ComrrunItyOe.tllopmat.] {Ernerpancy 5eMce.]

81 Malle much bene. plaMlng and financial decislons on huge projects like Ihe Sep 25. 2012 10:29 AMGretzky Genlre. I am dismayed tn;d so rnuc:tl money~ Into servloes that_ wt\IIll Judga to be a timlled coItofl of users, and with Ihe I!'lOUlllng costa torebuikllhls centre, means that such monies a", now bit to other opportunitiesYtttich In my judgerTwtl de_ I'O$OOI'CllS more ItIan sports. (EfI'\clantJ [Cos!Ovenuns] [WGSCI

82 Ilhinl< this Is tho worst led Coondlln Bt8lotlolcrs hlstory. Ws tlave s mayor...no Sap 25, 20\2 10:09 AMrn,I$I be smoking someIt1Ing Kite lhinks we are 8 .....:xtd c:lass cit)' and that wecan al'loo:l to ac:I fike we are one. Tho! biggest~ 01 II is Ihe wayeverything is ket>l~. Do _WI wilh the CIty SoIdIor's posllIon and hn outIhe legal services to 1ocaI1\rms. The dec:lslon to alcM Ihe Y to pay no taxe. Isdisgusting. And we are {/Olng to give them 6 milion so !hey can giYe ~ bold< to usas payment for the lend they are going to buId on. lNhat s]oke. We needdisc::IDs<n 01 aI city sctMties. The In camera nonsense fll98l"dIng the Health UnitdebIIde recenIly Is a good exemple. If lhe<e Is a mass up ielthe taxpayer ~ Is apersonnaIlssue and keep ~ secrtlt Thel seems. to be the way Counci opertItesnow. I think anyone fUming for Coo.ncI~ tlaYe to talce an IQ test andpn:lV'O they e", 0WJr 100 belore they are atlowed to ptlIlheio" name on the ballot.That way we WOIAd knew lor sura IhinsP QQUId onty II"! beller. Also, Counc:iIMeelings should be IlWfTIO\'8d from Rog«s Cable 20 and~ on the ComedyCMnnel. {MayorlCouncll]

83 City needs better poIce proIecllon and better poIios co-operatlon wlth landlords. Sep 25, 2012 7:09 AM[Bylaw E"lofce" 081,11 [safety}

84 We need to keep and supportourwondarflJl asseb, inc;:luding the Sanderson Sop 24, 2012 12:06 PMCentre, par!(s, golf COIII..eS, F8l'TT"IIn market, Gretzky Centre and otherrecreational fadlilies,lol.rist atbllCllons such as Bel Homestead, fIIC. I fael Yel'fstrongty that we need to manage and protecl our local resources, esper;ialty-agricultufaIland and heritaoe silM. !In:womfiekb and greyflelcls need to be doInwtl!t and urban sprsw1ln West Brant and Ihe North end should be hilled. Theseare nor>-nlOllWable resoun::esl [Brownllelds] [Recraatlon] {Golf][Cu1lurel'Sanderso Centrel [WGSC] [Farmers Mar1<et]!Bylaw Enfon::ementl

85 I think cityCOln:il needs to take. look at removlng some 0Itt- municipal Sop 24, 2012 9:55 AMbyIaws]usl because of cer1ain coundI men belng biased. Ibeing In the reakeslata lending field listen all the lima to Brantford hes tho HIGHEST propertytaxas around lInd _ he,.. NOTHING to oft'er new people In lttis city bulthehlghesl unemploymenl rate, Ieen praganacy, oxyootIn llo'!<Ifticc'\ beceuse ofour

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116 End ...dllesbrMd sc:«i14'-lllI'lttl'.rod.oopl., .. brMd ........ 'Il ,~dog bytaw'* haIoX __~forIhelrdogs beI\r.Ilcu":Tht Pit W TerriIIr _ pop.oI.- '-nIy dog -" Ihe boigiil ii'll aI .... 20IhC*Uy. In lid. they __ once CIIed .... "na'lfrJ' dog", beaMlIll alltilir m •••~ rod howWOlldeltll ttwy _wIIl'l~, ""'+..., cJM.L Wh8Ih'J'I*lIId? People ~.-d. '**... aI .... lo'pIly..-.d M1 .. ijjlI~ r.y __11.-110' .... ..-.g 1NStYIS, 10' dog~ 8nd f1:oI«> e b-.:l1llP. ,** aI.. 1I'liiSII',..-.d pubIc"s miIul d1iaKld ....... on '-•• iilIZi'll dogs, wrong~ .-. ...... n*WIg II ....~ Pi! SuI """""' ..-.d lcIYas. $IIlp• 1 • 'lI1G 1111:~lln lid. 1I1hRIII t :llhlrllor -V ONE pit but tI*elllCb ~'lICIle."""5mt1on OON'TI As ..... dog~..-.d~.. WI ycu, I do;J Is~ 1llO"to e pn;oM:t aI 11', __ rod 1raining II........ ..-.d NOTHING boo """' .. braid. RelIelrc:l1 ihoWs in NorlhNneIice, piI bUll ...." _ In 1111: lOp 5 molIIlikeIy tw-n IG 8tlICk. bIII*Idv,""",...rtb, colto!s, lind _ P*'l.,M'h-' There is no lociellllillc NdiiICllhetihoWl gel>etlcs _e key to 'W'.II'tl'. or "ullpleddabllly". That Ie e mythltiited by the me<!je. \IIho b trying b mel>:ellflO'Jle lrlgITtened aI ttlese dol;I forno re81On. AJso,!heir jaws 00 NOT loek, thel Ie e ridic:ulcus myth uwel. PI!bUll "" nelur;lly 1oyBI, airing IowerIIf; people 8nd dlId..., and wondIIIrlJIremlly dogs, IS any Io'iIlemarien or plt but~WOl*llel ycu. It is Iheresponsibility of the OWNER of e dog" ectionI.. BSL Is NOT 1111: solUIIon, .. thetdoes Is v\cIimizethe ,esponIiblfl dog owner, but doesn' ftx !he actual problem:people who oet dogs for the wrong reno08 er>d trelothem Ihe wroog WIly. WEere the~ YOlcesllt _ OIlOIlhe dobermen,!hen the rottweIler, now w.1hepiI bull .. when Is It going IG end?? Plen. dn)p 1hI, cnzy pit but bani All dogs... men', bini friIIod. n. Ooteno V,tom.y _socletion is egeinIIlhIi rKIiliben .-ld Ihe lI'" iOdde alloYIng /emily ",,".Ibels. [Dog]

87 In '.liIjlOItI6Ji.1he plo'· I " aI ......... i\loI ... lind opecIMzec!~IIloUd~ t.iil....... :l OUIIG~ the _kesllf Opiielb. LWt VIeo.otfco:l T..... £TransI) [SurwyI

Illl A/IhougtI1III: RAAP progtamcernt In utIii.lIlyUUU .... me 1lIi)'llii'. Tht~ iiId ItItr n !hall~ -..t1llxJooe iiId be)and. I filii .... 1111:dly Ie kIIlng louttl with .... bnu ilbd ,....,., end Ihe _ ......... _ .--l or-"- Men IIloUd be done IG I'IIlp buI:l ... buill M IG come to .. dly endcrIiItIi)abe .... rs .esidlliltL IncbIng poMtIng~ on !he PltHIlldel a'IdF....Go¥ii.". Its10"'" lend c:Wr.- ii:l1htC r.y..., buI:l wiIhotlI ... aIbeFog tI'Ill~ (..IobsJ lSodtl ServIcetIOWI

159 1WOl*lIke 10 _ eo.,Ib:l btcO',.", e more dog-frienlIydly. We heve """y

dc9-fI'iiIndIy c:tIles ii'OI.I"ICIl&. end • e dog owrw in .... I'ICdl end aI eo.1Ib i:l, IleiII_ shooJd h;Mo mDnI-""'lotdogs M1d ltIIir too, T . A tIC**: I ..~..

dog '*' In the I'ICdl M1d ""OIAcl be e grMt ilIrt. Also. CCflIicler ........ '" spooutelcls, a.od'l as .... lbelI cItmolldi, 10 be IUey fencad off end Uned i'llo.......... y Ieal'>4ree _ <bing 1ht ~99'llo aI!he Iinw whtn 1hey.. notbWog 11.-1 ....~ lbell~ Tht do;J~ who UH fe<JibM INs way ltnd10 be ywy NoSpOIlSlble end look oul for uctl~. Oogfotd PlWl< in 1ht iOUII'I end_ e grwt IddilIon Ia the drf, buI_ ""OIAcl Wke mDnIsuch~ I\roudIoulhotfco:l. Thiulk51 (Dog]

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'" P,tJjiVIty t9_ are high compared wiIh cities Ike HamIIIon and Kitc:tNlner, and Sep 20, 20121:31 PMI8fYIces arl not wrrently better. 'M'ly do homeowners who do not have childrenhilve to PIIY Plopertv 18~es lor schools? Can we not cIr8d: OlX"school porUon" toanolhef _1 Eg. Parka, Roads elC Why can we not get bette< snow removal161"'/1(e$ -ego plow Ialdng the lime 10 not block dIiY8ways after we have 811 dugout. Exhemely frustrating. Can we gel beIt8r Iec:yc:IinQ • eg • more rec:ydableitems allowed· fin Ityro/QIom lor example. Ca-l_ gel II'-' bios - compost like0Ihe< dties with COIf"C)8I"8ble lax rates. I COI¥I\ property In HlllTilton and 1Ok:he.-,8S W8IIn 41lomes In Bran1ford. Bcanlfonllaxos 81'e t.;g,n ClClfT1PI'Ii:so-especially wII&n you _the seMoelladdng. I really resent hal'lng lex dollarsgo Iowards Welfare. and social services 1hal Branlford Is 0VllITU'l wl!tL 1do~ seeing !he lmproYements !hat '- h;lppened ...".,., ,town _please keep Kup W/ISlllnlnl needs more high end"'~ de'.elopI,l«'It- everyltllng seems to beon the north and 01 the city CUTllnlly. (eg. Cl\aplllia, Lowes, The Keg Of slmllar1llStaunlnl, Fortinos supennarUt, Organic Hea/lh Food sto:>nIlQ Good"en Meetc) City H.u and a. ••lfood Cou1house slallln e~celent IOdeal wtth - plNsekeep them I Branllonl PoIlce - I haWl mixed 11Mllws. Some stal'l' excellen~ somedo not care and ... not respond 10 COI"""m in • IimeIy mall.". _ ego Had to CfIII 3~ lIfM:I night eboul a dog !hat barked .. night from 11 pm til 5 am beforesomeone ftnaly did aomethililil. RIKIoIlolIS 's epidemic In West Brant. Strongfines lor negIgent dog owrNlI'a WO<lId be great. Ovenoll, I love ivIng In Ill .. 'lfood.Thanks for IisIenIng and giWIg me !he opPQfll.rity 10 c:ornment. [Taxes) (Slatl][Surveyl [Qua~/l.eYeI of M<Vlce1 [De\'eloperaJ (Dog)

" There lore way 100 many stop Ilghlllelld~ signs In this cIIy. I belie'o'e 1he Sell 19.201210:58 AMl'lNIiIOIl people speed through lights Is because 1henl are too rTIIII'ly oIlhem.There 8(8 very lew 1llrough_. In IlU city whertI \'OIl QIIl drivtI wilhoulI\avIng slop signs Of _lights at just aboul ev8lY comer. I beIev" ~ oeeds tobe revislIed to slow ll'8f11c down. Putthg In mora slop signa and slop IIgltssImpty inaeases !he speed atnfk fT__1fTretridRolt<:t!I] (per1UngJ

92 Sralllford's incfeases In property tax "'" aut 01 oonIroI. C/I:Nwty!he city has 1hol 8e9 19,201212:16 AMtaxes t.o-Yer 1holre is no increiIse In !he CitY. aerW::es. When you are aslcing)'lU residenl to pay fur Ploperty ta)(8S 1hat are 8& high as rnongage peymenb.it'l lime to revisit 1hol issue. Btanllotd" blInkrupIing lI'l residtlntI with theOIlgOiolQ Incrflasu over the Pilst 5 \'TIl. ShameQll you. The money you~wasted on .., u"""' Unaot:llSlllble IllUI'Ill bulkllng, while our I'OlIds are ali§

Cf8PI7JIand our houws are one at the IligIltit peroentages 01 tax In the proWlce"lnellWS8ble. Get back 10 reuon.ble taxes betor. you _. waveof~moving aut at our I<W city. fT_l (perldng] --

" the c:iIy n&IOds more IIlM dicIopped paru.g in front or beNnd It thertlitnt anough Sop 16, 2012 9:39AMtor US people IolII1O have limited mobIity Il1efes just one in 1hol1ron1 and oone Inback 1hankyou If YOU reaIlv take the lime 100 rNd lhilI

and)'Oll heve. dhablIry slnce 1_ bom 1am 45 •YO'" old and just tlted 01 battlelng this and I am • single Pilreot with a 111 yearold tnd 1T year old girls. tnd _ laYe the libairy but..-t 1imelI_ go Icant part;close enough and cant walk ..,ymore have to use my crutchel 24fT fT_](Parking].. I think lor the amount of taxes _ PilY In 1hol Clly, the Clly should be del\'erII og Sop 16. 2tl121:16 AMseMceB Ihat outslanding.~• tax Pill"", im no« eX8dly ....... what Iam getlIngand why Ploperty Wet are oonlinuoully Incrflased. Iwould like to see more

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p. 25, 03. 00 you haft any otIMr comments you wleh to elleN with Council?

money and funding going to support selVices for cnIdren with SpecialNeeds....and funding for children HrAces In g&Ollral as ltIey are our future. TheLandsdown Children Coote< Is a great facl1il)' for this oornmunll)' and yet there Isnot much CIl)' Involv8melll, lei alone govemmenllnvolvement when Child.en areput on wait lists for approxlmalely on averagtl .••lwO years for certain services.That la absolutely ludicrous in my mind, I just spend minutas dolng a rldIalIoussurvey on transportation? If I am comIonable paying a lax locrease? Of OOUI'SI'Iwe need emeroencY selVioes like Fire and Police and lis ImporIanl, how aboutlnvesUng money and time on a rael SUMly and perhaps giving money 10 tha$dIools In this city so that I am not fundral!llng ewry year, and ncA sendingbolees of kleeoex and hand soaps as a donalion....1e1S !nv.stin our chMren endstall wtIh sc:hoolsl and suppon--"'oes. I would 6ka to know...my my dliid. whoi!l Austis&, has been on a wall list for _ry thing we have applied for since !heAge of 2.....you knowwtlenl my prIoriIles are. IT_llSodal S8rYtC8SIOW]

95 Please manage your ftnanoes beUer rr_l [Budgetl

96 Survey questions were V\IIlIU8 In each CIIIeg<Ify (e.g. do you US8 tratrk: S8lYices).Ooeslhal mean do I aua the road aosslng where there a", lights, Of doea ~

mean have I had 10 call the city regarding tratrk: lights not ""OfIdng? Theselection of responses was very repeIltioua and at times was not I'8III1yappllcable to some of ltIa cateogories. Unfortunatei)' I was disappointed once Ibegan COl\'"IPI8ting the survey as !he choica of answers for many of Ihecalegories was limiled at at times inapproprlate. It was a greal kte8, but themlllketng of tha survey and questions and r&SpOI1H selec:liofls need to be bette.thought out nen time round to obteln meanlngf~ rewlts. PS This householdnever heard aboul any meeUngs to do with changing the ward !X>I6ld8rles Where was this ntonnation posted? [Survey!

91 I .... behind lhis city 100% and wiN do what needs 10 be done to maka ourcily abetter place 10 call home. Onel$sue that I have had ove' lhe lasl 5~ Is thelnt8Nptlon of power on a weeldy basis and have contacted Brantford Hydro onnumerous oocassions Ie dis.cuss the Issue. They never seem to know that thepowa< Is fluctuating from time te time and oosts hon1eowners like myself ~'V8dollars to I"89Iace vital compute. syslems. I have been lold to contael the ~sk

management department 01 the dl)', Which I lind to be a bud< passing problem.leIS gel on top of the power constantly gcIng 0tIt and nx ~ rathe<1hen passingthe 00d< to RIsk Management [Brsntford PowefJ

98 Idon' believe home owners, (e"l'f'Cially senicK's) should be respcnslble fordea~ng the city's sidewalks of snow. (Streets)

99 We h_1O keep our \all8S down at all oosts. Only Improve w'hat is necessary.This spending is cut ofconlrol. We need to keep alle~pensesdown. The moneyspent on the WGSC Is wrong, That m;)f18yshould be put to the services that arenecessary to run a city. Not a sports complex. [Taxasl [RlICf8ation) (WGSCI

100 I r8C8flUy moved from Mississauga whare the prop8I1y taMs for sllT'icw priceddw9l1lngs are much less than here in BranlfClrd. As I sean:h8d for houses topurch.asa in Branllord, I oould not uotIefstand why certain houses, with the sameselling price had much diffarent levels of property \all. Aren' the same servloesprovided In all ar&as of Branllord? I b8Ilevtl that the way thaI propertkls areasaessad In Brantfon:l is new8d and I would supporl spending funds to overhaul

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Ihi. pi 0011', 110 lhal ~ b«:o,. more reIIedive of the ..:;IU;loI value of theploperty, rather than the l/IlknoWn ait.-Ia 1hat Is now being used. Thel way,JlR>pIlfty laxe$ would be more rairty 8$Slg>ed based on eorrec:t valuallon orproperties. [Taxes)

lOt lMng In the Now West Bran, araa, 1would like 10 1M our lax dolors being put Sop 13, 2012 8:53 PMInto seMcing IhIs 8<88 more. Tholre Is • need lor It'll! CQn"fT1UI'IlfylrflClllallon<;entre 10 be built IS well as cle\<elopllllllhe commen:iel areas 1hat have be.,.,des9l8led as such within the WyndlIekl and Shelard laM communllIes.(OU8IityilJlvel of ser.1oll] (InImStrvcture]

102 RlNIing INs city Is not an N'y job or anyone c;:ould do it. However c:onllnuing to S<lp 13, 2012 1:10 PMover spend the budget Is .Iedpe lor diNsIer. and fIVW'I departneot shoo.*l bemandated to IUbmIt meanlngtul budgets and operate to the budget. If 0fIB la11s inthis task !hey sI'ouId seell ampIoymentelse whe<e. Thank You. PIS; We l'ulve agreet city and Ifor 0fIB~ It to remalIl1hal way for the nelll genetrions, [SIlIIII-,

103 I t!*lk the overalIll8Mces BrlnIford ptO\'ldeS _ good, bul1here Is room lor Sop 13, 2012 11:11 AM1mpIOvemenI. Snow r8mDYIIls an a"'" of corocem. I've ived in much IBrgercities '*"'tn even the smeI side struets were plowed In a reasooable lime, 001 5days. (Streets] [Oualityll..evel or seMce]- --

l()o1 I don' W\e this sl/lV8Y because It Ie too 'Ill\IU8 and does noI allow you to ITI9ke Sap 13, 2012 liT.2? AMdIred or more detalled COI,.,oents. [Survey)

105 Thol survey Is IIaw8dI~. Your choice Is Ilrtiled La. "MaIntain Quellly" and Sap 13, 20121:56 AMwho would noI seiad maintaWl QU!tliIy. There Is no "maintain qUltlily to allMllyou can aIford". The big quesllon Is how much-~ can lhe ctty (l8XpIyor)alliord? Thol pradlce or comparing our city 10 others Is Ilao IlIsped because Itcan be used to find other cilies to justify whiIt we plan I want 10 c:lo. Perhapa ....cando ~ better. cheaper Of 00111 all and become a leader ralhe<than alolowerof oltIers. Just because BarrIe provides oX" sefVIce Of gave 3'% Increase to lh8O"non union (or ..non) stall dcea 001 mean WI have 10. IIIIOIT18OfI8 want8 10 leaveto \10 to 8;Irrie to aocess the MrW:::e Of salary It'lan thettlare~ who ....wlIIing 10 lilI in the gap. Please remember, .... are an aging ctty (peroslonel1i) en::!our penslons c:lo noIlnctaasa greater than Ihe CPt if are lucky so taxincrease.~ reIIect 1hat reality. We need to live wi our 1TII:NWlS. Fireand PoIce l'ulve to stop using the ltlreat to our security I safety to justify suchlarge Incteasesln staIIlng and wage rales. [Tax.] (Survey] [OuaIIIyl1..eveI ofsaMce] [seM::e Delivery Review) [Er_lleIlCY Servioes)

106 1would..",.,. more InpI~ lIIxes, however 'just moved here ... .,k.o'I8 lOll, Sop 11, 2012 10:06 PMand am COlICllfTled lhal aloce I peid a bit more lor my house !han whet it is listedat for we Pllf?OS8S, !hat my property taxes are potentially about 10~ 50% toadjust, whi(tl aa<Iy will be a bit of • b\a'den on OU" costs. (l\ol>efIAl)' Olhefproperties will also be adjusled. and !hat ours won' \10 up lIS much). Al$o, Iwanted to mention, It'lat 1was wondering about lhe possibility 01 a larger atypn.Iject. baMd on 0fIB thill Google is doing: https:ilfiber.g<:>OgIa.com'abotJtINowIam 001 ce<taIn~ Is feaslble. bullhelr p!lces and quaIIIy can' be beallorprovIdlng Internet, en::!1hat it would be an lnterftstWIg c:ompetillYe profect forBranlford, 10 really help lowards making .... a h9' led! tUI. I wonder about thecost faaslbllily of such a profect. OIl, en::! t didn, comment on alC'"::c""C·,-__

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$OMces, beciluse I do no! know enc;II,Igh about each to comment, and likely IwoukIjusl approve th&m as required &erVioes, (also, I kitve work 10 gEll back 10,ILS I am se/f employed, and this is my busy season). Thank you for you'time Iconsldaratlon, [T8l<esJ

101 subsldiz&d seNlcas sometimes offer so many red~'"cost forthe low Sep \ 1. 2012 3:10 PMlncomfI sector thai those just above them in earnings are paying sll7'ilicantlymonl'" loses. [User Fees]

108 YES GET RIO OF All PERSONAl IN THE 100,000 CLUB TIME FOR Se~ 11, 2012 2:24 PMRESTRANTI AMAMULTIPULPROPERTY OWNER AND 1M TIREOOF MYTAXES GOING UP AND BEING HARASED BY CITY OFFICAlLS, I WOULDNEVER RECOMEND AN'( ONE OR ANY CORPORATION TO COME TOBAANTFORD.I AM LEAVING AS SOON ASI CAN.GOOD aYE BRANTFORD[Taxes]

lOll I think you need 10 lnvest mortIlnto the Transit (bus)system and get cornecting Sep 11, 2012 12:04 PMwith Cambridge and Hamilton. As a f""l'*'! user 01 the transit seNlce I wouldalso like to see the regular schetIule ext....ded on weekdays 10 9 pm to allowmorlI IleJdbllity for aIlopping and antertaIrWog altar 'oII'CIfkl [T..nsitl

110 I think It'ainterestlng that this~ conslslantly asked lfyco,J wished 10 Sep 11, 2012 6:31 AM'maintain' seNlcea, ralh6r than Improving them. As though there's no IntentSt Inmaking this pl;toe we ltv" better, which I don' believe is true. If I could wlall forooa major change In lhis city, ~ would be an improved atlitude towards OIXenv'tonmantand pianning for bener anvlronmental cara. lam so ermarrassedwi-. people come 10 stay with uS and I have to explain that we don' recyde somany things that are recydable.thal we don' l\;lve a II'-' program, thatrecycling receptacles aran1 available at most pal1<s and other public~, thatmost pecple d""" beciluse the tran8it system Is SO poor. We at'lI fast taningbehind the rest of this country, and lleSl"'"""1y behind much of the rut 01 theworld. It'sllme to catch upl [Environmentj

111 Too much time and rrooney spenlon qullbling ""'" bn:>wnfields. Why are we Sep 10, 2012 12:33 PMpaying sewrlty guards 2417 on Mohawk. Just get rtd of the buildings and gat theprojects movingll Slop lMng In the pasLlt'a the Mura that COISlls and k""l'ingthe facade of an old dilap/tatftd build;ng isn' going 10 tl<!Np. [Brownfleldsj

112 I cannot o.ndersland why _1Inl taxed I'igIlefthan muell nlcercltlas than we Sep 10, 2012 12:22 PMhave- _ are taxed higher~ burlington and oakville. that makes no senS&- Inthis survey you give limited options with no room for oomment SO it Is net anaccurat"~ 01 what thl!l po.bIic feels [Taxes]

