{{chris}} I’m asking – when will the city take responsibility for the city?
Not long after the end of the Downtown Action Committee and the end to events like the Celtic Festival, Oshawa City Council is now cracking down on Not For Profits to clean up graffiti. As we’ve heard from a few of the affected Not For Profits – they actually do their best to clean it up when it happens. However, they are not flushed with cash and often times rely on volunteers and donations to make the repairs. Despite their efforts the city has chosen to send sternly worded letters instead of recognizing their existing efforts and encouraging them to do better.
In business I’ve always known that a softer approach to all situations is always better to a hard one. Why the City could not have approached the Not For Profits with a sincere desire to improve the clean up process no will know. Perhaps it was the easiest thing to do – often times that approach often wins out despite being the less productive solution.
A better City of Oshawa certainly starts with the citizens – but we need the support of our elected officials to lead properly from the top. Hopefully, City Council has heard the residents and Not For Profits and they’ll start dealing with these situations more smartly in the future.
What do you think?
