You may be asking what else Lisa McGee has hidden in her Strong Mayor Magic Hat after the May 25th Municipal Meeting?
It was at the session that she introduced the augmentation of the Town’s Community Grants Policy to broaden the umbrella to groups previously ineligible.
McGee brought a five thousand dollar “Community Support Fund” initiative for the consideration of elected representatives.
Citing a number of occasions where the municipality had to say a reluctant, “No”, (for example, The Men’s Shed request for sustainable support), the Mayor explained how her idea would work.
The Mayor’s proposal was try the idea out of the balance of the term.
If the proposal received would help in the branding or marketing of the Town Where the Rivers Meet, that’s criteria enough.
A small working group could rubber-stamp ideas up to 500 dollars, and eveerything over that amount would e presented to full Council for approval.
While her Strong Mayor Power only require three affirmative votes, elected represenatives were unanimous in endorsing the Mayor’s idea.
By Rick Stow