113 ELIMINATE WASTE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS BY CONTINUAlLY ASSESSING sap 10, 2012 12:ll6 PMHOW AND WHY JOB FUNCTIONS ARE PERFORMED, ADOPT CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENT PHILOSOPHY. THIS A CRITICAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY INPRIVATE INDUSTRY WHICH LEADS TO MORE EFFICIENT WAYS OF DOINGBUSINESS AND INCREASES PROFIT. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONSNEED TO FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TOBE MORE EFFICIENT AND, HENCE, AND REDUCE COSTS TO THETAXPAV'ER.. [EfllcienQ

114 ExcellentqUflstlons-tal<jlayers need a voice and this survey somawhat elows Sep 10, 2012 8:23 AM

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115 er>cXlISIl98 the dosvre of the ProW!oe's MPAC operuIIon and O!*llte!he mar\\et S&p 8, 2012 6:52 AMvalue llSsessment prooess ourselves. ThIs change would save ewer 155 million~ In ProYn:iaIlax and add an operlltion II> the C/l)"s SeMces al •~reduced c:ost to the taxpayef.' e:Il8l:bd the 0"4 JocnNI5e l>loeause rm IlKlI theMPAC nlassessment will ikeI)' be at l6asI a 5% Increase to !he vslue of au-1Klmes. [ProvWlceJ [Quafty/Level of servIoe]

118 I bekMI that lfthere -,'ewer adi,i1QIJa\iviI~ being paid less S&p 7, 2012 7:36 AMIlXII18Y to do the Job, and ae:tuatl)' 00Ing the job. you oould cut the budge!sigllilIcadlyby getting rid of the daadwood, nepoIIsm, and acm.oe lots ofI8rtlgII There's Just a lot of people III cily' kaII doing n/II very IftJdl that IsImportant. SIOJI hlrlogl and Clean housel [StatIJ

117 Hello, I drowllnto Branlford approldmalel)' 25 years ago ttllnld"ll ~ maybe a Sap 6, 2012 8:04 AMpIaoa 10 raise my family' and t dn:IvI rigtlt back 0Ul and wouIdn' even t:OI>$iderItWlg here at Ihat ~me. rve Wed ell over Cenada and now cal Brantford my!lome. I started a business herein 2004 and oouldrl' be....,.., hlPP'fwllll thedirectk:ln I've seen the Clly taIle In a lot 01 aren, espedally whal has been donewilli dowr>towr\l Harmony square and bulldozing IhaIllium WM8 V£RY smartdec:IslonlI and lias koa sasad the quait)r of We for ell 01 Sr;mlfordI dlizens. TheroachIare maintained extremely well. The parks are wonder'll.l and !here'severyt!Illlg I need wilhin the C/l)"'II boun<larlH, for Ihe most part , woold loY'llll>see the Clly's budget Increase tlvo\.Il1l taxation and take lllis CIIy to an evenhil/hef lowalt It hal ISO IftJdl promise to becol,~ ~ place 10 be' Even IhoughI'm In la...,... 0I111ghe< taxation, ...... llave to keep In mind that ttlere ill e 11,,9""population of leu foftuollte people here. Allracling MW buslness to thecotm'II.nIIy e::t:d;j potenIlall)' alla\IIaIe this Issue and the b!.rlIlm on Oly 1IRIs, notto m,,"tion heIpi"lllamilies. Cheers and k8flll up the good 1"Olk! •

~-I-118 The part 0lI each page 01 the quiz where It .-id who &houkl pay for the servioes

It1eI'e &houkl have been a spot for other. Now, "" t!'Oa quiz e _SIll 01 lime Of Is Itbusy I"Olk for someone at Clly Hall or. the ell)' ac:tuaII)' g<lIng to pay IIItllntionto the responses? [Survey] [Public Input}-

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119 1/Why not tower al dell"! budge~ by 1.5%. Most dep' In business always Sep 5, 2012 7:1)9 AMIncr9aH ltllIlr bud{IeI to get the same amount or....,.., the IollowIng year" thinkrI8IY dep' In Ihe c:iIy could lind ways to save. 2JWtiy 00 ...... PIIY 5\lJdflnIS at thero<nation centres $12.00 hr when min. wage at moSI plaoas Is 810.25 hr 3I'MrtdollS the clt)' allow peopla to pid< up scrap metal from the side 01 the road on~ day Of nlQhI before? Are we 001 losing lllOOfTllll that e::t:d;j oIIset llOIll8taxes, Ma)'be the Oly should ~ve a bylaw at a fee HI to people dOng t!'Oa.4lWhy do we have clt)'street des "'"' working on -'<ends? Are th" costs theaame? [Budgel]

120 very tired 0I1*1ng consultants to"tlx" problems counc:il made lto'Qugh bad Sep 5, 2012 8:30 AMlTliUIaIIement .->d pIarvIing. Verylired 01 COIl OYer I\lI'iil 00 the mIIjority ctIlIlljacts - cannot run a home or a businen this _y' wh)' can we lUna cily' ttnwrj. Br""llord needs new Industr)' dallP"flltllly - no mote «n.......ary jobs and no....,.., clty funding for ~nies thlIl hre hundrellll d Tllf'IllIlI (many from out 01dty) - II you want to HI up shop here 'fOU need to pn;IY8 'fOU are g<lIng to benefit

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this Q:.IfTIrTUnity and its resldents [Co$! OvemJns)

121 _Job Creatlon Is a ~0IIty lor the city _ I am coucemod "';1I11na-eased violentaIme In !he city • Pmviding good QUality recreation programs !II Important to me Mono funds need to be dodicaled to updatingpl~ _Too mJch IT"ItIfItlYisspent on floral displays In relation to parks and recreation services overall - T1leBen Homestead should be a seasonal operallon.• Golf courses should be soldand IAOd for development - Weeluw1d street sweeping is a waste of time andmoney as ewryone Is horne on weekends. 00 n during tile day or between'and 6 am when Y'lU are not alowed to park on streets ' Investing ;sr>dmaintaining trails Is Important to my family [Joln] [RtlCI'elItlon] [Golf] [Traits]

122 Yes, we have terrlble slreel roadslllrough DUI!he city and I spend way too muchtime idling my vehicle at stop lights WhIle no other vehldes are paaslng lhroughlI1e green signal lights. [Tral'llclRoads]

123 TllJles are too high and my OOSP don' 1na-eaS8 at all. Get 0l.I; 01 Golf, areas, &ete. We do not have or need those servIoB where I grow up (PEl) ~]... councilshave favour THEIR likes, Council are POOR poor micro managers {want lo be

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124 there needs to be more atlr.m,s, sornetNng lor people to do and tourIstloWANT to come here, more convnuntty InYOlvementlplanning. theres no auc:nthing as s block party sny more, aocials, things that would bring people togelherto meet. ltlere Is no U1 things to do for kids. its prtItty sad when Y'lU type In "f\xlthings to do In branlford" into Google and the first thing lIlal cornea up Is !hePersonal Computer Museum. Branlford Trans.lt needs to be stepped up, ~ nee<hto be on a 15 min schedule ike the oIher lTan5it systems sround Brantfon:l. withdrivers who are COUrillOus and not showYIg extreme road rage by opening lIlebus doar an::! yelling at other drivers, the night servIoB is • joks, ALL routllsrunning should be run AT ALL TIMES, not"""''11 drive wh__ we feel like ~

afIe< 6:30 pm' I can undsrstand the hype thiIt all 111858 ool\lerattles are showngin this town for some reason, but there needs to be attention paid to the peoplewho reside here also. ~ sure the lltUdenls will apprecialll the sports complexthat only they can use. that was paid by taxp.aYtlrs In a town they doni live ln,when they are 80 and M ..... ITl<IVOd well away \Tom Sranlford. [Transit} [Touri&m][Post 5eca'oda ry]

125 TllJles and waterihydro are far too expensive for !he &ervIcea that are being cutbacIl and lirmed by City Council. My property taxes lIrII ridiculously high ($4200)for !hili seMOSS provlded. [Taxes] [Water/Sewer] [Brantford Power]

126 T~s are higher than oItIer munldpalities i'l southern Ontario. Having beenretired lot lI1e p&&l 2 years I fear that I shatl have to Ijjve up my re~rementhome& mo\lfl sanewhere more affordable. [Taxes]

127 I would rall1er pay more taxes if ~ meaot more and bettar ~Iity of HrAce&,including health & hospl1al care (emargency or not), tran&portatlon ..,rAces IlUCIlas lh<l bl&ll!foo d transit {I beWe\lfl the drivers should be better drivers sod havemore training} and lttere should also be rnore bu&ell dUrlng ~me ames (tIa\lflbuaea going every 15-20 ",,"utes between tile downtown terminal and the mallsor creats a &eeorld terminal). [Transll] [QualitylLeveI of service]

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130 .....~~.ICOI I' oI)''-how''llM'dIt_loclo~-..iltI Aug 27. 2lI124:4S N4eo.iUoId ...... 0Iher dIIeoI·. ThII _ lIaaIo~.~. It _ MIn.... 1Illll _1II*lll." rnudl on ""'-1i rd~ _OIbourw lhll jpal_ opw.......-.d KIp~ a fIeel d stulIltra 10 bloc:Il roMtNaya planting fIowws ..... _. 4~. Sl. Paullbnlry is.job -1iIlla~ 1ac:iIty• ..-.d 1OOck-.1odclwr-......what about .... NarIh endm 1cIofl' .nelo u- what .... TourIImconn tlOeb \IS ead'l Y"l"" lor • worthIeH fldllly. 0% bucIgat can ba IIltalnod ""W gIVe ..-y department 0'11. MId Ihey \Ot1ll magicIiIty lind ways 10 delIvw lhll..me HMc:e 111 blmlilllllOlTllllal [T0UfItm)[~) [l..lbray)

131 CouncI_lrrIiI-.I MId ..... any ...... paIl.W• ..-1o nIduao hl'lUr'i'lbard Aug 28. 2012 2:01 N4oourd ".,.*to I par.....,;!. 5agp~ tor htemIlMld Oil~~hi .... oourd 100 much peraonal no. Mayoti IaIlIc:e il*ldi 100 muchanIIanc:*lg .... lmaige dlhll tna'tf'and 1I) ba~ In itafI. eo.itbd"-"t.-. il'l<:Ud ba.. 1 I'" on ... _lIhoukIlax _ It ...... II) MId ..1M dillIllIo 1IPiOIiI ........~Who _ .. ,... 0'6i~ <lU" ay.(QuiIlyII..wil d _olcaI~

132 ThII ........ lidilllcull 10 ........1cIon'l "-~ kilO.' """.... Aufil24. 2012 5:42 PU_10 dIiddII how 10 pay for~ Nl 1... *1.. 10 COI"I 7 n'igtot'-~ R'lCQPMll* 10 _0.' 1 It. TlwIb forgM-.g .....-""*-133 ~... lmlll liI\1_.'.)'Ol..In"~In""_pay"'~........1) Aufil24.20124:S6AMlax. -m and _ '- aciIIIaiiilllnl;l;ln,. h;m can:.""anh) ,.~ no.CIlyd80 dllaalo ...COIIl cut*\] _ .II '- '*' 10 cIo. n.,""* Iaa'n 10 *'P _ {IiicIlnnIirs til< pa)'*1I COIl bIItora )'OU" (J;II,n;:I ., r Ig&-AillC) and Clotbi~ '*"ih. Slnly'" Clly '-MYIIlI torn Ii ..,... ••, .-.dW-c:uellre bucIgats. no. CIty d 8rrIon:l,....... IIhcUd 'Ida .. .-y ,aIticIii \1 iiCI M 10 cu ..... [T.-j [EA;iarCI

134 Wlwt • bomg. poorly cIonIi .....,. About _ orighIl _ ..,;sa. 1....._id.. r-..g c:oallllll 550.000. Totlil FAlL WhiIl. waslaoflima.

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135 U$ll budget IlIOCISS. as I deflned lImount not a oollmlted spend. Slopspending maney ...... hav" 10 flnanca past the budgel Jlf'OC'lISS 10 11Tl"'O"" thelmag" 01 Bl.. ,lfud rather than the actual neads of the dIy. [Ell'dent]

136 Our property won are way 100 t>igh whl!n \'00 look at the lack 01 seNlces wareceive as a commurllty. It's disgusting. [Taxas!

137 Priortty for the cltYs capital m:panditures should be lirected al c1aanlng "" &redev~ brownflelds. These areas detract /rom suslaloable econorrkdevelopm"nt. Brantlord has I national repuIa~on10f neglect In Illese areas.W" need 10 be very Cll<eful on Infrasturcture spending In other areas In~IarIn areas of 'nice 10 ha"es' -~ Incraased recnlational facilities. For a city oursize we nave wonderful facilities -the walking trails, \tie Wayna Gretzky Cenlre,tha many parks and fields. The biggest chal1enga going forward is reigning InCOIlS while remaining~ve with olher ciIles. We have ona of the moslel<pensive municipal w bases In the provInca and the residantiailaX baseC8Mo1 afford 10 support the Induslrialloommerdallal< base.Industrlall<:ornrnetl tax"s also oaed to be more competitive 10 altrnd newbusiness. Keeping cosls down Is key 10 IUslSinabillty and YlabIUty 10f thisoonmunlty. [Taxes) [llrownIIelds] [EJ'ficiernl [lnfrllSlrudlnJ

138 This 5Ui'\Iey is very ftawed. Each sec:lion should show • breakdown 01 how ~ Iscurrently funded and future fund'ng options should reflect tis. To only providethe option 01 Increased u~ fees or Increased laxes Is eJdi ."nety ~milr1g forparticipants aslhere ara many other revenue slr\lams thaltha city uses 10 payfor $lll'llices. Where Is tlle Indk:ation of whalls • cora seI'IIice and what Is 11OI?Why not the ability 10 "mk importance of aU S8Nlces on I 1-10 scale, orsomething liI<a thaI. This was a very ~mitlng prtXe5S. • -.. as if altha andof the day ~ wlI be pronounced that resp;nd"nts wanllO lncraasa(feeslta>(asilxJal~...man lhIn-. no oCher oplIonI.. [Survey]

139 The dIy sholAd seith" golf a;lUn185. 10 a private operalOr. The clIy should sellthe Airpoflas ~ is under usad. Reduce staf'I al dIy hall 10 """e rnonooy.Charyestaff for parking as they do at the Hospital. Slop sparv,flng a huge amounl 01""""'Yon the Wayne Gretzlly oantra.Keap Irwnlnd paople ara NOT having asmay chIldr8n these days.Who Is going 10 use alilhat lee ~me In 10 ye~?SCrap the plan 10 rabulld th" Aquatic centre. Ara all the consultants Iha cityhires ne<:a$S8ry. Is thare not thinking peopla al city hall that could do the wool<?Radl.ll::e the hours al the Main Brar>ch library. Canceltha new Ubrary fac:8deplan. The librayor.mpalas against Iha Inlemel [Golf) [Ubrary] [Airport][Consultants]

140 I would 11<" ..u discralionary seMc:es pt'l:Mded by Ih" city 10 be fully fundad boyIh" users. this Includes buses, arenas, pools. sports fields, Sanderson Ceo/ar,airpon, marlcet & golf. Don1 pick & choose. do It for all or none of thedlscrelion.ary seMon. Or all taxpayers have the choica of assigning .. port)on ofthair property \al<as to the seMees !hay wish 10su~ Also by-law"nforcement & polldng COIJId be a souroe of revenue for the dIy. [User Fees]

141 Should be buying most ~ems as a dIy nol by departmenllo S8V& rnon&y throughblAlc discounts (vehic;las, stalion.ary, etc.). Don' pay for lunch&s for flfIllloyees &

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142 1am already paytng.....ell over $4000 in property taxes forT seMces tl>at I do not. Aug 21, 2012 6:42 AMnor will ever use. Enough is enough. Increase fees lor 1hose who do utilizethese lI8fVIces, not ewryone. [Taxesj [User Fees)

143 Brentklrd Transit~ much mere ImproYemen1nthe city roacIs nlrnlllc: Aug 21, 2012 6:27 AMCOIlIn.>Iarelltddng qllality, [Transit)

144 ~ 10 Ioo;us on cosl redocllon, even althe expenseof some seMces. Aug 20. 20129:12 AMProperty lalCas already 100 high - overspending 81 City needs to $IOp1~ydoes not address overaI stal'llng levels at City Hall. WOIIl day and WOl1< loadsare ......... lighter than ncn-mur*lpal jobs. SInce major expense - M8d tolooll atreducing. [Taxes) [E1'IIdenl) (Bodgetj

145 Quitsaytng lalCas are $3,000+ when In fact by the time dlynall gets Ihrough Aug 20, 2012 8:50 AMralsing wat« and sewer re\e${wNch are more than a large city charges) OU"

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140 This survey specifk:alIy InOenlmea the publictyownedgolllXlU<tWl yetthere Is no Aug 20, 2012 8:18 AMmenllon whalsoevet, eilher on the fronl page of the survey or ltwl:lughout, of theOUFFERIN ClUB OF BRANTfORO v.tIk:h Is a city owned faclhty. This 100 ye...ok! fadIty fulfuls lhe M8d at senlors and )'OI6Ig adults alike yet lhe llf'OUIllts andcoo.m have not recelved any funding \Q speak 01. Is Mnot tme Ihet duerecognillon be given? [Recraation)

147 The Iomlof!his~ Ia limiting. For the c:orwenience 0/ using lhe same Aug 19, 2012 4:52 PMq<.JeSIk:Im eadl time we are faced wlth some QUe&tk::o:1s Ih.at ... not always reallyapplcable. Also, !here Is I10lIIlng here aboul our SlIlisfaction wilh rTIlItllJ98n18IovetllII. I am very CXInOIImed Ihet a project lib the Gmzky Centre should oott 50muctl more 1hlm expected. 00 we have a tong-.lerm plan lor the dIy1 What 00WI! want ~ 10 be lib In ten years? (SufwyJ [WGSC)

148 Stupid Stupkl Slupld1 Gel on IOiIh the job wtth propo&ln9 a budget This has 8& Aug 19, 2012 9:03AMmuch __ as deaIlng wtth the Indians and """peeling somethinll good !(l comefrom II. (Sl.MIyJ

149 • Ta. Increa5es should neverexceed IocaIlnftatlon rate,· SCIoe the city has Aug 19. 2012 6:40AMdlooIen environmenIaIleaders/Iip as once of ltlI slrnteglc 1rnperalIvea, ~ Isdissapoll .... og IheIlhIs lIUrY&y asks noctdng aboullhis a&pIICI of dly operations.•trroprovement 01 trlltrll::!Iow Ihrough use 01 roundabouts. Too many Iraflk; lighb,Why are we not l>sing Ihls tool (roundabouIs) to Improve II'afllc Ilow and reducepoIullon. au- planning I transportation dl>partmftnI:s needs tolTlDY$ IoIward wlthImplemeotatlDn in new $..-veys n even consider removk>g stop lighb where ~

makf. _ .• The rurber one budgellIem for the Clty Is salaries and beneflls.Clty~Jees have some 01 the beat 8fI"lIlIoyae beneftl and reIhmenIpadc&gell of any oIlhe~ in Srantford. 1"hoM 30% or 10 of privaleCXlfT'4Ianies thaI do oIfer penslon plans are movlng from defined beneftltodei'lrled conlrlbullon. The city I'IMd& stn:lngIy oonslder rTIOYing In !his direction IIwe are nol going 10 pullhe tu payer$ in a Pl_ icoJs stata. The only alternatIve$wYl be stafI reducIion, more pari time jobI or out&ourclng. [Ta..s! [ErMronmentj[Staff) [Survey) £TralllclRoads)

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150 I fell lhal the Dty of Branlford Is just another organized group of It'ft'dypoliticians who pu$h IhougIIthei" own agenda• ....:I poIides and 1laV9 noconsIdef&Uon lor \he needs of \he average c1Uzen. of this clty ....:I who use thepolice force as a &quad of their ~llIired goons who llarass the averageworking citizens wittl useless ftnn, tlckets and penalties to fund their owncorrup1lon. {MayofICoundQ

151 Only worI< patr lime cannol aI!orll all the Increases as ls Food, Hydro, InsmInQeEve<ylhlng~ up by a bigger '110 !h;In my pay ldng bel'*Id mora and moreeach year [Tues]

152 Am on fixed Irocome - JlISl above po-.\ty lave!. WIllI al other Incnl_· Hydro,gasoline, food. Cannel alfon:l an ~lCl a'e. Thlnldng af ralIrIng and Ia8'YkIg thiscity lor QnS wittllower costs. [T-]

153 Other cities property !axel are not ss m.Jd1 ss Elr.Inlfon:l. CM'! you explain why?[Ta~es]

154 Past yea~ Public: input to vsrious depamIenI budgets was 1hnI AlMsory Boards& Committees sines tills pradlca lias slopped there lias been a lad< d publicinput with Slalf In pnlpalrlng the budgets - ColM'IcIl should relt*lk of restoring thismethod of public r.plL IBudgetl

155 SinOllI tIV9 on a bus rwts, I ol>serw bus after bus passing ¥>ith 0-2 or 3 patronson board. Why are so many bus shen~ being built WIIhout laldng this intoconslderation? In my opinion thaI would have bean an area 10 reduce c:osls.Thank you [TransIIJ

156 You guys really ...-sed up with the OYfIrinftallJd price lor tile .-Sportscomplex! Somebodies gelling their pockets k:w<Ied upl Also, yes! The clty did1laV9 a huge part In the Hockayfest let down. 8nInlford can' seem to get ntogether and lila powers that be just keep running \IS further and further intoembarrassment of saying W9 ars from lIlis city. I hope none of you think youdeserve raj_I Also, what was the big rvsh to kic:k that elderly man OUI of hisown property wilen you tors down lila CoIboma St. buidi"lgs? Nothing is 8"""\lOing on tllersllt Is juslland tIIal could be bI1n.g1ng in taJc doll8t'll with buidingson tt-n. ThaI was a shams and disgrace wilen you kic:ked lhat man out of hisown property and lor whal? Shams on !he lot of you from the pnIVious counciII[Cost Overruns! [WGSCj

157 Yes, There Is no nsed to ralsa property taxes lor 2013.. n Is predicted thathouse values win be dropping next \"SSf and besides, enougllls enough witIIraising taJces every Y'l8r. [TSX8$]

158 I cannol believe you paid $50,000 lor llle dewtlcpmenl of this Sln'e)'. Trylng toapply tile same questions and answa~ to each category makes no sensawhatsoever. Whers was the opponunlty lo comment about each _ and get&uggeslions fot ImptOY8ffilInl ~e making an area mora cost elfectiYa byredesigning or <::hanging) Inslead of only giving us the o;hoice of "paying more"througll either a cIIoica of Increased user feas ot lncraased property tax...RldicUous and another example of the City wasting OU" talC dollars. [EIficientJ[Survey]

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163 The" r •_~ n tueh 1 weytlll.., .... be used Iojo.lllify Aug 15, 2012 11:48AM...... pl<4*1y Illll mlill The,...., giWn be1hlll1he people '-.... In lIwlroflOCh,. ~do Wid by" 01 .. survey.The" lIilO.'*"1_ or-. Iided end ... ...me .-.d lICIt 1 tnJI~ 0I1he~opHon. An undIrtIancIed way 01 blllng Ihe MIld IIllI feedI City HaL {$lro'eyl

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ron-ecl due to the lack of accurate respon$e5 collected. Coukl Brantford nothave put a few eXll1l dDIlar$ towards a decent product. [Survey]-

168 My residential taxes are alrwdy hIgheo" than many cItlas IIlIs size in Ontario. I donOlwanilo see an lna'ease. [Taxesl

169 Brantfon:l is a uolqua and changing city. Utiiring outskle IInns does noI provldeBrantfon:l wttI1 good options, ~ jusl spends money lna~nately. I anended apubic meeting where ref9<eoce to lila TIC was made repeatady. I was notImpre$sed. Developing citizen COITIITIiIIees 10 provide feedback to the d1y wotMlbe a better program than looking to outsiders who do not care about lIle longterm ailed to our convnunity. ClUzen commItIeas should be made up r;J a crossdemographk; and resldenllallocation and horntl ownership In Brantrord shouldtle mandatory. No lncentrve progr;m I'or se!Vlng on a cltizen COIMlIttee could be~lemanlad.MoSI homeowners In Brantl'ord WOI.4d be wiling to CQnSlderserving on a citizen commI:ttee II they ran lIlat !hejr Invotvement was walued andtal<en Into consIderatlonl I have taken ~me to oomplete this survey and to makethese COIIlITlfl<lIS. I WOI.lkt like to know thatlhey have actuaRy been considered •how wia I know? {AdvIsory BoardslComlttee5]

170 This al.fVfly appe~10 be less lnl«8sted In reducing or IIICI '''ling servioM andmor, aboot who Is goO-l9 to pay for the ever Increasing burden on Ia>c payers.[Taxes] [Survey]

171 In regards to transit has there been a dlscusslon on the need dlarge buses?Wllat about the Idea of ""Ing smaller buses where applicable? In regards toroads, what about using roundabouts Instead 014 way stopsIslop ighls toImprov, traffic flow. We must stan looking al value of seMcelproduct Jlstead ofcoal Loweat price Is usualy not the bast solution. [Transit] [Ouaitylt.,ve1 01seMce] [Tnlffil.IRoeds]

