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Maroc Maroc - ARMCHAIRMAYOR.CA - A La Une - 26/Jun 21:34

NEUSTAETER – City council isn’t about entertainment, it’s about work

By KATIE NEUSTAETER Councillor, City of Kamloops FIRST, LET’S ADDRESS the elephant in the room. If you’re hoping for a column from me as deputy mayor that spotlights the dizzying circus that rolled into Kamloops City Hall in the fall of 2022, I’m sorry to disappoint. For clarity on that, please read municipal advisor Henry Braun’s report, and then let’s hop off the ferris wheel for just a moment and pay attention to the real show. At the beginning of this term, council unanimously adopted a strategic plan, informed by your voices, and then we went to work. A year and a half into our term, the results of our collective vision are beginning to come to fruition. Now is a good moment to stop and acknowledge that while the plan we committed to might not be as “entertaining” as the sideshow because it’s both real and proving effective, it will remain long after the circus tent comes down. To demonstrate, let’s look at two priority points from our strategic plan. The first one is advocacy, safety and security. “We proactively create opportunities to increase the inventory of diverse housing supply so that residents can access and move through the [...]

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