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Senior Member
Michael is BANG ON with that piece; I wonder if we will see him back at City Hall?
An interesting - and pretty accurate - take on the responsibilties and relationship between the City Manager and City Council.
https://urbanaffairs.ca/frankly/thou-shalt-not-hire-a-city-manager-in-thine-own-image/
Not counting the current and previous interim holders of the office, whoever is hired will be the City's 5th General Manager in the last 15 years. That is not a recipe for stability or progress...
I said the next city manager will be the 5th and I started with Al Maurer as the 1st.Hasn't it been three previous people hired as city manager since 2010?
Simon Farbrother was hired in 2010 and fired in 2015. Next was Linda Cochrane who announced retirement late in 2019. Next in 2020/21 was Andre Corbould until now. Since 2010 (14 years) the city has hired 3. Former deputy manager Adam Laughlin filled in twice during those hirings.
I said the next city manager will be the 5th and I started with Al Maurer as the 1st.
Nearly four years ago, in a report commissioned by the City, KPMG recommended that Edmonton get out of the municipal golf course business.
Should Edmonton Get Out of the Golf Business? | Urban Affairs
Coun. Michael Janz says it’s time to re-start the conversations about how to best use the lands in the river valleyurbanaffairs.ca
Craig McKeown. Parks & Roads Services, Branch ManagerQuestion is, who’s going to fill in for Deputy City Manager, City Operations?
I'm curious on what the financials look like since COVID. It seems like golf courses around the city are completely booked up and thriving due to people picking up the game during the pandemic.Opinion: Golf courses aren't a fair way to use Edmonton's river valley
Golf courses are neither an equitable or ecological use for city-owned landedmontonjournal.com
It could probably also be argued that the city owned golf courses are the ones that are most affordable and accessible, so closing them would make golf less affordable and accessible, particularly to residents in more central areas of the city.People seem to forget that golf is one of the few sports that you can literally play your entire life, can be quite accessible and is outdoors. I recognize that there are water, land use and perceptions that is an 'elitist sport', but one of the great things that I see when I golf at a city course is how diverse it is from an age, background and societal perspective. Should we endeavour to ensure this accessibility continues and that we use the lands more often for more events, opportunities and season, you bet, but the exclusive game of golf is certainly not found on these courses.