172 Qullrtty of service is the most Important thing to me. Investing mon"Y to repairand upgrade facilities aspeclaRy recreation tacilflies Is very Importanl Thet>enetits r;J recreation Is Important to many In the community and also Is acon ipOltenl 01 eoonomic 9n:lW!h and development for the City 01 Branlfon:l[Recreation] [Oualilylt.evel of servlce]

173 Enough""" spending m::>re than we havel Some In our hard M Job marl<atmake on the average of 40% less (from those I've spoken with) than lheydid 3~ ltgOl More Increasea only mean hardship,quality of life issues. homeIoss.bankNptey, for many if!his constant ncreasa continues and their wagedoasn' lnall_? My laslwage Increase In a corT1>8ny I've spent 26~ at. was8 yrs agol. yet wes In lhls dly have ~sen SUbstantially. Soon we will f8\l'lthewralll Of homa abandonment as in lIle US homa markal . Sales are alreadybeginning to slump here and homa values are heading In a downward trendmaking our propertlas much harder te seliWithout more and belt.. jobs WIISmust ba held to 0% Increase even 11 n means serv\cas suffer.WE CANNOTAFFORD MORE INCREASES and ~ must rrr:tW ba a PRIORITY MR MAYOR ICou'lcil may~ in reducing jj's rerI'MXI8I"'8Il, and Mr Maya- reducing yours~pendmay ba a leederahlp quality you fTIiIy wish to consider as a startng point10 show your desirs to ~gtrt !hII ship 10 to say. I thank you all for reading ItIis yetlnJy feel n will fall on deaf sal'S and this endless trend of 5p11nd,5pIInd,spand wi.continue! [Taxas) [Oualilylt.evel 01 service]

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174 I ive in • ""'duo 100ium on • bed Income. I ftnd it awalllng lhall am I'lIQ\lin'Id 10 Aug 14, 2012 10:53 J>J.Asupport tacllilles Ihat I _ use, sud!n !he GrItzky QIlrltnI, through rrrt WItSand !he I am reqUred 10 pay !he aama taxes n a person 'MIO 0'<mS !heir ownhome ANO THE lANO IT SITS 00. I think IhiIt lhercl s/'IOUId be separate laxrale$1or Ihose who IMlIn muti-<IweIIing commut\Illes. [Ta>:e$]

175 Pulllie In\n$il sIlQuId be made mora accoulnodallng to lII"OOOlIflOllO!he average Aug 14, 2012 10:23 AMper3Olllo leave the car at tune. ParIdng Is cheapeor Ile<lllhan~ I havebeen. Paying lor street patIOOg Is nol out 01 !he QU8s1ion and using mac:hlnessimiliIr to Iho$e in Toron!o~ kfMtJl Btllf costs down. S«llln and Iho$e onbed h:omel should get a lax and seMc:es break Bragging abouI Brantford illeny. More money should be 8IIoc8ted 10 Tourtsm so !he message may bespread beyond QUI" bordln even rncwtI Il\an II. Is rtfHf. [Tranlll] [Tourism]

176 Ihnk~ Branllion:l ill well f\II'l. Iwish !he brownIIeId ltuffweo.*:l be Aug 14, 2012 10:16,f"Mfinalized n llh81 been draggWlg on for yelQ. I al$o have a chip on my IhouIderre wages and beneII18 lor public _ workln. Itl rrrt \IfIdef$tanding !heymake about 30% mora Ihan ~arableprtvate sec:Ior jobs. They IhoIJd bebrought back In 108. I realize that every cIepl, are ncl: in Ihi& calegofy, and I amsure mosl 0I1I1em do a good job, it's just not alalr siIuation.rve lived hera II rrrt73 yeal1i, and like !he cify and feel IUife. (Brownllelds] [Staff]

In t do ncl: undersI.aOO wtly 10 much money Is spent on CIty worl<o:n going outslda Aug 14,20129:44 AM!he CIty 10 bring In TOIIisim. I heard !he moal r8O!Inlls a bullrlp 10 N_ yeti<Cfr(T?111 Who on a bul or who from N_ york City Is going 10 spend IourIsImdoAars In Brantfon:I 0ntaIi07 How can 1II8t dapartment Justify !he wages that arepaid 10 !he It8ff memt- and the COSI8 e!lSOCiated wIIh Ihelr c:ontinuaI u.veIlIngand wor1<. paid YlCltIons. 1 am tired 012 or 3 1l8.1f members attending 1 funclIon10 promote Br'antford. Sepelate!he COStl apeotln 2012 lor 1 &tal!" "*TIber fromTourilim and vai<lilte Ihat 10 !he tax paY'!" 01 Branlford. [Tourbml -

178 I beieve!hat ourlund$ should be put to betleruse...More fl.ndWlg for Heallh Aug 14, 2012 9:15 AMCare, Em8I\I8l >cy Servioes sud! as Arnbulanoe ..-.:I PoIc:e, however not F.." as!hey are over..flJnded and are not twaIf as buly, Funding br"!he 1Iower'81118t-.. 10 II"! changed~ In thll city and spendWlg allot 01 funds lor !heMayors New YIIa/1I brePhst _like such. waste when our EMS servicesare tac:klng and lhare are hungry kids In this city going III sc:hoolln rags &.s/iflP8l' as !hey can' aI!"ofd anyIhlng more. Lets WaI<e Up Branlford, no!everytW>e ike !hole making the d!K:isions have the _lifestyle .. you.[Emel\l8l>CY Servloesl [Hea.. Care] [Socitol SeMc:eslOW]

179 Taldng everyone Is oojuIt Not everyone can use orwil use servlc:eI prtMded Aug 14, 2012 8:49,f"Mby taxaIion. It Is a $tupId notion 10 think 1h8t ta~alion results In Ie$ll~~. Those whom have I\ad lhelf costa cl buslnelllnc:re8l8, In 1tIis CIlSl'llhrough I8xalion, voiII AlWAYS pa$$ -.at cost along 10 the lX:I'OSUI'nllI". Having \heCity, rather everyone 8bsortl the cost 01" -...ethlng wheIher !hey agree to ~ orno!. will always leS$llfl1heir ebllty to access what \hey IruIy ""OI*:llikllto have. - •

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180 We pay more \tIan enough taI\M • and ....eIy see streetcl6al-. eel. Initiate. Aug 14, 2012 8:18 AMpay ff&eze lor c:ounselltlls year. If IhIngs 8rIIf11 ""lling beller In IhiI cify then !hecc:o.nseI should notbe~.[Tues] (Stal'f]

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181 BrantlOfd Is one 01 !he highest taxed Municipalities In Ontario. When Is enoughIltIQUlIh. The residents 01 Brantfoolllf8 taxed to death. When I _ e streetcleaning vehicle cleaning I slreetlhal does not require same It~ ob'o'iouslila! thll City of Brantford does not have any Interest In Iow9ring taxas !of lilaresldents. [Tuesj [Tral'llclRoads]

182 This was a lazy attempt at 11lII"'iey. [Swvey]

183 An In depth enalsls d spend;ng Is necessary. 'A'tIlln I senior paying plopllf1ytaxes on a penslon..,.,. $100k being spent on a replacement sign for lila WGCIt rT\iIkes one wtnder voho Is In oontrolll anyone. Let's _ OUr coudI and and citystal'ls use more dIscnlIIon In how !hey spend lax pa)'ll~monIllS. [EflIdenq[BlJlIgetJ [Cost C>ven\nl] [WGSC]

184 I teeI SOfTY for fllI[s Ih.at rely on lhll bullla Olll an:uId town. They gill anllighbortlood \oIs on livery rollle and II would be quicker to walk to 1OI1leflIlhey_nl 10 go.... [TransI]

185 PINse taka soma acIIon 10 r&ITICMl &-bikes rrom city trails. In !he absence d anyenforcamen1, &-b1kes have llirelldy llstablishlld thllmSll/llIlS IS dally \nI~ ~.

Irs a safllly hazard which Is going to be lncnlaslngly dtfllcult 10 eradicate In IheIulure, becaUSll their numbers will contlnue 10 grow. Fa~ure 10 enforceregulations controlling e-blkes will ruin !he value of OUr InIiI system 8S 8 cityasset Cyclists and pedeslr\ans will have 10 110 elsewhere. Brantfon:fs trails willthen beoomll a spaOll ror various Ionns of undeslrabla be/lavtour. I suggest lila/oIlovmg: Posl an "a-blke reporting" telephone number on the trails. AssIgn onenamed Individual constable 10 answer the phonllind to docl.Jrnllnt "1'll'pIlttedslghtings", "cha'llllS laid', ""es assessad".lnd"flnes colIecl9d"'. Council should«t<::eive • oopy or ItJs rvporl lhls data should also be displayed on lhe city_bslte. Thank you. [Tillis]

186 Why you mlIllIIoo -'lCIlasing" everywhere? be more llflld.mt deliver !he goIICOUl'SM and Ir8nsportalion aMViaIs 10 privakl~, ro:tVillw lhe sal"';'" orllmploy<:MlS, revillw tha number of employees. not plinl or seod fryers withBrantlord Power bills, sa.... thaI money. not continue to InCl'68se taxaa and costabecause WAGES ARE NOT RISING. on lhis vaclllion Ihe city canc:eled 3 weeksof SUrrYn8r camp lor my son becaUSlllhey did not hlIve enough cNldrlln, bullg"",,ss tha hired staff c:ontnooa .-Mng their salaries. II summer campa are nobeelng used ellmnate lhem. CongralUlations 10 the ibrary lor 1heir work. weneed walldng and bk:yding paths at north or the dly. nW<1l paths lliong ALLPOW8f1ine and c:omunica1ll thllm with \till south. (makll _ no paved, save money).many of thll strellt of the cIIy have a lack of name's sign, please ftx thal. I canhelp you with lNs lor Iree. regards [Transit] (Efflcillnl] [Stall) [Recreation][Brantlord Powerl [LIbrary] [Trails]

187 The average person ...siding in thll dly of brentford has no idea of how 10answ... the questions regarding supporl services. We don' know theperlormance of the atatr In place or IIlhey 811 paid whalthey all worth. 'wouldbe willing 10 pay 5% Increa"" in prt,lperty lax", ~ you'd fix thll roads and puc Inplace the proper in/r.Istruclure \'OU noHld.le: extend the vlllerans parkway 10 thag...tzky 10 \Ill the huge amount of uamc 011 Clarence. I canool undemand howwe can operate effectively wiIllli1Ue or no "'" Increases; pr\(:es all overcontinually risll and I"'t WI! try to providllllverything lor llVOJrYbody and in the

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erd. "'" don' do~ng wet. AddillonaMy,Ihis clly needa men recroalionlol0IIItres. SmaIlef cities all oyer OntarIo - _ Bradlon:I - have beauIIful newfacllilties with l&$t; popAation. "'" won' grow ~n W9lJ81lt1e fa<:/lities lha1 peoplewant for Ihelr!aml... Getltle brown!lelds cleaned up and develop themlMohawk Gre«rwlctl: great spot for • rec GefltnII fTUM] [Browntle/dS] {E1Ilclent1{SlafI] [Cost Ovenunl] jRea-eatlon]

188 Wa_"lakIng a Pl'Y W _ to the ,ecasslon. A l8Jllncrease wi! oonllnue 10 Aug 14. 2012 5:15 AMc:ripclle!tlose of us who are Heady struggling. You (;/In! poI.I" bk>od!lOm I stone.fTueal

189 RecogniIian for AdlIal'lng orunderspeodlng budg8t dobra. Condruous Aug 14, 2Ot2 5:11 AMImprovement Training and lmproYemllnt Goal setting lor all persons with1'.nrd8l responllbllillH, set targets 10 lower c::osts and Improve se<YIo;u.amplDyeIlln<:enlivft$ for improvement suggeslic>nl, IIWlrriza current rflOUrtl8SbeforII replacing, targeted~ of proflfIrty taxes lor all. keep up the goodwork and 8bllodon the bid. IrBnsparent IisQII noporting on oontn;lIableexpenses. resident r.pul fTaxes) [E1I\deoI] lBuclgeCI [OuaiIy/leVel 0( seM::e]-111O Thecily his tnd $ludents lor Dog Uc:enslng enIorcernerrt and IhouId do the Aug 13. 2012 7:41 PMsame for snow and 108 remov8l1n thewlnter. The lines In the IInltcouplao(years should make the positions revenue nMI!rBI and lncte_ the IIfefy of ourIklewalkl. If this was dona eve<y two or three~ • would ptOYO;Ie employmentItI1d a safer waU<ing 8I"I.1I"''''1IlI' •. [SlafI]

191 build !IOI1IlIle>iIure IlIpor! f8dlity at W9I1;;;_;;;;''';;'~~;'~''''''~ogpool, IemIs Aug 13. 2012 7:05 PMpIlIyground, Ir&ck and .1811. West bnlnt gaining rOO'llMing population. Hope !hatgaining better cornmunIlv 1l8IVk:e. Thanks [Rocreation]

192 FrtNlze wages and make all non-man<tg8ITI8 ..taffwork 37.5 or 40 hoIn per Aug 13. 2012 6:07 PMweek. We are~ mert<et value wages for a week 01 work and we lIIlI

generally gettng re- hotn (I.e. 33 hours). (Stall] -193 Ou"taxes _too high! I lived In AnC&Sler In I more expenlltve house and paid Aug 13, 2012 6:00 PMless! We don' IJ8I anough foralthe money we Pl'Yand Il'I getting worse~year. CIty HIllis OY8fos\lllfed n the peopIa I have t:OI1IlIlnto oonlac:t with therehave been ru08 and not the least bit tl8lpfuI. II they CII"I' do Ihe job propertythey should be fil"ed. My streM -gets propeoly c:I8aned by Ihe streetsweeper or snow plough because it t:OI1IlIS In the middle oIthe lII\emoDn whencars are~ all along the street. II doeso' talca a rocket ~tisllO figure outthey need 10 change the schedule OfhaYe one "IOI,llIlg1a11arnoon a month It\IIthere's roo parldng on one side .., the sweeper and snow pIouohs CII"I do aproper job. fTaxes]ISlatlJ [Streets]

194 &lOp lying to .... & lelIing us you areo' lncteaslog our taxes when you do every Aug 13. 2012 5:25 PMtime you tum around. Lowar your own wages starting with the Mayor. foIc Nedby the COIXldI. People $11 tmod 01 p;ry;ng for all your .....takes. Ioy$ & liI1Iepn::+:oo;Is. We CII"I"t afford any more stupld kIlIss out 01 dly hall. Keep yoormouths shut when~ are Iooklng at set1Iing here iii the deal II H81ed.You lUll 011' 81 the rTlOIAh & put it In the Pllper & ",,>:1!tW1g we know • ian'happening here, Who haslhe blwBst mouth at cIIy hal?mnm fTaxes]

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199 'WOl*lIll<e to see councl do more due diigenca when dealing oMIh davak:ll*'sparUCXllar on large projects. Don' know If ~ is done (II" not but nnancl81 reportslor devellljllW lor all large projects should be a pre-requisite 10 doing businesswith the dty and analyzed by eccounling ftrma not located within the city.[Qualllyr1..evel of service] [Developers]

200 I would Ike to see the l.*JlI bo~ program expanded to loclude other meterials. Iam nO! sure the coloor of the bi... but such things 8S I<itIy litter, dla~, facialtissues, TNs would greatly reduce \till actual garball". I reaize1hat It'd couldpose a problem in multi unit bulldngs. [EnYlronment]

201 Not sure illl* survey was overly ellecllve In how ~ asked !IOITIII of \tillquestions. HavtI I used police s.ervlces in tile last 12 months?? How does onedeflne whatls an appropriate respon$ll to !hat question? I think we all have,whether we know ~ or not Similar Issues with I'TI8O)' other questions. Forexample, if I feel that the city should back oul completaly from providing IIseNlce such as day care. then why must I answer whether wa should cove' thatexpense ....... Increased taxes or user fees? [Survey]

202 Yes slncronlze l'<Ualr9atll\11ts. It would save us 81 on fuel. [TramcJRoads!

203 JuS! cu~ous abotllthe "Golf" portion of this suN"Y. "The laS! public meeting onlhis Issue ..ant I "strong" message to councll lhat the public goll. courses weresupported by the ge""",1 public with well avef 300 people 'on allendanOl'! altheCIvIc Centre meeting room, then why ccntinuously bring thia Issua up? Tak,.C.'- _

195 We camot afford to have an Increase In property IaxIlS...We are a 1 Incomef;wnily althe momenl, and IMng paychequa to paycheque as it Is.•.oost ofeverything is going up, wages are not. and it is~ng hanle. to make endsrroeet I am sure thalthllrll a.e serYlces that CUlS can be made within. but aseNlce that really needs some oon<:le"tration 1$ the heallhcareserYlce...Somewhere, somehow there has to bee happy medUm for everyone.••[Taxes] [Quaiityl1..eveI of seMce]

196 Uving In a ccndomiriwn M1W on Cobden Couft. Propertytaxas are~ lhanthose for similar pne:e free..standing hou$tl$. Woo.*:! ~ke t:l see a separate andlower tax category for c:ondomlnlum homes. I naaIlze It"Os IT\iIY be a provincialconc::om but would ike BJlInt10rd to comrnunk:a1e this 10 llle proWIdaI aulhorillesand to lend thell" support to condo 0I0Tl1n. [TlIXe$]

197 al your quastions....yoo,t neve' gave the option ..do we need • _.IOU~sm....if thebusiness sector does not want to sponsor,then why have lUI. lakes klO manypeople to hou5tl • few ....maybe look 81 how we are delVaflng this s.ervice ...noquestions were asked •.. howto redoc:e <::os!...]ust how to Increase ...prlvatesedor haa to almalgamate furdlons and services to c:ompete...publlc sector hoesnot even tned t<> learn lhis .. Ilhlnk our city hall is OY8f'8lalfed and proYi6aaservices that are not needed ..s.ervlces could be dellY«ed more effectively bycombining some departments.and gelling rid ofsome..exemple ..TourIsm shouklnot come 0Ul of tax monay [EtIldenl] [Staff] [Survey} [Tourism]

198 Brentford hoes a drug and lIlcohol PlotJlernwhlctl has been swept under lha ruglor sevenol de<:ltdes. The..-:llor a local d8Ioll; fecllitylaof .... 'oounl~nc:e. [Oualityl1..eveI oI51lfVioa] [DMwc]

drive by \tie cctn8 parking lot on any g/v&n day and ll'sl'ull of vtIhideIl(lnlnslatiog 11'110paytng~) NoiU.idge has an eroellelllyoultl progam8S wellIIIong wllh e tleallhy membershlp II\;Jl should IIOl be lei \10 to support a-.ubdMsIon" In !hal excelel>lll"""ll spacel [Golf]

2l)4 I suggesl\tle mono forwuncilll th&t_ can no longer be au things to" people. Aug 13.2012 &"38 NItWe need lower laxes, \tie ways and means 10 &Ilrad beller, higt\e1 payWIg jobs.The retaloffer In \tie cityIs~. Howmuch money Is spent cut oftown1Whef&" ItIe new vm lJobs] {OuaIlIy/l.evel of ll8IVIce]

205 I have Indic::lJled Iwould be COl' ofortable wllh up to & 3% Incnase In pn:ll>eI'Iy Aug 13, 2012 8:19 NItta~es, but wllh saying that I am Sure thaI there are savings to be b.XId within\tie operation of this city and lh"llhese SiI..;ngs should be made. A& lorNotIlvldge Goll CooJrse, lhls Is conskIefed 10 be green space wIlich Is mandatedby \he 9O"1Ilfliitelll TheffI should be no thought of saling lhls spece. In 1iK:I,there should be fIlOI1Ilunds added 10 Irs II'IHllenarlOl!l 10 make • 8 golf COIIfH

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206 I tI*'k that !his survey Is a farce! ~ II nol wellhoughl cut. Then! is IIOl pIaoo for Aug 13,20121:07 AMoIher answers lhal do nol agree wtlh what Is plerned as I response. There Is nopIaoo 10 commenl on wasteful spending or Improper IIIndlIng of P10jeetsl[EIlIdenI] [Suvey] {Cost OvImlnsl ----

207 P1o¥Id<lIl8fYlces thaI a.., essential to the citizens of Brantron:I, but on I very Aug 13, 2012 6:07 AM.tJordiobIe basis. no ·ClIdillac"services at lhIs lime .. \tie dty can' afl"ord lh&m.When !he econorrt'f In Il<antfClnl imprgYes, thefl seMces can be Ina"eased, but1101 until thefl. Why does 11'1& <:aslno om- conIrlbuIe 1 "" d i'llYllOU8, I believe IIshould be fIlOI1Ill'>an that. {OuaTil)'!1..eYII of seMcel

20S When no:ogoli<iling Iabou" contracta wllh polioIln:llmt, you COf'1'II"8 wilh other Aug 12. 2012 7:13 PMcities. wtIen IWIng for upper rTIlffiIIlIItIT positions, you COl, ....... wilh olhercities. When negotiating wilh the rest of the departments you do nol compare 10other cilias. l.&b all play by !he sarna rules, elIher compare ..-y dIIpa<1menl orIlOIlo oIh&r dlln.ISlall] [Emargency S8rvices]

209 Wan:! Boundary and fI of Councilors review w"sl\awed and by removing FT Aug 12, 2012 1:59 PMco.rdIloI option, makes !he Iagitim&<;y and c:onfldeoce that you wlI "leo 10 thissurwy highly qu&sIionable. {MayorlCouoclt]-210 I am OOhC:eo ..ed thaI oounciI seem 10 sorn&times make decisions that are Aug 12. 2012 8;54 NItquestionabl& because of: a) possibly lack d all inIormation; b) the inlIu&nce of"favoured'" lnlI'o'lcluaIlI; c) oounc:iIlcn' lack of ......poIate 1rIaKP&ri&nCe. The lack of~ or byoWN enforc>&merrt lea.... parts of lhe dIy Ii:lcllOOg like p8I1dng lotsdue to ""08SS on street parIdng 24. 7. Also pn:Iperty rn;oinl&n;tll(lCl appI"" 10not be elilolced. Brail\fon:l $8IlITIS 10 II<Ivtt unique m.d nJles.lTIlOinIy!hat manydrlY&rS Ignore !he rules of !he m.d. 8rantford Is not a wallOOg 00l\"il'i'U'II andIu1ure pi;Inning needs to incorporate lhat InIO Ihe design. If Brnnlfon:f wants 10b& a·\IO 10· community we need 10 sharpen up and lidyup. [Streetsl[Mayoo'Counc:iI][B~ Enlon::emenf]

211 I feel thaI lha city QY8I" sp&nds In an areas.I' would be great 10 have ll1e 18~ Aug 12, 2012 6:29 AMpayWIg people 10 asses the quaHty d the worI<rn;wlship and elhics 01;01 Brantfordemplo)'88S.1f Branlford _ en business it would be so mismanaged it """"'*l of

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212 eliminate munk:lpal golf courses and deveIo9 the Iand..._.wtlydoes the averagetaKpayer subsldi:ze a round 01 QOIfIa- people that can alford this game, .....f_the lacb that most golf course rne<rbenI at the city owned COUI'!le$ QIlt goIl at anunbelievable cost per round .... ,and \he 8V81'8gE1 taxpayer subsidizes eadl roundthallhey get below-the cost parn:und to run the QOIf course, ....lhat Is whet Inunbelievable Increase user fees at the airport !he county of brant should shareIn lhe cost 0( \he elrport 10 the value oIlhe mJnldpallaxes \hey get frombusiness at the alrport.....an... all the region benefits from the alrport.....lhecounty gels the ta>: revenue and the city bears the net cost to run thealrport .....lhat sounds Mke a fair deallnOeed vendors at the !atme(s marketshould pay fees \hat will resu~ In ali costs being covered., ...wtly should \heyprofit from low ...,.,tthat does not cover costs...•.gr....t for the vendo<s and thosebuyefs that use'the marlce! faithfully but where Is the OVfIrall benefit 10 the\axj)8yer who pays a pordon oIlhelr taxes 10 s.ubsidi:ze the cost oIthlsmarl<et.....anyone In OOsiness wou\d be In busJnons to ......ure that they covertheir costs....1f not. you are no longer Inbuslne-ss......as an exaJl1lle only,Wltleveen Meats can cover the full costs 01 renting space et the market, ...JefiI_the fad thatlhey make klIs of profit as a bu.......SII, 50 why are my taxdolars going to subsidi:ze \tIelr rent so they can make a larger profit althefarme(s market..... ,!he QfOC8fY atore across the atraet doesn' get a subsidy from!he city to cover \tIelr rent...u ..~ makes NO SENSE or CENTS bottom IIne.....weneed the airport foreooo~deveIopmenl reglonally.,,,.but we do not need toIU"1 m....icIpaI s'!bsldIzeol golf courses or larmers mar'ilets this response oouldgo on lor several more examples, but I wi. save the next set 01 convnents foryo..- next laxpoIyer sur-)" [Golf] [Airport] [FIInTMIS Market]

213 RedUOll b<.-ee~, cq,icalion end waste. The c.:.,xrelion oIll<antfon:lshould not be the t>iggesl convnunl!y employtlrll! 00 more with leSll jusllike thepubic sector; Ir1m head coontJ stall through natural altrttullon. Redlsmbvle andallocate wor1< more el!ldenUy. Evaluate an services, If private sector can providemore eIfIcienUy at lower cost make the neoessary diflicl.J~ decisions· bedecislonel. 8rantforll property taxes> services provided compared to oIhercomrTll.\"1l11es. Velue equation non existent for Branford residents. Over 55,000In property taxes and need 10 wa~ In line to get e nurrber for the chance 10regisler e child for~ lessons • unaooe-pteblel Why build a 4 pad arena va.another swWnmIng pool? Is hockey more _Uallhan a Iffe skin like swimming• priorItles appear mle-difeded. Beautiful arena, 100 bad ~ III $10MM overbudget· someone lIl'IoI.-:I gel fired lor mismanagment Building the Y downtownwhen ~edds - $lOMM in lI<klitional costs related 10 sila design for slope end topennll vlsibillty of \he rtver· are you for real?1?1m7117 ThIs kind of publicwaste of money is dlsreSj)8dfu1 to Brentford rale payers. Look to olh« revenue5treams besides property taxes. For example, B..,lford hasihe rnostliberalstreet par1dng In S. Onlario. MIssed opportUnity, pass a 4 hr parking by~aw andenlorc:e wllh lk::keUng. Do Sleets need to be cleaned 4 X during Itle Sl.\'l'IrTl8f7Recycf"'ll pi<;k-up bi-weekty ~. weekly • does nol rot or smell • opportunity lorcost savings. [Environment) [Efndent] [Recreatlon] [Streets1

214 A City like any oth« bllslneSll\lrows its expense costs at a \Irealar rate than Isneeded,and poesJble, and al Umes needs 10 be broughl back to the reality ofpresent total income. A two year freeze would be a good and nesessary start

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215 Y". STOP FLUSHING MY MONEY AWAYlIII. rm ..... you haYe tftd IOITl8 Au& 11. 2012 12:31 PMIlIBIteting oonsuIIanr.1O handle 1hlI...-..y. TypQi. '- the ......WOO1<ad dryII8lI ca'ifIIoi I. [Staft] Is..n.v!

