Background Information
September 3, 2008 on 11:23 am | In Background Information | No CommentsWe maintain an e-archive of documents outlining the background issues surrounding the Old School Lands and our efforts to save them. The archive includes Council minutes, PAC minutes, land use by laws, the S.O.S. sign, the Kinburn Development and the UARB Hearing.
visit http://www.promagica.com/
Youden asked for new proposal!
July 7, 2008 on 11:19 am | In July 5 2007 meeting, Uncategorized | No CommentsTown Council was presented on June 3rd with 300 letters with the following requests: no sale or development of the Old School Lands without a decision by the electorate, full disclosure for any potential development of all costs and benefits for town and taxpayers, and community participation in planning for any future development. The Mayor [...]
Read More..>>Petition still going strong!
March 25, 2008 on 10:26 pm | In Uncategorized | No CommentsWe have gathered 270 signatures from Mahone Bay residents and taxpayers, which is pretty impressive! There’s a paper copy of this petition to sign at the Biscuit Eater coffee shop down town.
Please read the comments made on the on-line petition to the right of this page to find out what people really think.
Clear-headed advice from a Planner
October 18, 2007 on 6:21 pm | In More Letters | No CommentsWe think everyone should read it this important letter of concern:
Wanda Baxter, Planner, and Environmental Designer
Northwest, Lunenburg County
October 10, 2007
To the attention of Mayor C. Joe Feeney, and the Town Council of Mahone Bay:
I am writing to voice concern about the proposed sale of the publicly owned old school lands for the purpose of building [...]
Bulletin:10 October
October 18, 2007 on 6:06 pm | In Letters to the Editor | No CommentsLetter to Editor
“We invite you to share the beauty” is a uniquely warm welcome to Mahone Bay. The powers that be today in that gorgeous town should have that same attitude, not one of “spend your money here on our Main Street and love and support us financially, but do NOT speak your ideas at [...]
250 signatures say “Freeze the Youden Development!”
October 18, 2007 on 5:52 pm | In Presentations, Uncategorized | No CommentsOn October 9th, Penny Carver made a presentation to Council on the current status of the online petition and recent door-to-door canvassing. Results show approximately 250 names of Town citizens and tax-payers who want a freeze on the Youden development (190 hard-copy signatures plus approximately 60 Town names online). The names represent a wide range [...]
Read More..>>Paper Trail: Archives
August 14, 2007 on 9:42 am | In Background Information | No CommentsIf you’d like to read the actual Youden Proposal or Council Records,we have assembled an archive of documents at this web-site http://www.promagica.com/
Read More..>>Response to our 97 questions
July 30, 2007 on 11:37 pm | In Questions | No CommentsWe have received a reply from the Town’s CAO, Jim Wentzell, with “broad answers” to our 97 questions.
Read More..>>97 Questions about the Youden Proposal
July 25, 2007 on 5:29 pm | In Questions | 1 CommentOpen Questions for the Mahone Bay Town Council about the Youden Development Proposal for the Old Mahone Bay School Lands
In his July 18, 2007, letter to our community the Mayor reported that the Council of the Town of Mahone Bay is committed to reviewing the many questions that have been raised about Mr Youden’s development [...]
Municipal Elections in October
July 20, 2007 on 12:23 pm | In Environment | No CommentsIn October we will elect the Councillors and Mayor who will govern Mahone Bay for the next four years. It’s time to start thinking about who will put their names forward.
To get folks started in considering the possibility of standing for election or encouraging someone else to do so, there will be a meeting on [...]
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What's New?
- —Do you have a Letter the Editor Didn't Publish? Send it to us and we'll publish it here!
- —370 Petition signatures collected as of March 11th, 2008.
- —Please note that "Anonymous" signatures on the petition are only "Anonymous" on the internet. We DO have the signers' names and when we print out the petition with signatures, those names DO go to Town Council.
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LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN
Please write letters outlining your concerns for the environmental, recreational and heritage issues to:
His Worship Mayor C. Joe Feeney
Town of Mahone Bay
P.O. Box 530, 493 Main Street
Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0
FAX Mahone Bay Town Council at: (902) 624-8069.
It is really helpful to send copies of your letters to the following:
The Hon. Michael Baker (our MLA)
Minister of Finance
PO Box 187, Halifax, NS B3J 2N3
1723 Hollis St., Halifax NS B3J 1V9
Executive Secretary’s e-mail: coughlat@gov.ns.ca
The Honourable Barry Barnett
Minister of Health Promotion and Protection
Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection
World Trade and Convention Centre
5th Floor, Suite 520
1800 Argyle Street, PO Box 487
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2R7
healthpromotion@gov.ns.ca
The Hon. Mark Parent
Nova Scotia Environment and Labour
PO Box 697
5151 Terminal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8
e-mail Exec Sec: messerv@gov.ns.ca
Jim Wentzell, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Mahone Bay
E-mail CAO: clerk@townofmahonebay.ca
And don't forget to write letters to the Editor of
the Chester Clipper and
the Progress Enterprise