Jon, Frazier, Kristen and Doug is your panel this week. The panel reviews Thom Hunt’s lawsuit against the City of Windsor, convenience stores entering the alcohol market, and a major transit investment announcement.
City of Windsor
Regular panelists Jon, Frazier, Kristen and Doug are joined by guest panelist Darcie Renaud who joins us to break some news. After that, the panel discusses the City of Windsor employee satisfaction survey and the proposed investment in downtown revitalization.
Jon, Kristen and Doug talk about outsourcing and asset sales, ongoing drama around federal housing funds, and funding the arts in Windsor.
Rose City Politics’ Melinda Munro opines on the 2022 City of Windsor Sunshine List.
Melinda, Don, and Jon are joined by Councillor Kieran McKenzie to discuss the latest in the City BIA takeover story. Doug showed up late but in time to engage a discussion about the Downtown Mission and the fortunes of Downtown Windsor in general.
Ford City BIA chair Shane Potvin & Ward 9 city councillor Kieran McKenzie join Melinda, Kiemia, & Jon to discuss Windsor City Council taking over all nine BIAs & refusing to seat their elected members, what comes next, & how this affects local morale.
Rose City Politics investigates if council committee composition reflects the community we live in and how committee decisions impact council decisions.
Ward 9 city councillor Kieran McKenzie discusses the conversation about DMAF funding, flooding, empathy, and the need to work cooperatively and collaboratively.
Jon, Kiemia, Melinda and Doug talk about Windsor’s agency, board and committee appointments and the public, media and political response so far, plus regular segments “Carry on Kiemia” and “For Your Consideration.”
We have been putting up trinkets and shiny lights when we should have been funding critical technology infrastructure. We are pennywise and pound foolish. As is inevitable, those chickens are coming home to roost.