216 WaD""," W. c.I'~on" rOIdol .. __ mIjcIr peqecu beInll O¥W Aug 11. 2012 11:14AM~Il AI .peOl*1YIU~.my**"_oI~"__ pll'b&.. II' , • .-.rys ..... dry~ CUT .......doigll!lls:t.llllCOllo-n..J

211 In ",,*tel ...... good ....... you /-.:I tel rIIIAt_1TIOOII f*lIllIo get ItIal The Aug 11. 2012 10"57 AJ,Apa1Ia in Bi.'lbd _1hIi oMt 1IWlg ........... 1hiIdly IooIc good OOi,.,...O>d teloItIer c:tIIeI. W." know tt.- 0nIlnI Workililhe peOOllm ror high WH. How.bouI gelling • blIdllo WOlle peOQl am lor IhIi people It\M _llbuIlng IhIi Iyatem.00~ on !he onn..na InJy /-.:lit rr_1 [SodlIl~

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FOR TtIE NEXT 5 YEARS. WE CANNOT AFFORD THE STRlJCTtJRi: TMATWE HAVE NCJN. WE HAVE TO REDUCE MANPOWER WE HAVETOINITIATE PLANS TO REDUCE TtIE MANGEMENT STRUCTUREAGRESSIVELY AND TtIEN IIoFUMENT THOSE PLANS AS ATTRITIONHAPPENS. WE HAVE no TAKE A HARD L/X)I(ATPOUClNG.~ ANDSOClAJ_ SERVICES COSTS. CAN WE AFFORD TO HAVE AS MANY0lW..FlED F1REF1GHTERS AS WE 00. SI«)lJl.O WE CONSIDER GC»IGFORWARD WITH WORE VOLUrfTE£R~ WE SEEM TO HAVEHUNDREDS OF APPlICATIONS WHEN WE AOVER1lSE FOR~ ..T1iE DEPAATMEHT. WHEN THE CASINO CANE TO TOWN WE HRED 10tEW POLICE OFFICERS WHEN ITWASNT NECESS-RYWlTH THE CAS»4OSECURfTY. 00 WE HAVE TO HAVE THE OFFICERS STANO IN TRAFFICCOURT AT OVERnME RATES? WHY 00 WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE ONSOCIAL SERVICES FOR SO LONG. WHY ARE WE NOT HELPING THEM BYMAKING THEM MORE ACCOUNTABlE. I HAVE SEVERAL RESlOENTlALUNITS IN BRANTFORO AND I AM APf"AU..ED BY THE ABUSE OF THESYSTEM TMATTHE RE<:ElPENTS GETY AWAYWlTH AHDARE TOTAU.Yl.INI\CCOUNTABlE FOR THEil ACTIONS. t«::M' ABOUT 3 STRICES AHDYOU ARE 0UT11 WE SHOlA..D BECOMEONE AEGK)tWJZED BRAHTFORD BRANT COUNTY GCNERNUENT. WEWllL NEVER NEGOfTlATE AH'f KlN() OF AGREaENT. WE HAVE BEENHAVING 0ISClISSl0NS WlTH THE COUNTY FOR OECAD£S. WE HAVELOST INVESTMENT IN OUR AREA BeCAUSE OF THIS. THE PROVINCEMUST BE CAlLED IN TO HELP US MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION. [SWI![GrowthIOev. Clwgesl [8oundlwy]

220 Cut .... dIi'lll MtoII!he bowd. RecllcI WId ptnIlon oIlIgdonIlor.. Aug 11.20121:16 AM~ \IIOlkers.w.~.~ b poi 'OO gil lIfItYliIlIt In.-m. (ElSdioiCl [StIIlI /8udl;Iel:I

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221 ThIn I'Ia¥ol ~"....., nos QA down WI the W........ks "-It woodI.. _ "-' Aug 10. 2012 10:28 PMdiIod..~ lor .-wnw malna. II the city .,.galng 10 pIanl MW _ 10replace~ thal No... been cut1 T..-Ihoukl be~ WI I tirllIIly fashion.IlQl~ laler. IlIhoukl no! be lila, dift\a1I to MIed I\ardy nallYe specilll that.re lufulble for thll .nd other IoeatiQM with CIon;lllnl$'l1rMs espedlll .-thefiver whenllllrgt eolton..-xls .... being bs1 tIue to ItfOIlon lII1dbe~ [Treesl

222 Increasing .....,....". taxesllhoukl be~ resort. u...~!U-F_I Aug 10.20128:47 PM

Z23 rd"10 _ ...~ .......a recvt*lg PlOlll'_"gststar*l-.:l_ Aug 10.2012 8oJ2 PMa. _lIfud's w..a.~...... i /'MIl irnp'o¥'&. ResilientI ol8l.dbd an~ out •mud! gat»>l* .twy like Mel .. _!Sling. " .... hIcr,g tpa; 10 ftIpn:MJCltI"_.....,.-. 110 be It. co.t lie ImM a..rod. [En'o~"'.'.ill

224 I mowld 10 IhIs~ 4 years ~..-.:I very pfund VIllh CltI"cIlllk».,~ Aug 10.20127:07 PM... corrwrVIIIy very much. We hroe • greal CD'MU'IIfy Mel lldequa» .. .toes.tau.nlyl\..eYel ol..w:el

225 8ren"ord mult seriously rellect on its upcoming budge! and howthl• ..., eft"ed 1wg 10. 2012 5:11 PMIt. citizens that wOIIc In !he privete MdOr. Oue to lhti 2008 rec:eNIon downturn.h:IM working In II-. prlvete sector hroe NOT 'eCelYed Wl)'Wlcmlse In pay 8ndWI "....., C8MI~. II would be In !he citYs beM Ind moral ..-..c 10 c:reale• O'llo budgeI (no lax lloa as,), a..ilbd Cllfn:lt'"thW~ 10 r-Y mont_ .......... city 01 a..orfOId .,.plC!) .-ry i oa WHhco.A liejlltwQ 5edor to~gil 'II In people 10 !he~ to I .... _ Me ....

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Z26 ·R.ctuceSll*ton~endno-rs. EVWl ..... 2~,..".......... tlwe Aug 10. 2012 3:07 PM.. _ ~ 10 ..... n Y...... ...., 10 reqde nil-. clowi'lownl _You"'" 10fI'IKe dawntoom~_ pay lor lheI' own g.rbege rerrovall lNt"f.re_peying lor "'''lIef'oIloll. and pk:ldng up bullness _lie 5 days • week? 00 youdo IhIslor oIhe' buIlnelIses? - 8y IIW enlort:ernent oII\C:erI- do W<l h_ any?We need~ on It.Jty to pstroI noIM and ploperty 1landIrd•• espedety w'ilh!he unlvel$lly 1ludInb. We do no! want our clty hrAng."student I/um." I hid• !IfriI:lIe lime with slUdenI fleiIIhbol'L - Maks l1'l<I psrldng pagI dow, olOwl,mont 8I'rordablI." MIlle !he city • III« pIKe. S'4'POf1. lire & ......(ErMOh,.itJ~I lEn&.......,~ (8yIIow Ei;;;..;;;;_;."••••~I (SIhlyJ [P.-1dng1

'ZZ1 PIMu ..... lie~ .nort.r1Okeep .ltel:tiOl~you could -*' Ql if ... Aug 10. 2012 12;38 PM.. "00 you l-. ... .....oce- In fJYWY e:ategol'y • IIMIlnI _ do t-. tt.n.PINse use !his dIItIltId fI\Iks ...... pubk, mont pa;lple woukl do lhIaulW'J 11 ...... SO hopefuIy~ dIItI from ma>y 11 w!lIt you -ned.{S.......yj [Pubk 1'lM]

228 lilt kind of city I oMth to live WI II one lhIt I can alford to R.... m. [TlXe'l Aug 10. 2012 12:19 PM

229 IhIIII the.-.d llmti thst........,. monkey hu 1M mI tIke Ihls Sllf..-y. hu Aug 10. 2012 9:OiMl.-.yone .... tIlIc.. lt mont IhIn once? ISUrYIYJ

230 M ~dlij:&~i.a Ihoo.*lldzl ZIl'O bIsed IludgIllilg wtwl~ ImUI:I Aug 10. 2012ll:3oC MlIII idg:Ib 18'odgoMl

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231 I pay more In taKeS II\an thol awrage Brandord residlInl I do not use public Aug 10,20121:15 AMIranSR, public po<:lls, eIl;.. I do use thol public Pl'N.. I do not want my taxtlSgoing up. I fMl on one at thollaSl _ In my area 10 rtIOI!lIYIl &nOW removatand yell pay high tax".?l? (Taxes]

232 gel out at golf bu:sinom; or privatiM at Ieas1 on" 01 thol two coarsel: privilliza Aug 10, 2012 6:16 AM IntarcIly tldl"et and bpx sarvlcII!I as 0DtI'I'I'IlIaI0 do not COY« COllta, we do notMed 10 &Uppor1 Grayhound~: spend less on hookey (". arenas) and g/v<lmore support a grealer varlely at ra<:reatlonallldMlies; we do not Med a newlargaftranslt lefmInai (cIlackOUl sIz" of new Mcnab tem'INlln Hamilton~morevtIlbla polIdng , Inlroduoe recllight QOITI<II"81 (Transit) [Reawtion] [Golf]

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233 If !he city "'Ito Increase taxes to balance Its 1Iud9M.!han the city III otMouIIy Aug 9, 2012 8:43 PMliving b8yood III means. Branlford'1l taxes IInl already too high. Branlford IsNOT a"cUIura """""', nor Is Ra~ community". "mera 30 minute <:lriIIeIn fIrlY tIrection I'nds ltIrtvWIg, succassIuI oommunllIeI, \'oiII1a Brantfordstagnates. (Nleasler, Woods!Od<, C8mbrldge, Simcoe) With Branlford beingIamous for Its f3mling history, why doesn1 Brantlord II<rie a fat far? Why dom8jor retailers byp9ss 8rantford? Coslco.~ Camara, Petsmart. The Bay,T8f98I, VoMJ, Mercede. Benz, BMW. etc. ..? R_ ~ke Brantford pol/lIcl8nIare trylng lor I~ a>rnrnt.nily on a diSQ;lUl1l beer budget andreputalion. How long IInl you golng 10 milk the Gretrty lhlogm Is thII1 really ..9ranllord has 10 offer? lTues]IOuU'tyIl..evel of seMce] [SetvIce oea-yR....,

234 Slop wasting money on studies and consultants. Use oommon _ (Unlike Aug 9, 2012 7:40 PM\he design 01 hl Wayne Gretdy Centre). Spend money and i'npro\fe!he city asIf R"""'" yeo..- own lnc:oma, house, and property. Make soond and IImelydedsIons.lmpIemant declsions irnrnedialflly. Slop using council rTIflfltinga al aI08ll box for political campaigns. Gel along and lind a w¥:y 10 coma to aconsonsus on projocts. A Iitlle Ian lXIIl\I<IfSIIIi and a IiIlIa more 8dlon(Brownl\elds). lnct&ase ellld8ncy and streamnne coundI meelkqs. Slop ha'J'ngII-.ti1'98about~. IfIl'I'(MIlhe downtown by I'llfTIl:IYing \he IOClaI~ oIIIoes. The undesirables ..... blow. InasBlelhe police budge! lorproIICtlve Wt1.ati_ targeting \he~'edpopulaIion of aiminaIa In8rantford and lila ne;ghbourlng community. [BrownIIaIds] [Elllcienl] {Budge!](MayoriCCluneilJ [C<>r>sultanQ;1 [EITl8Ill"'lCY SeM<::ea]

235 rd like 10 see more enfo"."",.,,~ of lraffic l8W\I, 10 protectlhed~ & Aug 9, 2012 6:06 PMpedesbi_ of Brantford - too many drWers 9f8 not obe)'log stop signs, trafficlights, rules of the road, ale. rd like to _ Iln'IIllfIr public buses • they IInl f18\18fmora than half fuI, h_, Surely ....alIor buses would be more efficient.PoopIa who reoei'wl fIrlY type at 'Welfare' aasIstanca should do some form ofCOfT"flUlIIy seMce III qualify lor receMng It. (eg. dea "'Ill up litter) Let'l ... staIfalA Ile.-e trinvning tree~, e\c., lhaI obs<::I.q \nIfflc 1ignI. _Inamal, stop signs, yiaklligns, IIr8et~ signs. ell;. - for local resklents, "well al lor 'o'IslIors to OIJ' clty. £Tranail) [Eme<genc:y S8rA<:eaJ [SodaIS"''''',,''>W]

ZJ6 The 0YIlf3I tax """ fur OIJ' QOtT"fT"OJfliIy compared to other Ontario c:omTU1ilies of Aug 9, 2012 5:49 PMsi..... ala Is lar too Ngh. spedl\caIy In relation 10 Cambridgel (TaX8ll]

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237 Taxas are for neceuities not your favourile speciallnle<9st groups h~e the ArtsCentre on Dalhousle. Start acting responsible with 00t tax doltars, spend like It Isyour own monl!!'f, not like you hlVfl I bottomless barrel of loonies. far too manylax dollars \10 to parties and flowers. [Taxes][F~s]

238 Stop spending tax dollars on ~eeping thll Mohawk street bulkling...lOtal _ oMmoney. EKtra rnonEly left OYllr from budgElls should be pulln a sePlt'f'8le acc:ounIthat can be given back to thai budgltl in anoIher 1"'31" whflfllt Is needed. Blldgetsshould not be used based on thlt fact thai ifwe 00n' spend It _won' Q81lhatmuch again next year. II is a very faulty system thai wastes alol of la>lpayer$money. Ittllnk Wlt (;;In al$O gel rid ofgardens being eve<ywhEIre In t!lll diy, \OttIynot somll nlee rock that la~es very ~1Ile rrelnillnance and is year long. Last butooIlEIasl stop rneklng polnlIess Island crosswalks (ex. Ooeensway drfvlt)[Brownfi&ldsl[F~s] [Trall\cJRoad!l]

239 When rneklng <:led$lon$!hIIt will.tfeclthe rasidei.b 01 Brantfoo1,~ll IIsurveyor somllthlng simler so IhiIt they can voice their opinions befOOl makingany big chang,". ThElreIor/I resldllnb wilt feel more supported and heardll K8flIlup with the good world [Public Input]

240 I berlflVfllhe cIIy COIAd do more 8bout lhe --. OUr property b9cb onto WestStreet and the OVilr growth of weeds 8nd god know what fllse Is terTlble. Theover growth of theM thlngs tin broken the fence at the back of our property.Maybe they should haYe the dty woriulrs \10 along ltIllS8 areas and cut lhewea<b 8nd overgrowth bad<.[~]

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242 Pmperty taxes In BranIford are u!r'IIn'lety high espltc:laIty when comp¥lt(l wIIhother municiPillities. Fer Iigh """"" real "",Ill (OVflr 750K), Ilfantford Is In aleague of Its own WhlIn you i0oi< at compllrables to other municiPillitiols. Newconstrudion 01 highltr value hornes conUooes 10 take~ In Branl County andor go 10 other corrtTllnilies while Btanlfon:l mis.ses YfllIurther opportunills tobuild Its tax basa. [Taxes]

243 6nInlford tIltltS are higher !han other municiPillilies in...ticlll haYe Ived andPIIid taxes. I thln~ councI should pUI rne";1TO,lm effort rna holding lhe Inll on laxIncreases. Council should ask ltself SOIl'Ilt QUllstlonll: Is It posslble thallhe cIIyis OVfl<Stalled? Is lhe city overh8MI too high? Would coila adlng oul save anymoney? [TaxltS]

244 Suggesl city place bi18 for 1li'rb8ll" pi<;l<up a"",nd downtown for residents andb!JsjneSS81. AJtemaUVflly, dally garbage pi<;l<up shoold be ltarfier In the morningto avoid the eyesores. [Garbage]

245 We are already paying as much Wnot a 101 more than other cities for less servicen? [Taxes]

246 Property tax Is alraady high er'lOUQh, make do with the currenl amounts er gilt ridof unnecessary "xptlnses. Other cities PIIY Ies.s taxllS and are provlded withmore services. If lhey can ftgUrlt ~ out $0 can you, [T1lI<e5]

241 I milt with Cooncillor Carpenler and suggtlsted that CoundI QOI1s11111r setling up a

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248 Slop~Ior..-...ys"".n I.'" Indgetsll*lge doni. Thr-.artIl'fS AugIl,20127:17 ......r. -*!y~ lor S)odiIM.-n~)uItdo .1lI1bout It. SlopIIPG"dnllIO much InOI1I')' hlldng Iboul I. WhaIIllPJl8nd 10 lhe y. Why lloIS Itlake 10 long 10 male, dechslonen CIty QI\en welts end m1_ CJWOI'lunllies[BrownlIelclI] [SuMS)'] [Meyor/CcIUnQIII [Conaul\.ilnls]

2411 Work ~,..;itelizingOU'"G<Ind RI¥er. a..illud IhoI.fd be the hub at Aug II, 2012 S:57 ................ .ul.nd ow -.on at ..GfaoId Rt.-. Bmg r. ITIUl'Ii teulItI..., Ine-OW&I.lbIoCMlno, "'~lg, 1'lcllo*....:I ..G<Ind RMr, wt.,. II... no lIIlW1g end~~ ...7 n.... II .. opporU'Iily II) G<Ind~ II) Ilmg r.b.ritta, Look. COIl "" on~ In for lIIlW1g.. Aock owllYw. We-*I tw.e II)n-n ."".... ' Ior .. IUUIiIU.wt.,. do _ neil tw.e , .....,~ ..... eo.6:iod end ..-...g II) dIMsII) CMI bldgit llI1d ..., ' II) shop, ell llI1d be ........ 0lId. 'Nhy ... _ notlrMlsling r. bmg In _10 ow city. TUUlIsla hive nolNng 10 do here. TheyCllIl go 10 lhe cesino lor • nigh! but why .,. _ not Iool<Ing II__ cen do 10

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252 ~ ID *,-goocl~ ..... ..-...-.. _ <*l1llJofd. 1_ CWl1111Jofd It Aug IS, 2012 4;53 PMwtlhoul ~... r III "- _ must be ... II) Il'IIf\llge IIriItIol.t .... my end-wuI apeidoi9. If you could run Ihe city like _ run owlK:luiehold budgel,doing !he IIWIgs IhlII need to be done end _ling on ",ythIng we~ just ~k.10 hive done. l'm ..... It would ""OIk pretty "''''IL ItJuII- , lillie 100 easy 10spend owll'OOl-.y~ dIyI: end IllllIIhot*l UOp. rr.....]~ at_I

2!53 I COIi'FWD 110";1;11'''';'011 - hiull oullol r ","ofor lrclulbul.. to;O;m Aug IS, 2012 4:Jli1 PIll... II~ __ ...... _ II OlIoIe-tMd ..... lcMw COIl ....1l'Iecl.-..mpellOll8ly. Ic:o.n:ICMl CII'lloillipl_.. ......., _pn;xb;Ing I We ......ID ..... Good LudL s.:m. qI f • do not,hd _ pel"'~ ""'*' In;m'--10-*1 not ..~ ....... {NlA)conflMe lhe ..-wy0l1*lPdm the morIIpressIng"". .MI, QUe$tion7 ThInIuI for IISklng my opnan. [SwwyI (PIdc

''''''254 UN" '-1hoI.fd be UNd ...... "..., pol ..., espee!eIyr.1*b & -.lrIn&II Aug 8, 2012 3;53 PMllI1d"'lIIIrTN for ..... .", poIc:e. I would uylhM r, '.lldwgel'"_ ....~ Ior..---. • II WI""9 to"'-... I d Bo.6:iod ,.., lor.................."'*........ n _Ilroughcle r .,.,.lld>lrg-.

