Council Forces Taxpayers To Pay For Advertising

At the 26Feb budget meeting Neil Vincent and Town Staff claimed the

reason North Huron spends a ridiculous amount of our money on

advertising, is because we have two newspapers in North Huron.

That’s right, newspapers allegedly still exist. I guess

Seniors and the Amish need news too. Someone even told me the

other day that AM radio is still going! If I knew someone with

a AM radio I could verify that.

You have all heard the horror stories of Council blowing $10,000 to

$20,000 on a radio ads for nothing, at $38/spot. Council

doesn’t ask why staff want to blow this money, they don’t

care. They simply ask if it is in the budget then they approve

it. Remember, the budget is rubber stamped without question or

debate.

So, what advertising is mandatory”? Do we really need to

advertise all public meetings