keoadmin
12-12-2006, 11:40 AM
Citizens in Guelph established the Guelph Civic League about three years ago. As Kingston Electors reviews its mandate and objectives we are looking for ideas about how the organization should evolve.
Are the Civic League's objectives a good starting point for a review of Kingston Electors?
Guelph Civic League
Our Commitment
The Guelph Civic League is committed to protecting our city's quality of life by keeping citizens informed, and encouraging active participation in local democracy.
We are working for:
Greater voter turnout
Genuine public consultation on major issues
Better city planning and design to manage growth
Clean economic development to offset residential taxes and provide jobs
Complete cost/benefit analysis of major decisions and investments
Less red tape for local businesses
Ecological awareness and protection of the highest standard
A strong commitment to culture and the arts
Heritage identification and preservation
Quality and beauty as civic prioritiesWe want a city that is:
Inviting and identifiable
Compact and connected
Distinctive and diverse
Clean and conscious
Prosperous and progressive
Pastoral and protective
Well-built and well maintained
Collaborative and cooperativeThe Guelph Civic League will:
Undertake projects to improve the quality of life in our city
Encourage the formation of neighbourhood groups and support their efforts
Help protect and enhance our natural and cultural heritage
Encourage the participation of citizens in community and civic issues
Promote dialogue between citizens, organizations, and local government to advance the objectives of the GCL
Provide information on community and civic issues
Represent and support the common interests of member organizations[/URL]
Our Work So Far
The Guelph Civic League was first conceptualized after the 2003 municipal election when it was clear to many people that Guelph needed an citizen-led organization to address concerns about the direction the city was going politically and the negative effect that could have on our quality of life.
At an initial meeting in January 2004, attended by more than 75 citizens, it was decided the Guelph Civic League should be an umbrella-type group similar to the Urban League of London and the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods. A steering commitee was named.
At the founding convention, in March of 2004, the GCL was formally created. More than 50 citizens approved the constitution and bylaws and elected the first officers and members-at-large.
Since then, we have encouraged the development of neighbourhood associations, helped get citizens involved in civic issues, worked with other organizations to promote our objectives, monitored city council and city planning decisions, supported council delegations, and worked to protect heritage buildings.
In 2005, we committed to the task of increasing voter turnout in Guelph during the 2006 municipal election, from 36% (in 2003) to over 50%.
[URL="http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/topics.php?d=8"]Candidates (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Our_Commitment)
Heritage Conservation (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/topics.php?d=7)
Leadership (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/topics.php?d=6)
Wards and Neighbourhoods (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/Wards_and_Neighbourhoods)
City Planning (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/City_Planning)
Wet-Dry System (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/Wet-Dry_System)
Contact Us (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/Heritage_Conservation)
Source - http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Our_Commitment
Are the Civic League's objectives a good starting point for a review of Kingston Electors?
Guelph Civic League
Our Commitment
The Guelph Civic League is committed to protecting our city's quality of life by keeping citizens informed, and encouraging active participation in local democracy.
We are working for:
Greater voter turnout
Genuine public consultation on major issues
Better city planning and design to manage growth
Clean economic development to offset residential taxes and provide jobs
Complete cost/benefit analysis of major decisions and investments
Less red tape for local businesses
Ecological awareness and protection of the highest standard
A strong commitment to culture and the arts
Heritage identification and preservation
Quality and beauty as civic prioritiesWe want a city that is:
Inviting and identifiable
Compact and connected
Distinctive and diverse
Clean and conscious
Prosperous and progressive
Pastoral and protective
Well-built and well maintained
Collaborative and cooperativeThe Guelph Civic League will:
Undertake projects to improve the quality of life in our city
Encourage the formation of neighbourhood groups and support their efforts
Help protect and enhance our natural and cultural heritage
Encourage the participation of citizens in community and civic issues
Promote dialogue between citizens, organizations, and local government to advance the objectives of the GCL
Provide information on community and civic issues
Represent and support the common interests of member organizations[/URL]
Our Work So Far
The Guelph Civic League was first conceptualized after the 2003 municipal election when it was clear to many people that Guelph needed an citizen-led organization to address concerns about the direction the city was going politically and the negative effect that could have on our quality of life.
At an initial meeting in January 2004, attended by more than 75 citizens, it was decided the Guelph Civic League should be an umbrella-type group similar to the Urban League of London and the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods. A steering commitee was named.
At the founding convention, in March of 2004, the GCL was formally created. More than 50 citizens approved the constitution and bylaws and elected the first officers and members-at-large.
Since then, we have encouraged the development of neighbourhood associations, helped get citizens involved in civic issues, worked with other organizations to promote our objectives, monitored city council and city planning decisions, supported council delegations, and worked to protect heritage buildings.
In 2005, we committed to the task of increasing voter turnout in Guelph during the 2006 municipal election, from 36% (in 2003) to over 50%.
[URL="http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/topics.php?d=8"]Candidates (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Our_Commitment)
Heritage Conservation (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/topics.php?d=7)
Leadership (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/topics.php?d=6)
Wards and Neighbourhoods (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/Wards_and_Neighbourhoods)
City Planning (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/City_Planning)
Wet-Dry System (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/Wet-Dry_System)
Contact Us (http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Topics/Heritage_Conservation)
Source - http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/Our_Commitment