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satety rod MCUIIy ..~mpewlat (Pok:e & Atl'buiInceJ,...... ! 'll1rrt>U8nce would _ Mving I big Fn INClc tllIJIOl odll'll wt*l rrif~IlriMAlInc:e" can.d for. F... _10 h;rve I to! 01 POI_ICe rod I 001';;;',_...dopar1mllnl utlII:l"'Ol YOIunte«s .00 eldsting It8lf IIIouId bll considered lor lhe~ze 0( the CIty of Branlford. The Oly IIlauId not bllin the golf bu$lne.. If If ..rKll profitably run lor the qU<ll11y required. Thll erN can blllOld aoo1IOfOOI'b acted out. TraflIc - I ha'IIe I 101 of Issuel with the llOfHYIlChronIzed IratfIcllghtIlllat don' Illlow lor good IratfIc 1Iow. As.....,.. ItrIeI permg should noI bllelawed on most fI'lIljor streets It q lime of d8)' or It least on onlY one IidI ofIhI roa:llo kelp IhIIWds SIle 10 drtYll on and10" Snow _ perIWIgshould blllll'Ongly .ibOiid. No _ ,jgIJ1 ..biQ In .. ...n. shooAd blli' ..... '....., end tllG'Ih .....1Ad. For__ It..tdon' ...... drt>1 .1'de. Ilcp I .,.-mlt S)'IlIIm lor road I*kIng -ITW'I)' Oltw dtIIII '-~... , til Will"IIhIII)'S*TL A lraIIIc Ilow sI1dy~ bI_isidIoed for ..WIlire c:lly, IS many rtIIl<b ......~ ..etuc:ed 10 40 km/tI based on peti1Ioo..from lhe~ 0Ih«~ Ihot*t be 0Cll'IIldInd, IIUdlISenIofdng the axIsting Ij)&8d Iirrit and/or rXIllnowing permg on lhe mIIn rom(e.". Ounsdol'l St.). If", very dillbJll to oec from one end of Braotford to 1hIlother, whalher If Is well to east or north to south. BnIntford City coundllhouldelol¥ lhe staff 10 manage based on crtteria set up by council in the ....teglc planand the budget pI'IX:IIlss. Ccunc;f ttndl; Ie spend I lot of time debIlIng on ITlirIor".....11ha! should be<kl8lt wtlh It the iliff ...... lit 'jOOIfstaff peobli4 n..r,wr.I they_ peld for! (Taxes] (UMr FeMj [GallI [SnMI1 [Mayor/Caurd](T~liS*YI

255 TlmIIO bIJlId the _"',lCtllX t -... You twwllncMn HI~)'IM Aug 8. 2012 3:10 PMZlltO IG::us on .... ThenI is 100 rructllG::us on ... phokt ops. 11'.' .. '" lEIgtt.v- on sports rod I IUp,~. ~ of !WItS.. _ II know II goingI """"'*e. Thllime tin a.re to gel )'OU" higIl pIlId Ea.oomic de\ 11opmIl4 teamOIJ '*" 'NOIldng on Iryi-og 10 bIJlId II.- tllX baM In 1hII oornm.rOty. "*of usWhO lJlq>ort IhII QOfTmI.lnity, IIIlln our cars and drive out 01 town 10 worl< .-yOIy. II" shameful, You wUlneYer lMIr draw people with chocolale flK:torielt*1ng through temp egendeI. Tlme to target $OfTIt ucellant tor;lOr&IeconYl1IXllty Qtiz_. The city tin ,lot to offer to f,mIl," who worl< lor !he..buIinonI but """Y Is If Illat they UIUIIy Ii"iYw right IIlrough 10 WoodItod< orLonclon. 1would qlllStion the~ you '- in II*»on IhIs~ Issue.~1hey_thewrongpeops1Inuparieo....-dandln"j m ........ _

01 who !hey know or who -.ey _ .-..ct 100. Tn-. 10 ....... _ hNvyhitIIr$. Col.n;t \l'1li1 big"Pon'" torn m.ly~rt.'obIo...hdOld .. III a'IIeZlng c:orTVTU'IiI:ylO tIiIe, famIy.,._ you, . _._""'Y"• .,d~ 10 get buIil M IEI..- 1~ you ... nat"Yi"'lllwrdIllClUgh or perl>ept; .,.u lad< of """ is~ ... c:ily~ For the..cord, my laMIln Brantford ,re hllt* lhan molt 01 my oowotklltl WhO wert InBrantford. The qUllItlon 'bove"~ Nutt. (TI_I [Ellldenl) IStIIIJ (Tourtsm}[Strategic Planning]

256 I want my~ ....... ptQduc:b B8<* or ft......cl~ For Iht IoU of land Aug 8, 2012 2:42 PMI ...... no Ior'QIrIlM and~. I rnoYIlo bl.lt!OId lor !he large loti. WhIdII <;an

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280 "'T'hII 01:'/ ha 10 ~lCl.lle f " 6tl1"0jM1~ • I'IIl rlCIt_,"lC*1. My Aug a. 2012 11:49AM.....~ .tp , clcIn'l worli: _Iwd, _ pIicl men .-.d '-~

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261 W. tIlmodJ' PlIY way 10 ""lIth In 1PeD. ThD COOJfll:I..-:lIlO kd;; lit W8')'11O CUI Aug a. 2012 11:« AMcosts staling wlIh 1heo'nIeIYft.. Nol juIl Ayln& no r8lIes, bull'88IJ cullin& Q)Ib,

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262 TH'S oveSTlQNARf IS TOO VAGUE [SuNDyI Aug 8. 2012 11:38 AM

2113 1lhW< 100 rroudI money IIow",*, on~.....,. rdler1ha'l~ Aug 8. 2012 11:19 AM~ Too fI'llldl moneyllo_1Wd on I'Ogh paJ'o'log. _.QIPPin& N,.oiIlIMIw~ • lD ..... COt*l t.. CCl,iblloa:l ln1a e ...__01 posIloroI .... e NghDr--..nt0I~. n..r. • way 100 ""lIth__ on ..""'* 01~'" .1\.. [Elllcieotj Is.tII

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2S7 II to...'- $I) i1lCl ••• lor~ (21lo1-1t-. doit*,••""1* III'IcUd Aug a. 2012 9:38 AM.....a.THERE SHOU.D NE'IER BE TAX INCR£ASES - OUR OlDERRETIRED POP\JI..ATlON DOES NOT GET PENSION INCREASES;THERffORf THEY CAN NOT AFFORO TO PAY MORE. rr_1

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P.ge 26, Q3. Do ~ou twin .ny oth... commtlnUl ~ou ""'-h 10 .h.,. wltll CouncW?

268 8",ntford has extnlmely high proper!)' taxesll W" need o:>mpiIniO$ k> bringthell" business to 8TFO,.•.W<I nOlJd good quality Jobs.. Would like to see In-l\Il fAvacanllob. [Taxes)

269 Cut spending un1ll Irs just below th" nwenues l<lkan in, pay off our debts. OurPollee & FIre services oasIs are Watf out of ptopoltiol, Vi1th raailly, they must bereduced. [EtlIQenQ (Budget] [Eme!'g&ney Services)

270 Stick with the Master Plan and no! allow the deveIopmenl on~ Road thaIInlerferes with the Mastef plan. [Oevelopcn]

271 We are concerned 'IIlth the proposed dlwidopment on Hardy Road end hope theclI)I will stand by Its Grand River Weterfronl plens and prevent the proposedpollution and destruction of the natural lands In the ..... , Very limited Rl~QOUId be allowed In some places In this area. [Deve~]

272 Make the held decisions and CUI the pmgramslhat eran' I9aIlyvital (l.•. p,Sanderson centre) to balanal the budl1et. Tough times cailloftough dedslonlland you were elected to make these declslons. TNs te<m of Council has been a"do nolhing" Coundl. No good will come of doing noIhing. [Golf] {QuaitylLevel fAseNlce][Cu~centre]

273 Ves the taxes sIlol*l be based mont on large Iool size and squarefoolageofhomes ovet 1500 feet ot Iol$ past lhe standald 50'. 100" ... enjoy yourperwlnal slandard fA iving but pey III leut 10% mont of having more then sayenolhe< wald of the city. People live In Io\Iulr sections because that's all they canhang on to when IMng cost oootinuaity "'ise each month ot year to year. We aIknow this city has a poor record of having employment paying 30 thou&and ayear or mont from corl'IP8nies, thaI'S only S15 a hour ~ luU timto. One last tnngSTOf' asking tor outside CO/1$U!lanb ot """""" your own from peyroll. [T8l<es][Consultants]

274 We should not have to inause pn:lp8r'ly taxes or user lees 10 cover lIllY of theservices provid8d. ThIJre ere plenty of ways to reduce coat and run things Il1Of&all\cienlly. lUstlr Fees]

275 Stop _$ling money on repeated stu<fO$ and legal 18M. [Emcient] [Consultants!

276 The library and lhe Sande<son Centre are 2 of the city services we use a 10I endpart of lhe rttason we chose 10 move to Btantford. ThoI hospital, physidanl'tlCnlilment and seMces fot seniots are a/lUemS!ha1 should be a priortty lot thecity. [CIlltureJSa~n Centra] [Ubrary] [Health Care]

277 I think you should be bringing back junk days. It INOUld &ave peopled~garb;tge every INIIIJre and elsa, why when home owne<I have a walemg bancan tha city water whenever they want and half the time they are wal"mg theroad (l( the sidewall<l, it's not right [Environ...."nl]

276 Comparttlvely speaking with other comrno.nities our size, Stantford ar"ady hasone of the h;ghest taxation rates. Energy should be put Into bulldo'ng etfidenciesand higher prodllClMty using exlsting reSOUrces rather than raising taxas..[Taxes] [Emdenl]

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279 This 1$ among !he worsIlIII'VllyS I Mve _ CI)I,ipIeled in my errthllfe. You \fIW Aug 8. 2012 7:30 AM-991 a ttrong sample 0I1he popuIallon with Ihls~. ngr thouId!hef8SlIlII be a)nSido'lrI'Illln any way ~laltw 0I1he populallon. There 8(8

way loCI IniIIIY qooslklnt with response option, that a.. ,. 100 vague. I hawopinions on some 0I1l1eH that do nat manywhere In lhlI options oIJered. If lhlICify Is f$illty inlerested i'I ftnding out wt\iIt Ihe public: thinb. Ihe City should hiresomebody who III educated 80d tr1IIned In 1ndIn1l out exactly what lIIal~. ItIs very clear that~ datlgned 1hI' SUM'ly does not hawllhllllflC85SllryskJI$ 10 o;:arry out tlQ l<l$k. There should be 110 report to CoundI ba$ed on IIlIssurvey. [Surwy]

280 • am very pleated VIllh ltllI reflMnation wtth!he downtown lhrougtllhe etklft' 01 Aug 8. 2012 7:25 AMWlU, Ihe clty and 1ndMdUals, Ms. Clwan does • remart<.able;otJ wlth lMlOtSand getting people downtown, Keep up Ihe good 'NOlI\. Charlene App$[Recreation] (CultufalScwldarson Centre]

281 There It 110 mantIon In this SlIMly 0I1l1e COOlIto maintain and manage !he Aug 8, 2012 7:21 AlA&irp:lrt. This shDuId be Ilhared w!Ih!he~,..natportion does Ihe COIriIype:(l Is haWlg en aitport proft1atIle for lhe rity? IAltJxlrtI

282 City nee<l$ 10 gel bad< to ib oo<e;otJ 0I~"""::':::C~''''.=_"--..,:--:-.C.-.C",*-.C.--...:-C,".=,,",=,C,C,,=,CA'Ma need 10 get bad< 10 oo<e valuet end not creaIe dapf. lh8l d mortI moneyout oItha Iaxpeyer with out providing mortI value !han they cost. Much 01 wt\iIt!he citym~ Is !he resposibilily 0/ eadl~ private bu1iMsa, and •should be relumed 10 them. The<e Is 110 IUCh thing 81 somelhlng for nothing.City needlI to llItI1lCt buslnessea with reasonable lax8lion and a well laid outindusIrI8lIco"'''OIa:ial plan, namely don' <;h;I$8 big <XlIpOr8llonli but go aft8f Ihesmall bu1Il1O$IIlTIlrtet as they prov\da 75% 01 the joba in this oountry. Hiloa'eaH 01 one job at every bu1Inas. In BI'antford, Ie a lot 0/ people, whCIln ......do not need !he !IOci3I~ as .......... and also oonlrilluI8 to !he ta. base.Thais 'double whalTVTl)' in !he rigtlldirecllon. A good dose 01 OOIT"O'''''would be very tIelp/U [Tues] [Mayoo'Councl]-

283 Pf!lpertytaoeslllpport Ploperty. The Sanderson Centre Is _BY l.ndar Aug 8, 2012 6:47 AlAu~liz8d. Less th8rI25 programmlld days per~8r. 11', 01 reaJIy expensive f8dIityto ~!he IW:l<'Ib 01 0......, ~~tions Let. prival" ""'8rJlfIse buy It anddNI witllt. Ovemight on slrMt paIldrIg b80 - Don' 00 It. My s1r8<lt has """'"plowed ovemight less ltI8n 5 timea In lhe last two wInler _ OO/TtllIoed.Property tax88 on buair1<lU and indus~al'\l puniIiv<l wI*I COI'J1l8"ed to ll8IVIcespn:>'<'icI<ld. 40 krrv'IY limil or> Dunsdon? R<l8I)'1 A lour lana 8I1<lriaI n;lBd wlttlsldawall<:s and 110 sdlool? Thar. not about 8P8"d Of ufety. tI\iIt" 8bcut rtI""""""from Radar traps. Teuism I, a WlI$le....WlI hlI..., nothing for towi1ts 10 lIee Of

do. The City would btl much betllIr M'Ved to prov\da reason,1or pooplcI to want10 1MI and work In Ihe COllVTllA'lIy, not just pass 1hrougI1. NOOOOY comes toBrarllfon:110 visit !he Bell Homestead. Th<ly QllrnII to ..tsIt 1rl8rllts/lamI), and IheysP"nd lUI tIour Of two thenllo fi/lsorna ~me. The Clly Il8<lds 10 attrael W681lt1CfHUIlll businesses, (manutaClUrIng). AgIIaAJrtlls getting paved 0Vl!lf, andWlI're nat r8$OlJ"", rk:tl. The on!)' viatll<l way IoIfI to genat&18 weaIttllsmenufao:::tumg. SlINic<l tlCOIoomIes don' gtlIl4IICItlI~, !hey just rTlOVfI •art'Uld. [Streets] [T0lA1sm] ICulIuralSalldarsorl CentnI]

284 You need to lIim llOmll 0I1he waste and OIxcesses. If this goY<ll roil8~ rt _" pM Aug 8, 2012 6:44 AM01 !he pr\v<Ila IIOdot It woukI Sln/y fill in ~""', [EItio;ierltI

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285 If we oet funding from otllef levels of govemm&nt that help ofI'sel the cost of theservice, then that servio!t shoo.'d not be cut. [EtlIcientJ [Qualltyll.evel of service]

286 AnrlJallncreases are not a re1\ection on the Politician but show goodmanagement To promise no Incrflase is an 1n&Uft to the average person'.lnteI~ [Taxas]

287 Survey Questions 001 complete or delWl!ve enough. Dimcu~ lo answer In someareas. ShooK! be question ra cutting back or ellrnlnetng certaln S8IVIce&.{Sl,rVeyJ

288 Living in 'new" West Brent I feel !hat I already pay a slgnlftcanl amoont of tax.with II8l"Y IltUe retlJm In my money 8$ far as servioIls !hat the city provldes for myfamily. I have to travel across \he city to access \tie 403, ,,"",st retaU busine-.and recreation centres. If \he city 1& not willing to ftnl8h \he BSAR, II"t aCOll&S to\he 403 (for a isrgely comrn.Jnltlng area of the cityI), and promota busnessgrowth In West Brent than why wli residents stlily In this areB or \he city Ingene<tll? Many of my neighbo<n!hat moved 10 Branlfoo:l when the West Brantarea started to build up are naN leaving for OOrfIrl'Mllties such as Ancaster,Stony Creek, London. and Dundas where they can get more "bang lor thalrbud<' as far as seMce&, even lithe home costs more in the fist place. Whallsthe city doing to relllin their dtizens In West Brant? Sony If we are Quiet, hightax paying dtizen's that cere lor.,.,. conmunity, and thafefor don' raise IssuesofIan like many Olher areas of the city do. The squeeky wheel galS \he grease?How about the clty start taklng our concem& about high texes end lad< oftormlunity resouroes seriously and stop IIlwo:Wlg down, blocking or~Iingprojed& that will make west Brant the tormlunlty n should bel [TUeI][Qua~tyll.avelof service]

289 FIX the downtown so ~ a pface wtIerlI people actually want to be. Gat rid of theTourism Centre; it's a waste of money. Build an attraellon InslMd. [Tourism][Oavelopers]

290 Why in 2012 with Internet, information do we maintain 2 councillorll perward7We are over governed, council, boards. Why is the coat of governance not inyour survey? Merge clty and county! RedU<:e the coat of govemmentl [Effidenl](Mayor/Counciij

291 I found this survey rkUculoua and a waste of tima. You know what needs to bedone, yoo know what this city Ie lacking In servlce&. It ill time for the city and theelected o/IIdai& to step up and do the iob we eledad you 10 dol Preserve ourhiStory, bring Jobs here, e~mln.ata "temp' agenclll'S. make hou$ing moreIIl'fordllble, work on bringing long term Investments Into town and start reallzlngservices lire lacking. [Taxes] [Survey] [Jobs] [SarvIce Dallvery Rev\ewl

292 There are beller ways to cut budgetary costa rather !han having to Increasetaxes [Taxes]

293 I think ~s ebout ~me Council.tarts deaning houS'l hom theirs ftm beforeexpec:tlng and buroenlng!he tIIl(payer. So much money is spent on bullahit Inthis city, it's almost as if someone is galling paid BIG buck& to do nothhg. OUrnumber one priority here sI'oco.lld be bringing buslnesato Brantford.~ far as !heprotestora, toss them InjaH for a couple of yecn and slap up some PAlO

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294 RegMcIlillNlItJlVl8Y. I b.n:llhllllwe....-:llll be bitW llXjlIaoalltillol" Aug 1. 2012 1:41 PMI8"<lIQM ..-.d ......bl..... ~ " ..r WI.~ how II WI;lUld -'!ed InI;NduIlaor~. 1-.0 lhcughIlhll """"" '11 ... poorty IhclughI out • ..".did nol-wlYorwereotMouo;. To ~liPo.e IhIa, 11-.~ be., Tn! nolllni"or'OII'IV' oplIon n ......... ~."howlo1rnpnMI" question. AoII~. forIOlllI oI1h1 .xpleInaIlona II mighllIaYll b8lln prudInt 10 bfeIk Ull Hdl~ III bfItIer~ l!llIlrnpoi..iOt III peopI;. Re;ltdllG..w... ..-.d Ill'''''' ill ~ gil......gil." fftldInt 0180. ilfuod I'm nol6Ay__ 01 .. IhI ~itllt:8dM0I1MM dIc*1ll."" or IIMceI. I lDln::IlhIII I WI;lUld1IaYll-...:l ~IllprowIdI;. min kilO.'1 •• 1 ... 0J**0'L TNICO' p.d quIliIy 01.. " r"1I ••1........ 11M given _ h ~ 01nllIlIItIllr'll. YW'J good 0J**n VMl 'lIgaidllllh .... 1Iw" 7 1114t:InliI........ _lIhOt6t~min -.d/I;Ir ... Ill ....... COllI: oIl;Xlln1 h dt'flIhot6t be ccnllr-..ousIy IcloIlft; for 'In)'I1ll .-...c. 00IIII r I ' t.. I".......,.IIhouId be cIc*'og NI l1li MW'JI' ~ , iOt I' ' .. .-lid tiOII •• _ IiIN IIouli1'l

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l!llI- wi 1Iliooll;rod IlIIUlIel tiOIIldIog on II, _ ~ polrt lie CodcIl'UThIekIIp;r'I 1luIkIng....1lOW It IhouId be Illm dcMn but Bi.itlod .. SOb8ck'wllrll1n Il's 1hInklng, IlOW Ihey want 10 ..... III T_1hI test 01 II down.ulvltge l!llI brIdts .nd sell It>Im to !hi pullIc .. hl$IorI<;;l~. W•....-..ol Qep p;yftg 10 INJl:h lor h)'dro Ind Wltef't-.....the~goYelMlIllI .. .,8 Rng enoughlrom UI_..tnllkl till ptOY\nc::e PlY PIll 0I1h1powo'ly ""II' .llI! [Brownlllldil] [Pnn~ '""'I lW-&woo1 [Cco'lIdlarU1

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298 I.... I Ill .... alIW)'.1nd IhI eIl.dio" in wI*:tl .... dIyll~ 110 __•~ Aug 1. 20128;24 AMordIr 10 kIIp up with~ dIol...1nd grtMII G IludInI p<'9' 7 .. I wcUd"to_.1ocuI on l.Wt.n d.. 11 .".,_... proplIl" nnslI~ ill•• mortI1UIlIIrIIbIe. pedeslrlan-1rIIncty 0/t1. rrransltl [StJrwyJ [PoIt SICO I'I[E.... gw.., SINiollI] [Oe'o1klper;1 [Publie Irwll

299 TI'lIr\IllI ......... fIIJI:ld ir'lpIoYIf...-. croelhing II fU"'lOo MftIe;rod nllIenough IImH Aug 1. 20121:0« ......IlMI on IIlIIlday II 830 -'" Ind IndIII S pm 7lIl .. nolljlOOd enough WId .,Iv .... IiftIr 8 pm 10 how _ mortI peopII gang III~ ... ....a I II ....... 10-" IhIn ridI [T1InIll]

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301 We~ 10 '-- I frM'o'CIbd Qn'" FWloiIolb. 01.. dl..d'i/iIl_. 11111 Aug 5. 2012 1:19 PM........AIhed *t. deIJ* the igI....1OI aI our ..... III c:JIrarolHMllh, IhIIl8uo;ride b lOldc, __ WId drM!Is c:anc.. end~' pie••• c:rMee. 11111tuden on tr'I)' lmded ....... resoI.n:8IlO~ 10 buy botlbd __ 10 -VIlea/lhy. (W..../Soi ..erI

302 Yes, It_1bCltyCol.ncl doee 0.1'IIII1 wenu ......... lt _ W1d rMlly Aug 5. 2012 8:01 AMdoesn, IlIten 10 1he people In!he~. CIty CoucJ: needs 10 .toppromlIing thlng$1hey cal ncl delver WId be ....lls1Ic, peopb .....wd raIher hMr!he lruIh !hen be led to. prorT'Ised thlngl Ind 1hen dIuppoInted. For oneepeople would like 10 _ In honesl Coundl Ind tell h like it reaUy Is. People 01this City w1lll\llve more f111pe<::l for City Coundllf they do. [Mayoo'Counclll

303 1. Develop I preQIl\Illll:: end .dlievebb set of _mlleglc IJ08ls lIS s delermlnant Aug 5. 2012 1:15 AMBEFORE --"'g budgetI. Set lime IrarMs IltId Identify lncividuIIl~bMJty I!IUdUI'ea ""'IhIn stalf rod COund' 2. eor.ider 1311 c:ooo:apt for8ddl 'Ing coo '...... rod Impn>YIng corrwTVIIceton end I'MlOIIeI'rorn po" ..machlo.lito.. 3. Call1ida •~ IDlllllllm' 00II per resldsnt lor............lion 01~~OflUm .,.~' .......... IO prMII8rserests lor boll c.pbllnd oper;alionlll ~' ...o ••'.'bo. I.o.:llo ",... cir•••ITIeaSl.ni 01 p..t:6:: IlpkWon _ '*'~~,......groups an6'ot CoundIarfU'llo:Inen-. IUCfI .......1nIIjofty WID c:en be more a::t:u'lIWy nd OM! Indedsg, pill' S. Keep h8rld:Hln "*""~ 01 ClIy~ OIA 01III ........, g/llo '. clclmeI1 end IInid: sllIft" lO rd be poilIceI in !heir pi Alb, aIeilhert.::l<ground ..... ,'oetioo, 01~ 01 PlIDlI I 6.Counc:I I-»lO'GoYem' rd~'Cily pOorttiea. You 1IlOl1< far .... ncl)'OUlSlll-'nexlIII ClioL 1.0eveI0p I .... ye.-1inenI;iaI pan lor IIIlbgic pbl"'lII and STICKTO IT. II Ineapllll i, ... _ lf II __ r1iIslng deblllvellO12% and 1IWft 1lioo1ll1llCP* III lO COOill -.1ca. 9.1lebI1MJding IT~ Fllghll document. Plllf*e.n~ RighII doQJrnIIont IhfIdearly shows lnlendIod Ind l.nintendId CO"IMq--.cllllO decision making by Nfland CCunc;;l. 10.Dtmon5tnl11 CouodI (espe<::lltty Including Mayor) IS~ Indecision ITIIIldng and respeclfIJ discourse Qn slgl1111cant Ploblem solvi1g, notchee~Of chImplonl of spedllln!erettt or~ projects. Keep out oI11l1kltchenl Play nic:eIBe IlX:OUntabbl Act like Adultl. 11.Open EVERY dllCUlllonto public sc:n.rtInyI~ r.lende<lng procesa (lIa" responsjbllily lI1'tWay).12.Negotiate for ltalI' oonlrlIctI based on Branllon:l f11llitles ncl o.rt.rlo~.Crute mesllUfllble~ end ouw.... r. Nth worldng lI'1lIUPsuch !hit whirl prMitI-w:. is~. lhI bIsl 01 pubic 'II prNItI rMUllaIn bolh quaIty and 00II beolltlb 1he 1axpIyIr. 13."",'tgate why, dsooIP'I.......... Ol*l "lder"lll b' InlI"asIruo::tL Po:+Kts c...l:-<MIfT\inI hquInlIyreI'Ied • prII'VIClUIIy ... oki oown c:oo,""'Ili<>o, ceualng lIlluden Qn !hi tobase. 11.~ Y4'JI budget delibelatons Qn I defInId 00Il-per seMel "oedonnot .. i.... III 01.. prIYIous """'1IC*iII Of ..q.eMd~ Andfollow..., _0>1' 1 ... Iii ,~ r. ...Iq'.... yeaq.. Don' be"'·•• ",__,tI''lII C!Ii,.odllo<l by groups if lhIrI .. no hope oIlNnl~1lldIllcl......a.... 111 ClOIItI (1ICCIIIlt In malidaled PlOQl.Ii_~ 15. Be ShInO r. ... ...maIdng. _ if unpop" ICl spec:iIl i.. II. but beollll6t::iiollO" ....comTlU'Iily. RiIll Y4'JI r*<I slo>c:liol, Qn good IltId iibmed <leo Iii not popuIa-~. I$. The brownlIIk1 polllAkl hal beal _ dlIastIr ........ M d pClCll' paItc-'

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304 I ........1_.pour ... eI' b'whfllllf)'~ P"'l*1Y lu dkt-w. Aug" 2012 2:25 PMI'" 'Y we. West BrwlI .. II' l\l aapJi. 1 'j II'Id pa)fng fA8o.illutih pi ......', lu, yOII-~"'..-..uon" BSA.R , W'ldIUl'.....__ to !he 403. If 80 .illut1 ..., fllrKl bftW~ juta,.~ ..,.nMd to 1'I'Ifke....b' ".. to _ to my )clII1n 11M'..... IllIlI:WYS my &wolb1POl*trlu.fT_I[~d"""I[T~]

305 From numwtlUil past experlwlCM 1an c!iIgo I· 1wid'l1hIi el!IdeilC, fA mfftY c:Ity Aug ., 2012 10:2.( AMt'lIllllaft'. The .lIitude flit~ .. Pl'lhetlc. {Eflkienl] (Stal'II

308 CunIrfc:l uul ffI)' MYk>e lhIil ... ..,;lu;e 1'-fI (union Uf nut) flit COST. CIIllrge Aug., 2012 .:23AM~ lea fur all'8Cfll9llon8llhlnglla 1PO'l1, fttn.l ale. lU- F_I [5tal'11

301 The bullChedllIes NEED fllenllonlll The routea warelMll UP)'&iQ ago and Aug., 20\2 3:2. AMIIlMI nut changed .. Il'OlIlllrlltllc PghlI, auu WlIIkI, slop llgnIand u-.1IlMI'-'~,The dkt hu gn>Wn M1d ltIa buI~ neat Ig grow wtIti 1I1!1.....,

308 -.ut keep dktdNn......... allc1oot. fA ~.cldllt. ($nebl [OoIbl<] Aug 3, 2012 6:50 PM

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310 1""" ..... lhIiIl ....... 1huIAd Icc* -'~.... who _ ~ _ Aug 3, 20121. PM... • , .. rnyMIlI'Id my tuabwld_ Cll-* ...d whfl I'm tIlIdng I~ to 80.....1 to "*'Y""~ buttllow:l who if ............. Ii:d1M •.... to In1 wenll'ld .--..., tuabwld bill" job fA 10,.... • _ ~ "......lii'l\lll'ld .... ...,~ Iuc*ad b' wen MlliIuf ...-.g '* 8 ...OUI mid....... 2011 __ gel" ..-tydmy """'"""V-...... ,.__,.1_~ to 1UIlPUrt.~ of 3. Ow~ .... ,.. ,., n:onw _ S304,000 ........._ II'Id ,..nw. _-.t _ MH:I.Iuuphdil ...._ ccd1 ngIl1fl

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311 Propc!rty !aXes In the CIty of Brentford are too high. Every eIIort shOUld be madllto reduce til.r.81. II this means <:ontracling out or reduclng the number of studlesperformed by outsid" consultants, so be It. Nothing Is more aoooylng to thislaxpl'lY"'" lhan to have a commissioned study perform8d by an outside oons'*anlshelved because of the lack of poIilieal wi~ to J~ement It. Why pay for a sludy Ifyou're not going 10 USI'I it? Thttra seems to be a 101 more developmenl takingp/aol;lIJ in Ihe SUITOUndlng communllles than In !he City 01 BranIfon:l. Growth in theRegion of Waterloo Illlar outsbiP!'ing lhIJ growth In this community. How come?The city's peI'IormaOOOl on lrownl\eld remediation III no! good. Invotve the prlwle_through IrlQlJnlJves. Far 100 often councI reacts 10 a YOl3l minority ralherthan 10 the silent mlIjo11ly. Have more pIetlis<:ites. [Taxes] [Brownflelds][MayorlCounciQ

312 Thtt survey is slanted and largely a _ 01 ~me.A.nolt8" 8lt8~ 01 preIendnl;lIhalthere Is a process in pllOOe to enallle citizens to haw a "voice" In localgovemanclJ.We should not raty on a business madellO be the fOCIIl poi'lt 01 what_ deem 8S democratlc.Thtt city 1& not I business and should be a co p001ltion Inname onty.Some~mes dernocr..::y Is a messy and agonizing scenario and _should not lei our city be run by I blnaucracy that relies largely on"proIll'SSional" opinion derived from individuals who have lillie~ 10 thecorrmlA'\lly thaI is Brentford. {Su-vey] [ConsuIants]

313 You can always ftnd some cost savings, do rno:n of the wor1< ""th In house stat'f[E1llcMlnt1

314 Thtt savings must come from)'OU" edmirlistrativ'e costs (meaning aIdepartments). Unfortuna1e/y there Is now a serious dscomed be_ pubic~ and those !hey serve. WhIle most aI society h3ll had to endurelayoffs, ctItbaciaI, downsizing and signllicanl reduction In take home pay andber1eflls, the publk: sector has not participated In Ihls cost Ills Impelllttve thatthe public II8CIor reoo;niuo this, ftnd signillcant ways to reduce COSlS, while alIhe same ~me canylng on at the same level 01 MrVi<:e (or improved). Is this achaIIenge....no doubt. Wil il happeo whether or not we receive co-operatlonfrom the public: ...,.;tor unions...no doubt. A1 some point Ihe City ""II run OUI 01monll)'. A1.that ~me, Ihe chan\lEls wi. occur. [Efl'IciIJnt:] [51<111)

315 OurtuIJs er" a"eacty higher than other ellles I have lived in. Council needs tolook al ways to stop was~ng money. Example: less f\owet'$ around Ihe city,( so.rethey do look nice but does it help the cily \l8ln money?) Try runlng the city as anormal family runs their household..... wtth a llmo!ed budge~ Not as If there was amoney lretI growtng In the backyard!11I1 [Taxfi] [EflicilJnt:] [Flower$lWeeds]

316 We rIll8d better recycling programs. I would PiIIY user ftleS lor act\I;Ir \l8rbag". Aug 3, 2012 7:27 AMWe need to be a llXll"e dog frieondly city, Look at Guelph, lola of places,:,:"~~~__

IJIOI'IiI G pIrk& -.l'lIorI noll In~! .)'CU won' bu1d •~q ~ In ... NarIl'lrd. c.n )'CU IT'eb rncno pi.- !hey Go noll ..-:lIDI» CDt$1 I \fIIl'oc*ll •~ tonll'CIl clDgL M __ -.tell» Ii !l For~,_ 'A' I od dirt • rro;d\, AfIPII"'liI; Or nIghl.. or .....Or C*t.In~ 8.110 pm, bIIkn 1:00 -. I'W'Ig out In • pM<, rncno q~ .., a'l)CI'llI wIWl Ill d.t'w noll on. Dogs hIlp~~ID~ __...~ lI;Qil_ "., ,...dlr' «-1iIIIIt ID IUJI'IOII pill--. l-.:lclclnoll ...-..y~_".Jll"'Ill~'" t

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317 1qI" bk*IrIng 1111I gc*I on II con::I " , ,r 'VI ... deIII 0f1Id11r'od qo'**'Y'-lIliJIOClIllInlI.. n...__ID be • lot 01 ... ,... ,01_*-A CCIl:

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311 RIdi.o;le ... high-..gesol munictpIl M'ljlIoyIi",1lim/nIi1ii~ end CD.b.,. Au113. 2012 5:52 AMout..w:-. A""Okl ... ,. """ ~ 01 M!VIcII. Wt"f noll jInt <;roll "01tallo Powe!"CXlITlI*l)' noll • muIIpIcIly oIl1'::$1ewl~ I8Ch wllh lheir ownIt\iir\ilQ'IITIend SI8tI~llng lXlII'.ISIIlIJ fCuliIily/LeVlll of servlce}

319 1/ REDUCE AMOUNTS PAlO TO MAYOR AND COUNCILORS ... MAKE THEM Aug 2, 20129:19 PMVOUJNTEER POSITIONS TO ATTRACT A BETTER OUAJ..lTY Of PERSON.2J CUT WAGES FOR MUNICIPAl. EMPLoYEESI L<X>K AT HOW IocIl61'1IlIoJ'erI 'NESTERN WAFFLES ANO FERRO ROCHE OPEAATE _. PAYSTAFF ACCOROlNG TO LOCAL CONDITlONS (II SlMr ........ 1mftlId 1>-...&11end n.t lIMn • ~, noll ftqd). 31 REDUCE STAFF BY MAJ<lNGREMAINING STAFF PROOUCTlVE. MAKE ALL STAFF WORK 45 HRSIWEEl<(FOR SoAAE PAY)UKE THE REST OF SOCE I '( (Tll1S WOll.O EM.JMINATEA lAAG£~ OF STAFF NID CUT BeNEFIT AND OVERHEADCOSIS).. 41 CITY tw..1.NEEOS TO lEAO COST ClITDIG BY ClITDIGCOSIS NOT INCREASING REVENJESl AS TAX PAYERS we H.t.veFtfN:HEO TlE BRENONG POINT, 5/ ........ _rooll~81aolbd'" lin"1>-......... 01 1lUt*:.ctor_g ,••,••••••gi.......... _..., ....on end IICI'UggIng 10......... n..._ no blg Incon'lI prlYIle IoIdor .~ Bi. oIbd. BRANTFORD IS A CITY OF MARGINAL LON 1'!CQIEPEOPl.£ AHO RETREES ON FIXEO .cosES ANO NEEDS TO HAVE LONPROPERTY TAXES. AW..Y OOfnBEAFRAID _ TlEGCW.SHOUl.Dse.. ID"-..."-I liiiTIIcMoillll PiOl*I...... ~ ht pi ......... I STARTwmt TtE GCW. OF A~ R£OUCTlON FOR 201' BY ELJI,INATlNG 30'1.P£RCENT OF Et.lPLOYEES WITH NO CUT TO SEIMCE (I-.y II di*n ID do"'wul<d2~, ..........I~ ...... ~,...... '.,..Ill....,do CVNnl ...,.. 01 wul< bybei"lI_ pI'vdlid'ol, end ...._ lIMn~lIu'nht~ -=IDr). blw IN 1l£ TAXPAYER au. OF RIGHTSTHERE SHOULO BE A MAXlMllIoI TOTAL AMOUNT OF RE5IOENTW.PROPERTY TAX PAD SET AT I'" OF .. lndMdllII POI*!jJ I'SSFSSEDVALUE. THIS WOUlD FORCE THE MUNlClPAUTYTO UVEWITHlN THEUEANS OF TAXPAYERS. {ThII ...... IlIIl.. llilIf lIlI~ ..... popItly

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n:sessed It $214.000 WllIJId have I maxi......m total propeny IaJc of $2140(Iostaad of the $3.010 paid 10 2012 ) (Tuas] [StaI!) [Mayor/Coul'lCiI]

320 10fnlslnJdure Os Importarrt, arid I9p&lra arid repIaco:oment should be furlded,HI~er users fees should be charge al the Gretzky centra to !IxKI1he overage IIIthe proj&d. {User FlMls] [Infnlstructurll] IWGSC]

321 BaIaOC8 your booIts j<Jst ~ka everyooe. If I see a proparly IaJc Ir>crfla$e I wiI .....Qaure that ltIose thaI ..."" asant my~ willlOt get bad< h (Tues] {Budget]

322 Wherever possible look for el'lk:leolcies ItwtIugh the ..... 'bacting out of rruliclp&Ise<YlC8 OOliVery. [EtrJcierlt]

323 I might suggest a level headed thought process on how money la spentthroughout our cOrlmI.Jnlty... I oflen _ 5-6 guys on the side 01 the r.-d doingthe job of 2 glJY$.• If we cut the amourll oIl\owers panted tIroughouIlhe dty inhalf I'm sure that would be a big savings in both mao power and product.Brentford has a fairly large d",glcrime i&sIJo& that roaeds to be addressed, thl.1enot a hiddllr'l issue but seams to gat W&lI overlooked.. I know we dont~ In •perfect wort! but wIleo there Is always !.IIlk 01 firlllrdalirlcreasas you have towonder If anyone is evefl paying attention wtthin our cot'r'IIOOnlty outsIda 01 who IIIbetter than the neKt guy. [Efl\c:ierltl [Staff] {Budgat] [Detox] [Safety]

324 BrantfOfd &lr'&ady pays one 01 tha highest IaJc rates III al of Onlario. I don' IeeIthis Is lIppR>priata for the :se1Yk:es that we r8OI'lIwl. Maybe we should Iool< atmaking Reasier for businesses to come to our city ilstead 01 aI the red tape thatwe have /lOW. (Tues] [Oullilty/Level of service]

325 As. resldeIlt oIWard 1 (new llOU!tl Wast eraot- Wynd!l&kl survey) I JlIeI thalOlXproperty taxes ..... far to high lor the S&NIee1I we are provided. I pay doole 10$5000 8 year In PI'OllO<lY laxes and t do oot fael that I am receiving vatua lor thatmooey. I have staned to contemplate moving 10 KW area wTlera the mill rate IeIowe<. I alllO do root lika feeling ~ke we ..... sUbsidlzlrlg the rest 01 Brantrord wtthour out 01 wack MPAC ISSessmel1ls (try looking at a 2500 squ;lre loot hou:sebuiR io the 1960's in North Brarllford and campare R10 a 2500 square fool 1>0..buiR irl the South Wast in 2008· while wtI WllIJld get similar prices on IIlEI realestate malllet wtI most dellnitely do not have the same tax assessment values. Iam tired 01 .....ling ripped off arid slbsldlzlrlg eVfl<)OOtleIH. I don' care whatgets done. I just don' waot to -lTrf Ial<es Innaled aoy II.nhett (Taxes][QualitylLevei 01 seMce]

326 Ple;lse get rld 01 the HeIItage Corrmittee. If Ihe'y were prlvataty /t;rlded arid could\Iel work done in a timely matter tI>&n keep them. This committee wastes Ihetaxpayers money arid ~~ arguing about s1l'UCtur;ll souodn&ss aod QUilIIty.Eroough is aoough. $36,000 lor the timekeepers building on Mohawk. By the limeRis settled we wil probably have sperll over 1 million j<Jst tor the building. Thecity should cut bi>cIt on the /Ioral djsplays arid put lhe money into our sportsparl<s Iorour yooth. The choicea we had io fil~ng out thOs.....-vey were not aUpertenant 10 lhe Ques~ons. Whom watching city cooosIl on Mondays I'm V&J:'Idlsappolmed with our aduR .......ocUlora baha'ISour. Grow up arid gel to the sertousbusloess at hand. Grarldstandlng is lor poIitici<1r1S. If you ;Ire rIOl willing 10 worIcas a group get out Ule is too short lor your tim8Wasllng antics. [Brownftaldll][Survey] [F1owfIrslw&eds) [M<I)'OI'lCounclq [A<Msory BoardslComittees]

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QlUWiI"." hM ....-qo \ U'Idw:I Of all~ ID _ keI ..,. _............ bplowliilljj. ....... lJUI4lI_b_d to ' ~ 'I ~b ..... to CO¥W"..~ (IIIIl. wt* '-llI"llUPI- --r , .......t.lncIngd""*plogo.I_Oft,) • .. .... bTndcbwi**llig. (Sur'4YI...-..-.....

328 ...._.1", Of 12'4UI"Idiw",I-.II d....- ~wIIll'llll1 1'** Aug 2, 2012 12:15 PM... IhI dI)' I-.ciI to r.coup IhI ... W'Id ....., pwJl* lI'It..QI"

~.. klillO!ltiilll fIlOlWy ln IhI dI)' ID be ,.." 1 SlrJpbo.*kog Jbdlobkt housing gIWIgoul~. IhI Oft,'" pwJl* ... b.*Inow" I !Ny~ • Nne! oul. PM II.-t lddctIg I*lPIa oul d ....~ hcuIlng,'-1*lPIa gel In ... ,.,..,...~ ..... wtwlllwy 1'10 Iongef 1.-1 ... '-'dup. .... why II .lIIalalt'· (h}'Nl"..-j [lludgeI1[~

'""""""'"329 Uaedly ernpIo,nl more...,;l ... _41...... ig 001. Anolher Ihing l1li.... l1li dly Aug 2. 2012 12:11 PMdepIortmenli under on roof. lllllead d llr.'Ing city workerI waIklng .. IJ'JerdownIown COftI. 'Nhllt I w_ ofllme. Tl'Mo WQf1<erI <:::cUd be worIdng mINd 01WlI!kIng. PiRIng fi.-1IIould be ~1QI1'lldb. II IersI $30t0S35 more Ihelllhry.... now. The present rater.~. joke [StrlT] [CooaultrnII] [Parl<ng]

330 8owllfold TIllIlSil oerdIla tit lmpro\Ied. W. need......,. on hciclIfI...,;I Aug 2, 2012 11:59N1oupti drd MMce on SoodryI. ManI '*""'"' rhouIc:I be hired .-.d more bwM~ 10 !here .,., be~"""*'" III Nd'I eli ...... , on • rtlUII. no!]urIP'4iI rrtUld In • cirdr 0fICle --. hour. ManI nr.f.- polnb need to be.t.......,. ReIldwill rhol*l berblr 1D!luyth* buI ptlllI_.........--. QI" poaI olIlc:-.. Men totAM ..-l to tit ... I•• Old on IhI mrIn hlroIql...... And It-. ..... ryaarm .-- Ia tit brcu•• IT"ICni '* "'"I, Old • tt... d bll\opL Bike __ ..-lID" III". on h mrln ....~.Blwolbd Comi'iDl_II --rdrligtlOUl b Iw' liIi blc)<dra. W......fIrndCIWI .... r..tlabe $ •...w' ..... lOonr wtI<tomV.· 1.1aWrl Ma1 to Zrtn.~ drngrr d t.ng hil by. car. A pwwgn In..... 1 ' ~ Iall'lttom Pl*iI: A Ia B II 8l.....dCaiiliDl.lI. rbng dud<b""" er-a.. fnpiII,._ ~Ia ec.."......l....cIoig _1MlO\IOIl..-l1a tit ec. to drIrIr"mrM hi dI)'-..~ [TtworIl! [TlrmoAlIlw'Il

331 TlleCllyIl'Ul.I''''ollIil,ltr Ir*aIIrucIln to......wa.~I Aug 2, 2012 11:4&NIo

332 blhl ,orIghbcrhood I"" In .,..-*l br. """., "1roI. 1~~ Aug 2, 2012 II:38N1t2,200 ,..ty b • poarty ,,_otrli w' .... 51 grorvr It. £TaM!

333 c.. CIIy Coo.n;i, n.r.1I~ 'Mgng .... 1 '-'II how '=' buI:tgM wIIhoul Aug 2, 2012 11:38 AM~.... I ill trmr. You mlgtol wrot Ia gM ItIrl romr _..,.rlb.. W.~.high ".'iJIlor"eo. ratIi I'Irrr W'Id. gU ~ .,IpIQr"eo. rgroocles IhII mrkr.

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signil\eanlarT()l,&'l\ rt monies off the bacb of thls QOfTWTUllties worldng poor. Iwould suggesl that this probI.-n needs 10 be addressed ftrsllf the money thatgoes 10 thoMl agenc:iM went to the people ectualtydoi"llthe WOfk Instead, we'daI be bettaroff,lndMdually, and coIledively as a community. More moneycoming Into a household means mot'8 money to spend on necessities andeXlrn. That translates into more retail dollars am rnonl jobs. Local eff'4lloltersneed 10 be encouraged 10 hire direct and pay e ivable wage. Stop talting adsfrom Agencles on Br'ant ..lobs, these agenc:les are seldom pay a decent wage,otfe< no $\ability, no bene!iI$,1hey are not here to benefit our oonY"'.mity.. onlythemselves. [Budget] [.lobe]

334 I have lved In Br'antfon:l for the past 8 years, am In this rela\lvely shott amoonlof"me thave seen such a positive change in !he CIty. The downtown core,thanks to the i"l1\ux of students, has become WAY less of a sClIIY place to be. Inal honesty. I used to be afraid to be downlown once II got dark, bultheravitalizallon Is realty worklng. We need BrantfOfd 10 be talked about v.1th pride,and to do that we must rivallhe CU",s sulTOlnding us in lerms of sel'\lk:es amfacilities lIValiable to the corrYT"Jnity. Ar10ther point ltIat _ms to be nissed onthe drMng community Is the fact that If \'00 don' have a car. you cannolleavethis city! Wh.... I diS<Xl'lered ltIat the buses used to go to Psrts, I wasdumbfounded as to why this ever stopped. II WI)IJod enc:ourage more people touse public transit If you could do mora than Just go roulld In a circle every 30minutes. The sbllity to transport people to and from Parts woold surely have apositive ifr4Iact on the retal Industry, and events taking place in Brantford. Weare not encouraging movement within and aroo..n:l oor c:omrro.Jnity, insteadBr'anIfon:lls en Island surrounded by comlTU\itles that can InterTTWlgle. We haveno GO station, and the VIA Rallis siffll)/y rldlwlous • they have extortionatefat"es, especially for a servioa whk:h runs !he last train from Toronto at 7pmlAlthough I krow this COffYf'Ieflt Is not sllictly part of the survey, I feel Uneeds tobe reiteraled that Brantford will not snd cannot grow Into the exdting, diversifiedCity we all hope Uto be without the ability for~ to get to and from Uv.1lhoutrelying on a car. Surely we are ready to do somelhlng ebout this now If we arenot to be len behind. Thanlr. you lor your time. [Transit] [Recraatlon] [Posl5ealndary] [QualityA.avel 01 S8tVice] pnfrastrudure,

335 The time loraJlting costs Is NOW. Our provtnce Is going after teachers for atwo Y"'" wage freeZfl. We should be doing the same v.1th all pubic SeclOf urOonsthaI the city has under its Umbrella. Then, Iel's start oon\nIcting oot moslservices that wa provide. Wa can affon:l no lass. Hltve the couraga and wisdomto aCl. Ragards, One of the silent majortty of Brantford (35 years) [Statf)(Budget] [Jobs] [Comultants)

336 get )'OU" ecllogalher.,d slop council from making b;od decislon&[MayorlCourdj

337 I would like to see councit address how tax," au> be lowered for those on ftxedlncom,", this would not only be property tax" but also electricity, water&_charges. Also, during the las! Dudgflt, $\aff suggested several reductlons thaIwere If!'9OISsibla 10~nt, but appeared lIS possibia soluUon& to reduce thebudget. Council should send those items back 10 staff & hava them come backwith proposals that are actionable. [Taxes] (Budget) [Water/Sewer] {BrantfordPower] [QualitylLevel rt service]

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338 'MTy IlaV9 thll servioI nMew....mnce _Isllle job 01 coundllO deckle IheIe1IsueI. You are just getting SCIfTleOI'" or iIQnl8\hing else 10 make poitic:aldeclIiooIto lIIIow tfI eledlcn. [Survey] [S8rAce DeliYery~

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339 CcUd the Pfopenytax be baled on !he lli2e 01 the ptq)Itrty(Ml"lltd._ not the Aug 2, 2012 9:48 AMvelue. III ftx up my plopet1y,theoefooe ilcreasi'lg the value I have 10 PBY more Intax. If llel my~ get rundown and reduce the value I pey l8IIln Ialc Wl>enyour IryIng 10 belIerlhe eily!hal doesn' ......ke eliot 01_ [Taxes]

340 CoundI needIllO start taking e hard iiland on budget Issues. PoIloe budget Aug 2, 2012 9:35 AMctIf'.WlUeIto grow 'II'Nle \hey tIeece Branlford taxpayers wIItl foobh purt:ha$e5end spending Ilebltl.1!I A.bIoIutefy 1'\clIn..... 'II TIme to stop hiding under theblankel 01 "E&s6nllaI SeMee$" ,~ i$n' e free tid<eI to gel more S$$S. [Budgetl{Eme<lII'lCY ServIces] -

341 DlsappoWl\lng 10 see lhalthe options prrMded do not ellow laX peyers to IDllJl"l$S Aug 2, 2012 9:26 AMdilS8lllfaction wtlen corrmenllng on the eeMcee. I.e. 'rneinteln level 01 SItfYIce'-nat en epproprilIle option II)'QU believe lhe seMQlI is being deiYered beIo\oI peror beIo\oI~. (Surveyl [OuaIIIyA.eveI of service]

342 We seem to be ICJp hN"Y In rnaoagemenI and when )'QU _ dty workera thereseems to be more manpower Ihan requlred for lhe joIl- end when you seeworkera standing, lining, smoIdng for 30 -45 minulel ~ doel~ like ourtaxpeyors monies .... nat well spent - maybe rneoagersIsupervisors should bedoing more joIl BIte Ylsltatlon. Sr!loIOOg and IIe9lllng in clly veIlIcleI II also V'Il'YfruIIrating to 14ew. fTexfll) [Sl8IIJ

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344 I have no plobltim with Ie>: increlI_ bull is <:lOO.JfICiI's responsibility 10 show end Aug 2, 2012 9:03 AMOf: PfOY'I\hal1he proposed Increases .. justified In geltiIIg lhe same Of: betterYelue for our tax 00Iar end not~ ,.llMltiIill union Inc:rNIes fTaxes}

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reduce Ihe f;:QIls 10 laxpeyenl. Pem8ps looI<Wlg et lalaries of !he higher upsshould be reduced to~. [Taxes) [Staff)

346 There should heVl!l~ an option for lhe services 10 YOle \hal "Ihe city shouldnot be proWling IhlI service." [Sin'ey] {0JalIty1l.evel 01 ilItt'IIcej -

347 1llle survey -..e 10 be slanted 10 one fadlon- CUlta_ and spending. Wepay lalI8IlO IleVl!lIlONk>es not IlaV9Ihe -w:es chopped. Nol_ reasonablesurvey - dellnlte bias in~. [Tax,"] (Ou8IiIy/Level 01 seMcel

348 Why. eIler the Inquest hal Courdl not 1hougIIl1o QlIeSlion!he Aug 2, 2012 8:01 AMdlsposlllon of l7 Police seMces takel up 22'llo 01 our clly's budgeI ofwhieh 48% c:omes /mm taxes. ThiI c;hamelll .boul 50 o;ents 01 ftYety ptq)Itrtytax doll. lfndly In into lhe IIendI oIlhoM opelatil ill/mm 344 Elgin Street Weexpecl 0YII"IIgh11rom Ihe Police 5erYIceI Board preso..mebty enswemg 10Council. How ....n YQ\I sleeJI in~ 0 .......... oIlhe de!aKli aurroundInglhe ody serI8I killel _ to strike In 8rlInlford? 1 cannot. AlI8aIt can YQ\I Jell us

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349 Be more open and honest Let'$ h;tve some 8CQOIJIltabilily. [MayorlCounclq[public Input]

350 I don' th"k therels enough room here to voice all my concerns. I U"" In WestBrant8lld have been here for owt 6 years end there Is STIll 00 com:rul1ltyoenter, enoug!l shopping plaus. etc to make OUl$8lves sufficient. I am ~red ofgoing across town for almost avarytt1lng. Ills SAD to see a~ these~ lots Ilkcompanies do 001 want to Invest here. Why Is lhe old BiwaylCdn Tire 10I Snu.emp!y7 We or:>Ukl use a Walmarlthera or some oIher big retail store. Why arewe oot gellWlg a Ter<;lel "ghl _y? This city Is dfMog people away to shop "llIIlar d~es (myself "eIuded). Why are there so many "cash" Slores??? We dono! need lhis many In the city or """'" shops. tatoo shops. The mage this cIIyhas Is one lass than desirable compared to IkJrllngloo where I am oo9Nl!y from.Listen to what we have tel s.ay as we are the ooes paying the taxes. Wa pay toomuch In taxes for whatn? I am glad to see that there is finally devek>pmlmt 00Henry but did we really need a L8Qf1's??? Another dental ot'lloe? Many of mytrlends really wanted to see the Superstore....the city dropped the ball OIl thisO/lfl. Try to brlng thaI back and you will make some people haW\'. [lues][Recreation] [Celnvnl,mily Development] [Qual~1LeveI01 service] ~nfraslrudure]

351 Although I chose 1% n the amount forlhe last question, it WClUld be lalrlO use acost of living " ncrease jor decreasel) as ItIa basis for any talc increase (ordecrease) Inslaad ... assuming that any illQ'tlSS8 would be aflected one way orthe other by assessment growth or k1S!1. Most residen~al ~rs asn:lividuals pay m"",ic:ipal taxes with aI'Ier lalc dollars and recover norl8 of !hoMwhen wa file oor lalces wtlh eRA. Every m""'k:lpalla~dollar has a real cost thlotis higher to the aV8f1lge~ thlm evary provincial or federal taJc dollart>ecause the lalter 2 era always hAy crediled against provincial or fedenli taxoWng. [Taxes]

352 City Ccunci needs to trust staff and Iislen to their acMce. [Staff] [Mayor/Cour>cil]

353 Thi,~ oonlan. a serious tIaw. The question coolQ8fTling funding for each ofthe servlces assumes thal~ service "' IrIcreesed cost. There was nooptiorl such as "Reduce cost wille Improving seMce through efIIciancyimprovtIment". I would likely have che<:I<ood that choice in fN«y Instance. You$hoold never assume thal any department, function or $8Nlce '-~dngatpeak efllclency. [Eflldent] [SlIrvey] [OualilyA.evat of service]

354 , do but you might rKlt like them•. ICll a law less people wtIo ara joined at the hipsnd vote on Issues in blocks are wrong. They should use the lights in fronl toV'CIIe instead of IJOing around the room to hear what their friends are IIOling andfollowing each other. Too much gets passed or turned dowrl because atinftuence on 88c11 other and the mayor. ~ Is wrongl Let them each YtIIe on theirown a<;l;ll)l"d Ins!&ad of following suit that's IIOW the names blClck of 6 happens.they stick together on everything instead of voting Individualy. [Mayor/COundl]

355 university and patk$ aod rae important and malking brentford • fun !>ace torealde [Reaaatlon] [Post SecondaryJ

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356 Branlfonh laMsare~. Forthe seIYic:es _ proYkIe Itle amount of Aug 2. 20121k36 AM1a>ces Is unac:cepalble. I believe _ h;Jve lhe 1Wghe$t !ax", in !he PrcMnc:e. I~ COfT1P¥OO the value of my home with I!lends and famlly In HamIIIon.&rington. and Toronto. My Ilornes vWe iII ...ound 350, 000.00. I comparedIhaI with frlIInds wtw:>ue homes In the cilles noted above at 450 000.00. 675.000.00 and 800,000.00 I9spectJve1y IIIld my taxes alll higher than lII1yoflhelrs.Thill Is lidlaJloua and !he city neecb 10 In:Il way 10 slop Ihls gouging. MyhouSflIs becoming unaflon:lable wtlh the outrageous hydro cIlarpes and 1a>ces.Between laJcas and hydro alone I am paying 780,00 monthly. TWs Isuoacceptablfl. [Tilles] tClualily/level of servioaJ

357 I believe Branllord residents are laJced faf above the millrat~ 10 ollie. Aug 2, 2012 6:14 AMeonmunttles and Ihen wald11he1r couoseIora waste money t:Ne( and r:Her

making dedslons IIIaI arelrladeqJala and not ft&eally respor1$ltIla. I don1believe lhe only options fer Ilroding allhe~ and servlces 8llI &i1herinl;rease p10perty taxes or lIS8l" costs. Come on S.ellllood ....geI wtlh It Managayou-!Iud{lal betlar and be more nlSpOn$ibl". [Taxes] [BudgetJ (Mayor1Councf]

358 The question on was Is rIdk:o*'olS' who wcuId vduntiuiyP"Y morl!I taxea Aug 2, 2012 5;57 AMwiItlouI knowI"lllhe hlpacl on -" the seMoes preYlously ",e..lloII«l. Co\ncilisresponsible lor lTll'inlaining Bramfofd's quality of 118 bIA In a cost 8IflIctlve........... Cuning or gut1ing 8SSo8fltlal 9lII'VIces 10 meet • 0% property tax lncteaSflIsnotgood~

359 There seems 10 be a majordisparlly beIIoeen full(llng for the Bnu>tford Ubr:ary, Aug 2, 2012 5:39 AMthe !WI Homestead and the Brant Museum & A.rchlvea. OIlIer cornrT"UlitIesIl"'l8nOIIy combIll8 '-types of aetMliea with 8;lPrOPIIala capIIal and op8I9llngbudgets. The CIty of Ilt'anlfon:l should do Iikewi,.,.

360 We need 10 gel a tax SIruClunl in the downl(M'O raIher then 0l)rII;nuing 10 building Aug 2, 2012 4:43 AMlax ne (unMnily, YMCA etc).

361 COUlCllIlas been on a spend and spend spree for the last two year$. I am not Aug 2, 2012 3:46 AMSUnllllhey are reading the~ nUl'l'lbefs. They need 10 do the hardwor1<, ItIey need 10 cut now. or things ara going 10 eontinua 10 gel WllfH. Whenyou have zero tax base growIh, you IIave 10 get sertous. and not wa~ til aneIectioo. year 10 play 10 elecIorate.

362 The public "'",.it and wasltl coIection serYIces in BraJllford al9~ There Aug 1. 2012 9:39 PM.... smaAer cities In Ontarto wtlh better transil seM:e and the lad lhat Bl9nt1ordSTIU does not I\aY8 an Of98nlcs program is Md .. well. Co<.ncill'lllflds to stoptaking Iorever to make decisions. stop the lWban SIlf8"iI and ImproYe Ihe core. Itneeds to do a betI8f Jotl al geltlng good bullinesses in town so IIIaI peopla canhave better paying)obs SO Il1at !he $Iandan\ of IImg i-TlIroves. The &rT"IDIXlt ofpoverty in II'Os city III ., embamIssment. and the city needs to do more 10 gel--363 City hils to deal with tIIelr Fliends aod Famllyernploym8fll pradIc8s. Thefe are Aug 1. 2012 8:52 PMa Iol 01 un neecled 81'iJIIo, BIS at city hill. CounciI....,rnbon $hoo,jd beacnAinized lor tIIelr poslIioning of personal agendas althe Cllln:il tiIamber.TI'lcq have been a runb8I" of Instanoas whera 8 conIIict of IntaresI 8Ilodd hilYl1been declared but hils not. other c::ounci/kQ hiI.... known 1t'OI lIthe tme.

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* OA~fgrClr'Qnoworb,.-.d~~. n..._.-ylllwpelIOlWon Illese P1Ol/1Mi. 11M ,..., III be on 11M PlOl/lMi" .., Il'IOAl ....., I'lCIt.!hey .. -....r.g _ ....... .-.d~ ....riOt bn:*>g 1hII ,..a'" tu:P8)'III'S 10~ wtIf

3&5 Get rid 01 FdoIl. pelion.

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367 There Medl1D be. diIw plan lor !he cIly 10 1Dok. glI••iIOllg_~ofpn:>perly~ rmt-J$t'Pi~'own«ln""do""townOCll'll,·' rigIDstOOenl houIl"ll. W. purd\llsed lhII hoose on Geroge Street boIoIusoI CDdaughl8f la 1tten6ing laurier. UnlortunateIV 1heffI'. Ilf1 abundanoe of houp,gavailable lot IlUdenta $0 11'1 COSIIng UI 00111I... with V8CIlnt rooms. We IlIIlnllilnow property ....cllak. pride In lhe WlIy 11'. prewnt.d In the neillhbouttlood but1here are loti of abHnllandloo:la who just IlIllhelr 1lfOIl8rt\es go -they .,..",., bepenalized lot negIet.:l: 10 thelt properties. 11'1 not • good mage for the My en:l!hose _'re "YInIl1o .unoct. We hope to keep IhII r.oo.r. ,.tl ow daughlllfIllllduales and ........ ccnslderlng Btanllord relImg ,OiItelI forCIl.netves lllIer on. Caning from Toronto - I Iol d polefl\l8I but .,...must be • WIion n p.n. I VlICUIIt IowIlo "" mono~ and aQInd ..,..oIlhe oourd ....Ii", ~lheydon'....c"''''m-u..

3&8 t 1-.:1 w-t cfI'IcUty In •••• 11 'II hs........,.~ " j • did not-...ays ITlIb _ In lhe <:oMed III !he ....... ' 0 ..~ lIIkIodIIbout. N'-.. rm CXlllClmlClllboll: .. VIIticlIfy d ..~ Qo j •asked dcn1~ ..... _ in .....of'" II.'. nwtlidllhe .. .00. ..CI.IfTWIIy ......." or oco.tcl be funded in _ c.M. For ...,.....,~TrMIl ClUd be funded~ ., lIo..-i 8Ioc1CiM lIrom Iil8S litX. bo.f NIt QllliOnIanat .. ' t .. IDr....-...y~tr.lwdlD.................... FIreResew. TrWlk~.-.dP\Itlir;WorQClUd~en:l_1l<MngServIces. s...bry s.-. Pl:aIIion.-.d W_ True••,. & Olslrib.rlion .. "funded from.- fees, ofterII III respondentia property I8>C option ...~ ..........roct I1l&UIl WIth Water Trwtrnert, t.eeeo.-~ .. $l3Il..ItOIy requftmlnt.!hat~ on \he ....... 0/ -w:e required, -.d cost. .. not in !he control of !herTIlA'llclpality, asking to reduce costs by modifying !he HMce is not. Mrioo.4option. Adding uter fHl 10 Ontario WOI'kI _". uncha~18bleat the -..y .....(who....::dl ~y 1hem? lhtI..,.;ipien\ll?).nd tInot aomlI of ssvIcea throughOntario WorQ .. J)IIkl for by ltIe proWIocI. I'm not IUI'e It\iIti~ proper1ytax8ll 10 pay lor IhlII8I"A<:e '- • selioua Of >MlllII option. With SoIkl WNl.,~recovery from lIIlK' Ie8lI is only OM way 10 lund~ ....-.Ice, .nd cMng8lIln how... servialill ofIotrW Of .-...vY ..,.;:oyery from WMle .. .., option thM this ......-ycan' 1Illow.IWJ...;o,~ SeMces rm not 11ft youaJUld IuIIy ..... 'b.,. out1Ilose I8l'o'IoK, -. Ifyou wanted 10. Ih good IhM CCIundI-ns 1Mdll Ki: on-w::.n, boA r '- cp.f • "'- pU;lIo; '-~~. -.clr1lwy..being nQd cp -.cl wIrlllUI MeqI_lnIorrnation .tIoUI ...-w::.n or t , 10 Uldlt*l'l. ....-dM In IUJIc ClClIlI\b\ion .. ....-y;.at • __ 01.~ opportInIy.

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370 read tor 5lar-la>ces on 500k houses _ ctIeapel' Ihan 250 k hare Mly combi"edlspatdl 01911 seMceS conlrad aut some serv\ce$ --

371 Managernent C05IS at variaus levels~ be stOOied We """'" to kave marly'positions but tlo not reaIy knc.oN!he responsIlllltle oIlt1ese people. -

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3n Make !he people who use tile services pay fol' lhlIm. Get a gartlaga bag lag Aug 1, 2012 1:14 PM~Dgl8j " In place as llOOIl as poaslbIa. Charga fees Jot false MClIIIly alannrasponse lor police. Charge ""'slor fa!1;e ftre alilnn <;;lIs fol' h departrnenI.Rtq'de more, use a greer> bin program. JllCf8ase bus len and put !he moneybaclllnlO more end better lransil Buy fuel efIlcieni and hybrid 'I'8Illc:Ies fol' ALLcity deparlrTlenl$. Stop spen<ing money on I\owen;. C\j lhe paI1<s andret:laatloo, budget In half. leIlhe hockey pIayera pay lor tile rinks. lei thebaseball players pay !of the dlao ,aod&. USER FEES. Don' make me pay fol'llOrflllOIle llIs6'. kid 10 play hackey. Male tile golf ooo.nes and ilia IIirport standon lheirown or sellhem 011. I don' kave a plene and I don' play golf, why am Ipaying lor those who do? Slop spending MY monll)'011 lhInQsolher paopIe USEand ABUSE. 0Iher cllies In Onlaria lOll kave .... fees lor garbage, police andlira. Who needs 10 p<J: aut 5 gIIrbage bags per.......el<? NOllOOY

373 Look 10 reduce lhe amounI oIlT18f18l101Tlllt .. the aduaI ernpIo,ees _ lheones Aug 1, 2012 12:39 PMIhat I\IfI ilia City.

374 Cot.nc:II needs 10 Invest more In ana and aJlture or \IMI be seen as a 2nd Of 3rt! Aug 1, 2012 12:36 PMtier destinalion Icr Investment, potantial busineslleS and IOurism In general.

375 ServlceaCUlTenlly prcMded by Ihe City llhoUd remain IhlsWlrf. S«vIoes paid lor Aug 1. 2012 12:30 PMby !he City, and p:tMOed by a f;OnIntcted IIefYiQe llhoUd reIIn1 in hause atlheend 01 conlract as moony servlcea C8R be fI.roecf and staffed better by the City.

376 This IJ\I'VO'1 was • good idea. As. Branlford citizen and \allpa)'er, lleellike rm Aug 1, 2012 Ill:44 AMparlolthe ~ocaAwtllch IsglNt1

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9 COONer. SPENDING TO BE MADE PU6UC.wO TAXP"YERS TO H.\VE 0C:t 1, 2012 12:31 PMSOME SAY IN HOW IT IS USEO.lA.ddtlIonft Wording]

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14 Taxpaye<s need to I\iIVe \tie right of I9C8II for CIly Couoclllofs wI10 fa~ to showfor city coondl mee~ngs. (lIlreshold of~~meeti"lP mls.sed to bedet8flTllned lIlrough public Ql)n$U~)Ta:qlll)'lln need to haw the right todetennine Counc:Ilors' P9Y Increases al alectlon lime, by means of. Dallotquestion. [Mayor &an1I: Cculcil]

15 lam not de.- on curent process, so can <:Nt 8$Sl.mlI thaI the 8boYewould becIarttyIng a.mlI'II plaetlceis I mproving current pi adIces. [Tenrs]

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17 M lndMduals we haw ec:cess and In.......wllui.lo decisions mada bycouncl andlIle Corpomtlon. N.limes we have too much discourse llf1d not encugh 8C1ion.When IITIOY8d to this dty I was appatled at !he lack of enlt:> ",,"e. d of pi opertystandards In the buildings both lIWII8r OCOJIlied and rantallXllts. Had theseClWr>In D&en pressed effectivety 15 years ea~~ the city wculd not I\iIVe thecurrent lina'ldal burden of the graylbrown!lelds end de<::aying buildings in whatwas once bealJllful downtown area. There is rn:H'll need for local enlt:> ".'IT>8II,t ofaxlsting by-l1lWS. standards, legislation. polley and procl!dlWft. We have aCharter, we haY<! Ho.man Righls. \Y8 I\iIVe the right to attend toi..ndl meetings,we hava the opportunity to speak with OUr eladlld ofIkials, we I'\aVtIlhe right tofree speech llf1d a&Sllmbly. M ~ns we choose OIJ" ovmlevel ofengeglIi.6.1 in our community. [lmplementallon]IConao.ftalIon Process)

18 Only lime willel. Being that this seems lo be autIlored by the Mayor, ~ appearsto be somewhat self se<WIg efter the e)(Jl8flse he caus.t at the .-GretzkyCenter. being he 8d8d solely on his ......, behalf and not Ihe behalf of theconsultants and site~l (MiIyor &a"1l: CooocI]

19 This Is a good Idea but _ also hIJve the in camera times ""*' ~ Is not shownon tv . I glMA CU" meyor and coo.ncI are afraid to show this to the public .(ConsiJlation Protess] [Mayor~; Council]

20 Thanks but r don1 leell t>avtI enough lnrormatlon to CllfI'flCtIy deal wlth this page.

21 Please don' meke this into a ooatIy exercise that requires conaulllng ftrms. [Not"""odJ

22 1;"s1 read that Ihe ..wning ofwards was .llCOIl ••oandlld by a consultant, andlIle ftrs1 pecpleto IlIject ~ was the council~ T" me we haY<! not IP'"'tI1'lOfll of rrrJ IaIl money hi~ng a tonSUllant whose WOfII will bIllgnored. becal.MCowK;iI has already Oecided what lhay want, withoullnput from anyone,P9rticularty the people wI10 P9Y the bill [Mayor &amp: Counciij

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26 A ....K:ened.tlcfl D redooI taxes In" ways pouIM wtoIe ........ lhot~ 5ejl25, 2012 11:54 ANof !he 't'q"'yet'li [HIgh T_I

27 Too much IlutIMn It c:onducted In camerllnd behind closed doofs. Raw dlIl.lI $Of' 25, 2012 Ill:53 AMIndlnformlllion It cIIMcult to IOC:CeM Ind llf~ """'ltooIllte III"ftCIllc: knowledgeof how Illldllt.. Ind ..mo 10 contael. {ConIuIrion Procelll

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211 STOP ~iCl ; 'OQUI"",Ol*tr'ID bIiIlnyou_ "'1TIOWllI" C7aZJ SIp 19, 2012 12:2lIAMwt...)IDU _ dwlgli" .... hoone~~ (l) 01 dolIIn In"'l4*lr'" wII-QA...,_ beniIb ~ rgu_....rIIly: ;••"1OiOII"'~,~ greed lor r 1$ i41i1 1 8dlor&-.... flS,AA oo-tl '-a;an D .. .xJ• ",Oii I *) you ".yod"_tD .Iill .... ii.iiOl'llll pkwy, tu............,.. 2000~ft~ chIrged $3000 In~rod ",Md)1S-Qfl yaul Sklp~ .tualGyl 0I)'llU" peapIe rod lUrt beFog mrn..-..:JMbIlI1nd "* 1a)'llU" cilb:ei ... [HlgII T-I

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39 ~Col.rdmull~e.repononll'ldldwlilOfltJ*: Aug 22, 2012 ":51 AM........ I'.ldMlorw IMde dufIng oorw.MaOonI on tIIpbI~ II'ld '*"~lCl PI lAddillDnlll Wording)

otO If Council hilled our money,ncIIl!heii'1i, oo.n, .....1Il IWpecl and Icted Aug 21, 2012 3:16 PMresponsibly, we ahoukin, need lhla. As r.r .1 rm ooncemed 1hls Is juItsorneU' 'II rnorw for pollticlIlns 10 hide betllnd. I don' IIlI'l"llhiallhi. p- 01paper will proooidlI for ....y atlhe it1Irr4 bled .. lh&Il requirft a desn on ... partatl'le~ns to eomply, and it lin~ shown 111M rlt.-ydon'~ to, flay""""t. '" P*:a 01 paper won'\ comp&lI. c:twoge n bel-.oioo. [NoI.-dedJ

., l.ocIbggodon paJM", Iu:r I •• , ... counc:I & MdfDlow ...1nIIint fA.,.. TPBR1 Aug 21, 2012 10".32 AM[Ioll,*,,,.ullo")

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... T., ,."st'tto_ ,P *forDeCREASl:nltlllllng ....... T..,..- Aug 20,20126:23 AMrIgt'ts 10__ Ie if ............ '......oaf•• TpPII'je6 rtgt-. kIdIa'lga .,.. .-oc.llDo. at CIlIino rnr:n.. to lhat 01.,.. biIas".lt at ...COfTnUiIy II'ld ncIIlbOjMIIlioo"~. [AllcIIIoiIll WoAdilijj)

.S The p,A ... fA AH'f lJICMM, •....c SHOUlO NOT OICTATEwhal. OUR r1lI* Aug 1", 2012 .:15 PMa.... W.lha~ DICTATE TO YOU lie politician•. That Is how 1\ workIi.1Nol--." Thi. malhod .... brtng Ol.t lhe NAY s..,.... oflhe (XlffiIl'IInll)' in large nurntlen Aug 17, 2012 Nl AMwithout knowing al!he dMaill and lmplic;:allonl. W. dkl eled: Mamberl 01Council to maka aou'Id cIecisi<Ins. [I~taIlon) [Mayor~; Cowd]

.7 I wouId"lD _ ......... frarne ..oritouttlnad blha li, ....._ltiIllon II'ld Aug 16, 2012 3:.2 AMCIJNli ...... 0I1N1a~ Ac\lftonaIy, It-. ri\lI'IIIlIlcluId apply 81 .a arr-.. nell;.sawr.t ...... rnorwlhan.l.5".lloiFlQ I [Ii' ,.itIIiot,)

~ ~ prtwlclng!hl Wumnon to Ihe ptltlIc 11 ..-, counc:I ahrdd Aug IS, 20121ofJ1 PMba -V 01 ...... '" a......at.. IImaUnb 01~~ .. _ --. Coo.ndIIiIIIacI&od to ""'" *__ • on behaIl 01 .. \/lltIti'1i~) .., lllUd'I"'6$jXIiilllle klllfO'O'IdIa 'besl ...... ..,.. aMMan. 0r>ar*Ig Ihit doclr ID ••1 •ptltlIc debIiIa .... juIt It3III Oi' kII li 11.... {k'I$lIoo'.ltolii;o 'I (MI)oot &arrv.

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50 Nol clear on how n\iUldated~ will fllproYeIdlange/repai" dIy direclion Aug 15. 2012 7:32 ,6,Morooei cootaInmenl. You need to etlract a larger tax basolI as wei wlth Industryand SIClJl beatlng down !he r8Sldenli1ll home owner. I don' Ihinlt _ need 10know eildl pel'" .. Individual tax rate. [implel'llll i1allon] [ConsUtation Pn:>c:essj

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57 when. o..n;ler!he biI 01 rillhls. we are asked aboUt any matter tlave 10 be wiIh a Aug ", 2Ot2 6:05 AMpullIe reIel81ldl.m will public result&. tlIanks (Conso.iIatIon Proc:ess] [AdditlonalW_,

51 We are prewnIt)' In an 8COI1Ol,......ay diffIclIIlltualkln. I am vwy uncomfortilble Aug 1•. 2012.:08 PMabout any documenIlllal feels measurements of eost in INCREASES Is/IQl:leplablII. In thb envIn:>nmer1t~Y lnl::reItM atIoUIdbe~. let's keep itreal - BUDGETS are meant to be ImIts NOT goals. [AdditIonal WortWng]

52 The only 0010081,,1 would tlave Is the process woUd get Ilclgged down too much. Aug 1'. 2012 1:35 PMThe City 01 Bt'antfofd pay ltlelr proIesslonalltall' to make 1llQCIT.,18IIdatlons. The~In shoIJd be well p/arYIed and execuIed In a drnely and mettiOdicalfashion. pmplem8ntallon]

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58 000ll at ltlis point,~ for the 0Jlll0rfuniIy to beoome involved in spending our Aug 1•. 2012 5:19 AM\all: dollars. We..-:lto use the positive 8leps lhat other comrno.rOties kave ...-l10 lncfeaae etIlclency and lower coats. ThIs Is a fIlIIanlIc Ilep folward n should"'iJlC",er!he people wtlo prcMde!he funds, we Ihll taxpayerI, to becomeinvolved and IIW8re 0/ aI!he~ requFed to Plope!fy non a dIy. Keepusing the lrrtemet. it just wertsl

59 My ta>c8ll increase wlth myass_~value. and lllalislikelydose 10 !he nde Aug 13. 2012 6:17 PM0I1nlIa1ion already. I think tile fllIe of Increase to the mill rate needs to be 0%and not 1.5% listed ab<.we. My incM_ alxMl zero $lIoukl~oonsuItalion. A Zen:> ncr- e<:ross the board keeps !he llnstlold forconsultation clear and Ilmple-as opjlOMd 10 all of the rates and varies~ebcMl. £T0lfTT>$1

60 IIIWnk no one has any lIC:COUfltability..it would 'PP"<"" to me !he pIbIic Is fl'I«8Iy Aug 13. 2012 3:11 PM,Ioroe that has 10 eomehow be awease<l.,10 some COUldllols Bnd worI<erscan callY on 1Ileir r:Nm personal mandala 01 how 1hings shoIJd be Nn,.a goode><ample 01 pubIif; eonsultaIion,and public: input.•.no one 110'" clDwntown...no onecam lllx>oA downtown..! think untJ tJtJsjnen starts "",,"ling down!(lOWI1. ..no taxmoney should be InYesled ...lhls has eluded dfy I\alIIor years ...yet theyc:onlirIue to W<>Sle \all: money 1tIere .••..no one cares about publie Input Of

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61 wtly should we haYe a taxpayers bI 0/ rIgtlls. It ellCludesmany~ Aug 13,20122:50 PM,

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62 There sIlOUld be an aile,. to upgrade municipal e!edlol,s to make tt ITlCIrlI8CC'Il$Sible. Perhaps nave. stipulaliQn about an educalian program and on-lineII01lng will Improve the demoaalic process.

63 This would appeal to all taxpayers If done propel1y1

&t I would tlope lhIs \fOilI provlde Iof ITlCIrlI open liJO\I8l"nmanl but ..... remom to beS8M If and wtwl lis pyllnto pradIce. There Is slways !he prollIem ofuN!u"lild andIor~rrn:ted <;illz_ caJ$lng <;:QIJndI and staff additional

""'" -'"'"6S this Is absolutel)' ridlculous......Why did you gel eleclsd as the <;(ll,n:Il and the

mayor In the firsl plaO!l ......answer......to act as 8 board oIdlf9dln Iogovam themunicipalily......how aboot doing your job and lelIing It>II proIessionllls Qe yourstall) do th8lr jobs are you sarlous &bout the list oI81ements stxrve.....anyta)(p8yer thaI really wants thsllnfoonatlon today can get L ....they already haveIt>II right .....not sure haw many t8lq)8y8fS want this mJCIllnformalion In 8nYevent a mandated oonsullallon pnx:ess......whel do you really think lhe budpetprocess Is, .... ,.my understanding Is thal you have 10 prepare and approw anannual budget. .... .In fact, your laglslatlon mandates II has anyooa ched<ed lhIiIiIst few yean! average In~ation rates.... ,,.a term of oouncil mandate 01 • and 1peroont......•.unless services _ aliminalad or se<Vioe !eYels are redlJOlld orallemaltve servlO!l dellvefy models are lnlljaled, you will be never"-" Ihesetargets everyona seems to be talking about an Infrastructure deflclt at Ihafederel. provin<::illl and muricipallevels..... how does a 1 percenl ta<get 'fItIhouIYOlX mandated consuPtation process address this dafldl.......and by the WWf, thetaxpayers In the City may wanl an update as to the GreIZky Centra profecI: del\c;iland how that oomparas to your c:apitallncreasa target where Is the dause thattalks about a convnunication plan for the city......Hugos anenmant of what Ishappening althe clIy Is quite entertaining and Intarasllng at tmas......boul exceptfor the mayors column, whare are the media releases thalia. the story from thaprofessional staff perspac:tive......there must be an unbiased oon political story tobe told.......maybe that~ give cily wpayers a real story to read about,understand and beliave [Not needed]

66 No. thewerd CONSULTATION Is LISlI far too often In Iha above Bill of Rights.You.,.,;n Just hire an ovar priced CllfIllUItant as ususl and 1811 us we're br'oklIagain. (Not naaded]

67 The next municipal e1actions Is c:onring . The sooner!tla bet1ar.

68 YES. WE ELECT THE MAYOR AND COUNCILORS TO OVERSEE THEAOMINISTRATION OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT. THERE IS NOLEADERSHIP WITHIN THAT ELECTED GROUP TO AGGRESSIVELYCORRECT THE PROBLEMS FACING BRANTFORO AT THIS TIME. IT IS UPTO COUNCIL TO DIRECT CITY STAFF TO MOVE TO CORRECTIVE ACTION.THE CITY MGMT WILL NOT MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION WITHOUT THEPOLITICAL WILL AND DIRECTION ANO AS A RESULT WILL MAINTAIN THESTATUS QUO, I AlSO BEUEVE THAT WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE IN OUR

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69 You only need B tal<pl!ly&r bit 01 rlghts when oouneIIs and city workers do not do Aug 11. 2012 8:26 AMIt>Blr jobs. Open and aoce5$iIble gov'b should be the rule 'IIIithout Blithe aboveBSJcrap. Reduce gov'Iat aR leveII. Term Rmltl for coo.n::io:nImayor would be agraat start. No oonsulIants Ihould be hired, Wcity stall' cannot 1Igura Rout !hen~ do not need it [M~yor&amp: Counc:iI] [No! neadadJ

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I'Ve IIYed IIere my ........ Iif.., bul 95% 01 my~ .... found outtkle_Brant Coumy. llIaulfolCllS NOT Ric;I-.'lOIld Hil and ...,_wII be_,;';;;;..

73 MPAC mJIt artIaJlate propwty ""alualiont annually as R.....18S to Plope!1y ta~ Aug 9, 2012 7:<44 PMIncreases. (Additional WOfdngI

74 no. bula QUestion -In the dIaglam IhowIng Ihe varloul allotmanlBdthe tax Aug 9. 2012 6:12 PM~ • It -.Ids up 10 more 1IIan B lloIIal" - so wheI'a does the em pcwwnl"9'l

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77 The oornrnunIty neadlIto be Involved in all ac:tiont and adMtiesdlreclad by!he Aug 9, 2012 7:49 AMcity [Consullation Process)

78 M Iaf as I kMwwe alraadyllad a raxpay8fS'lW:of~. [No! needad) Aug 8. 2012 5;01 PM

75 4 YN'" leI'" lor co..oncll~ we wi4l_ have !he <X:wlYI'lUlll1y 1hat we Ihould Aug 9, 20'2 4:17 PMhave. And thls cumlfll coundi Is on a lour year siIy IINSon raIher lhan !he usualone year tilly season 81 !he end dille manmdal8. IMayor &.!Imp: Council]

78 1would like 10_ adequate housing lor slngIa people In Brantford. Rooming Aug 9. 2012 10:15 AMhouses ..... lor !he most part In 6eplDrabIII condillona. PeoPa lYing In 1(lQl'"' 'IlIIoo.ls4HI~ rights but unJomnalelynonfl ano p10.ided._....:

-79 It would be more lnformaliw If mora dalallWlll povlOad under each umbrella of Aug 8. 2012 4:49 PM

seMoI:!s. Iwas unabla 10 ase&rtain wtlat servlce would cover lraiIs. 0J008S./I 10traiIt. CQlw'8Clivlty. road~, cyding Nfety, (dedocatad C)'dinlj 1«Ies) aet:e$s10 schools and downtown Iromtralls.lncnIasad Il'-"''Il oI8rantforll. and 2~lrallk: In Ihot d<.Mn!oWn ID laciIitate and altraCl pedeslrlans and qoc:kts, andsuppon 00..-u~ corrrnunity. These ..." Ql.>illily of ~ta and hllaIll>y~Issuas. Monlea may need 10 be shifted. for ex.ample. from rood mainIllnance 10nils and o;:yding illJPO<t.

80 I don' know how you W<)r(\ It bullherfllhoukl bolallghl ofccunclllo be Aug 8. 2012 4:44 PM

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productlytl and no! bogged down on deb<ltng endl8iSSly the radical left or rightopinions. They need to be eocounteble end 8l!\ci8<lt [Mayor & Counciij

81 The taxpa)'lil<5 Bin of RIghts Is noII*'ll more !han a marketing ploy. 1. Public:ConSllltatlon Is the foundalion of any <;QITlmunil)'. 2. Openness andTransparancy s.hoIJcI be the foundalion of any l8rl.Ire. 3. 3CC8S$S 10 Informationis a C8n<tdiiln law, 4. Public Inpul is a lundiunental part of the pn:lQIlSS foryearsand years. 5. AcceptaDlelllml for oon5l.tlatlon-rNlly what doas thaI mHO. IIWIt say no incrllasewill anylhlng be dona. 1\ has not so rar. 6. Aoa.>untabili1y-nan e~ed of!icial you ara required to be 8CO:lUntable. Otherwise you wiR no! bere-eleded. As ror staff, thera Os so muctl nepa1lsm I highly doubt th81 wil beanforceaDla. WhIle many";l relish In thair new found "Rights" those '" 1I$ ..noundemand what thi5 is as a ravlew of rlghts we already have will sit at thekitctlan laDle In the morning before '*iWIg out 01 town kI work wondllItng If wecan alford to stay hera anymore Yot*l you Incrllase our taxllS aNfWlIJ. Then wewil heve a big ctIuddef [Not needadI

62 leiSS government and regulatloos [Terms]

83 I support the 001 ocept, howe_. I INOUId no! want It implIImented Jr~ going kI beexpensive kI edmirOsler (In'JIlemantalion]

Them needs to be a way to keep speciallnt~groops from cFowning outon:Ilna-y citizens, however, there 111$0 has to be a process for educaUng dUzansas \a)(llS and rllIXlicipal government are very complicated. Even some counc:illonlseem to hayti a poor grasp of \t'Os alter seMng \hejr I"""". The most irropoi lailthing to evold is the 'Ia1&e-1&tl<' ruclIon of" I don' want ANY le~ Iocra8se. ThaIis not a raUooal response to tax poky, P~ilatioo][Consu~Process]

B5 Most taxpa)'9ra ara noI gelling noisesa~ near the inlIatioo rate. So therata of tax inCl'llaS8ll sh<luld be edjustad downward to &8)' the rate 0I8n average'MXIc.er's wage for the ye¥. (Ie I'll. Ihla year) rr.....J

66 Don' do too m.Jdl talking- get on v.ffllhe WOfk and mal<e Brantrord evan beUarII Paopla alll paid to do jobs and be lI<XX>Un\lIble so just make lUre \tis Ishappening and all should be goodl [Not needed]

87 All inrormatloo ahould already be .......bIa 00 the cities websl1a, thara's no.....:lfor puDlIc Inlonnallon ses.slon$loonsultatloos. You a want taxpaylll'8 bill of rlghIs:,whatlhe people need Os \he ability 10 directly have a say on I18Ul 8 every Issue.And a council that adheres to the concepl of majority nJe. The dl)' is not acountry or Democracy, the city of Brantrord Is a COIpol atlon, W9 the people arathe shareholders. [ConsuR~1ion Process] [Not needed)

88 When Illlly I don' Know Rma8ilS I am wailing 10 _. "TIME WIll TEll'[I rnple<r;eInlalion]

89 This win baloon oosts, increase Ihe budgel81 Courd,..-.d is genat11ly not 8good Idea wtlatsoaver. I'm noIlUra wherelhis initialiv1lis coming from, but rmassuming some ta~paylll'8ara damilnding Ihls. Why doeStl' the Col.\'lCll~ bemore tral'lSp3rant and IlIpot1 better? Why creata some piece or Il!llIi$lalion thaIwil do more 10 roadblock Council than help ~ ovt1 This is totelly ......necessary. IIwift orIy ml8le a "Coulcll VI. Ihe Taxpal"lr" mentality. and will NOT ml818 a

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91 NothIng wiI fXI!TIeotttileuNeY. The ~lions end Iofoonltliongallleled ... nac Aug 8, 2012 6,07,t,MconducIIIe to .:IectIoog change In 8 ,,_ ogIUl wtI'f. It wtI be nterestlng to _ IfClOI.rd wiI mektI 8tlY o;heroges to t.'tefll IaJpeyer. (Not reeded]

92 ~ i ..iIIo. _ bul~ krIIM'lhe lWlotllM~._ Loob .. 8~ Aug S. 2012 5:57 N.4dol:vIwt to IT'tIke ClOI.rd Ioc* good,~ tell:~ 1TlClIl8Y• ...:I ..,. bet*'d• 8l1oW dMI''''''' ItingII don' go ..... (I.....,. IMb'1 (IoI;Iyar &emp;C<ud]

93 GEt rid ot..-.~.-..yd!;ln'l ~III"'" wl'tIiI: t..,._ peIid. And gtIt rid Aug 7, 2012 S:10 PMot'- i'ldk:>lIol•••li.,.ltgil't..., recel\Ia. I c.n '** otONE IwFPIIMdoes NOT «ehCIuIcl naI be enlilIIId to .. af Itwn.

94 I IHlIhoM ItIe bill Mel!Ito Include how 1nIormIIIlon .... be cltItvefed to I8Ilclents Aug 7. 2012 1:59 PM8nd how 1hlI CIty ......... ptltlIc; ...... TtQ doclJment by lbeIf .. g;I. 1hlItpeople wiI be ellIe to ecx:ea Iolor!nMIon elc. 00_ • don I'd .... Ilowpeople ca'l1Jllln IhlI __ I'IOl" cbatIe 8tlY Wll)'II'IIiI1hlI CIfy'" ""'*kef' «8IYIIIUnOIl Ilia i'lbmIoIiar\. II people _ nac __ 11M..QIy _ .... Input

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95 HM'og 1hlI.af~ does rd"'"_to ~Ullromtell:au Aug S. 2012 4:25 PMJuIiIIhIiI _ '- IhIo I\ItC to __ 01 tell: au ", how illhlI~ ...... It....... QIQnt.,....7 no.. II no "' «ljIIM. 1 IIhIiI OU" __..nolbe~i.... 1 [HIghTUMlI', ·.... ,)

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99 INIJ*:&1helnWltafl'lildcx:unenlll: _,.,.ldI6ogc:erl8lniu Of*t Aug3.20127MAMQUe.' 1'IIiI ......... 'lIlIo ., .... 1'-... ~.-.::tDrurba lIOCllhlo _Y IhIoy operete, I WOlMl nol proykle them will en)' Iomt ofguarantee ralM M IlT'lIIme..

100 1__ 'Uon' know" to" af~ aImply b!lc*.. I Iec* leilh In 1he cllY'- Aug 3. 2012 6:47 AMebMy to .... t.,.... ClOA 1hlI 01 IhlIIliI Of RIlfQ In~ wN'l1hlo~~, CIMJrit WI, , II greet.. ld-....:I poor with-..Ion. [Meycw &emp; CCU'IcII

101 no. ......,.~,IDc*..... i''"ow ...... rar people WyIng to QIIlenM'd Aug 3. 2012 4:36N.4

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102 INTHETAXPAYERBI.l.OFRIGHTS TliERESHCU..OBEAMAJ(JM'JW Aug 2. 2012 V:21 PMTOTAlAUOUNT OF RESIOENTlAI. PROPERTY TAX PAlO SET AT " OFIhlI~ 1I00000AsseSSEDVALUE. 1lfIS wout.O FORCf: TliEMUNICIPAlITY TO lNE WITH.., TliE MEANS OF TAXPAYERS. (Tl* II-.IhIIl '-~ let ...-.11<4*1)1 ... '1 • $214,000 woukl ......maOrro..on II......-ri'-of$21~r...-:ld .. $3.010 paid h2012)(AdclIIo:INI waell og)

103 ~ _ shaul1n' boo spendhg II'IOI"Ie)I on IUIVeIYS!IIIt co.t1 boo better~l Aug 2. 2012 2:12 PM00 ""'- Il*ogo h ItU dry.

104 I think IhlII CIty Councll h. been nnsparent.nd openlOllh I!le buclget pooc... Aug 2, 2012 12:43 PMin1 hi. Ihown IN1ershlp IS a municipality In Iilelr enlinI "PP' oedllobu1geIIrlQ.. I don' reaI)I188 • ......:Ilet.T~ BlI of Rights III fact Ilhlnk IcoU1 pIKa~ hro1eranc:es 00 Coooc:t. f have raIlh IhlIt Col.Wldl ..~..-.:l• 'III8\I8d In IhlI budgoIt IIC • and do noIla11l that~limlti.... CC' MIll on IhIlr bo1gel 8IIuo......... [Not _ lI01]

1115 GoYaa",.itex- noll...cl men 17j "~..-.:l ~ of r9*- Wa I...clcu Aug 2. 2012 11:05 AMI'" -.1Obe boId..-.:l be rnor.r.catr.iIiPO..... (Not .18M1oil1J

105 00 nollllPPlll"ll...cllet 2 bu1glIl: I ¢Mw par~. en. lPta odt~ Aug 2. 2012 11:04 NJ.

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TP8cR by algrq IhIlr In IIQI_it : MaJ'lf CCu'll::iIl:n. CAO " ..GMI. Nlr>cI'A1uIII cn..ge 1oc:urnrII WOI.*I "- .t1a1 or••"**'un, r8Iigne1lllet..m .....-.iDpael ..,.~ (A1ciIiooaI Wodi"'J

108 Tha ok! saylng '11' ~ lin, brtU why fix It" 8PJlIw hara why" d alWdan do Aug 2. 20129.18 AMwe ..-:ll!le biI ofllghtl .nan 81~ IhouI1 hrie been hM1lng lh8abowe pm.;;pl$I ~_-wtlereand when did we toll.. the bDat77777PoIiliclan. hil/8 IoIIlhe pafllpectlve of SM'iog Ill. majority IIO<l hi,.. lIlian badr.to lookl"llafta. ooty the lew 11\81 pullhem Inlg~lly W8 have IYe()' fnldure1 c:aundI that Cllnnot seem 10 WOfk together lor lhe 9ruter llOO1 ofthe COfTIfT1UfI/ty- of them :seem 10 ba IUtlatlng !rom 1alJsionI of ItItdomtt5P'" k&'y...nan PI' ow:.og 10 the TV~11hInk most wcuId Ig'et !lilt h.. c:ourI8 of I !oil' yew IIrm the last yew .. bnIcaDy • _ of IIm8 alh8y ..seMI b ba II..... '" let Iha nexl eIedlcIl~ !tloulIh .. WCIIk of !he..... Iitipooity~ fTlIl)tle .. I8n'lI d oIIcII &h:d1 nal ..... bioIn6>:boil1oKl1O bJr~ buI MIC'e'! b Iwo~ [NgI n •• diad}

110 00n'1ke"'.'1 ,,,,,' r-,ar...,dli",leso... T1Myloselhaporot ....... Aug2.20128:18Mlpeople tI\8I matW NOT ).*.. 1alIIn. [NgI nHIM1l

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113 'MEREAS Co:uICIInd CltyE....., todd p.,., 1MpOl..., Aug 2. 2012 7:36/4M~l•• ,.s""duly~w I .,. , n,.a.l'InliI apItIlptjldi,....-:-Ind "oehldiol ~••••, 1D"""""1nd ~'...'.III ~' ooed.mciIoociM Ind (ZI5t ""•••• Ind II 1 a. Indp ......... ~ do _ 'MEREAS Mdllledld Courdor -.d ... tiIIIdId w.,.;.r.... be altIjecl~ NC8II1nd ..,.,., '.''''''''I'n:lm'''1 hi ".In ....-t01,,, I f"""~_",,,""'~In,",",__ ""balhllwllilWlnd...01.". T... J. >& BIl 01 RiltO. (MdIto... Wudlll\ll

114 1'** Iht dtt IhoukI '- ~ w'lP8lawhMlley _ c:ha'gIngwllh (lit,. dheln Aug 2. 2012 6:37 ......0ntirI0. The c:lty ... lh:IllUI '*Y quIddJ IhlII taxee '*"_ llUI 0I1lne.lMdiIiontiI 'No ii1l\ll

115 ThIs pDgi." mist......... lor~ P .Ior~ Ind..-li 10m. Aug 2. 2012 6:10 Mlon stilt RESULTS ncIII ACTMTIES, TIe -us ..... be IIl1Cked iIgaQI: • *"=" 11'.ncIII keyed ~ tpedlic fesUti. Ws 100 '-ge __ and dilruied, CIty HlOI """"'" IInat Iuned to 1he idea 01 ..... beMd peib ,,"'0$, ,tit! dYlty tI'MlllfUlen.ib_IIelu*lniI,Ind, itafl Ind consultanC~~~ ..rweIy 8Imed d1red1y II tpedlic .uulls. "rMUlls-d'lven~ p" ,does nol reIeve setlU menagemenl at Clly Hil (elected or unelacled) 0I1heI6iPonllbitit, to make Ihe difl\eull1lnQgk: dec:laIons _IY lor Il<wlIIord toSUMYa Ind prosper. (M8'\'Clr~: Co.n;:I]

1111 Cot.nclI_ fIieded with Ihe arpaclib lhallhey wo.Ad maka good dodIknIlD Aug 2. 201211:00 AMkeep Brwlllord a good~ lD ..... we M-'Yn.ve a taxpa)'W~ 01 rightl.ltII c:alIad en iiEdioiL Do Ilw )Db )'CIU __ -....:IlD 60. [thyar~ Coln:I]

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118 Thetn,.In81_......d .. ~CDi'lP8ledlD(IIt,.,.,...InOnurio.n.. Aug I, 2012 t:49 PMshcUd beno.-. ~ .10 ..... The c:lty .-it~ doiap IDaII 81wi-. .,.. marey II P'lI and do whIIl • C*'IIo .,....,.. .w.." 0I_*-and dKl ii,-. n.y.., need lD .,.id lTIClI"8 lDrWl~ tgmMdlO""li'.lIIn c:lty. Slop ........ Ntdly". '-riIy"""'*'~a'ld iIirt......r.g Ill' 1hlII __ ~ Ilaep lIsCUlb,~happy 8lldll"'l a good ream on lIs~" _'181 il (Ngl .iMdadJ

119 I t'ink p'." • such.1hla _ nailing 1TIClI"8 .... grandsllindIng illd 60 Aug I, 2012 2:55 PM

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120 nos conlrKl:"'" I claIM 111M carIiIi& II*I-"Y_" rlgtlb _lIdI__. Aug 1.20122:02 PMTupay8rSClln' Slop~ Iue$, bullhe ClIy QIn mocilyor Slop dl*lg lII'I)'of!he~ ..... iCloI,..; in thIi BII '"'01olII I*odl' Th.r. twdy Wr.~W....,

121 I ttllnk. would help bringln some ftsCllll'lllllOllSlblllYllICalUI1labey whlch I'" Aug 1.20122:00 PMcot*Ilnd should IllIppen wtthout Ihe tIlx~bill of rights beIi'Ig brought In. Ialso think II could Cll..- 1 lot of deIIl'llo IrnporWlt projects If pubIlc lnput_l'IIQuesled II mentioned lbove II I could limost Iol'He 1 lot of nIlpIcklng """"OIftItin 11i8iloberli of 11'11 pl.tJIlc:. Cou~ maIi'l gQIIll/'lClt.-:l bII to IowetlIxe$IIAiIilicol and ........ Ihe ........ lheft Is brought uno:lIr contrd 10 our h$urInOI...,. ... Slop Ih:l"QdIIIiI'lI. [Conat.ftallon ProceMI (Nol~

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121 I don1 ..odIo_od ... C8lllIIlSlleudll'll-=lan.. W.,... ".lIla In Aug 1, 2012 1:01 PM'*" .,...)uIl1g gal bsdIlg whare bII*:n .... co.n;:iI.ewt8d alGIng

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125 ldo!lClll~h1~'-therlghtlgknowstllfrog......~ Aug 1,2012 1I:5lI AMcledalOi II _ baed on the needs as IdentilIed try expeI1S. Ho.man ReIcIurwI.~k. maroy 0Iher~u.-, 8nl too iXImpIU !lll" !he 8YeI8oIJfI voler to bIIable to ....... *'" .110111"'; decnion. In lIO"'al~lI, .... 15 not always ben«.(Mdlt\on8l Wording]

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