Munoz Hoping to Return to Council
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Munoz was one of the few on council to vote against the rezoning of the former Haldi Road School change to a recovery centre. “It was an absolute conflict in land use” says Munoz.
“What really shovelled us out of the snow removal mess last winter, was the good citizens of Prince George. Everyone who had a plow was out helping each other.”
She says moving the threshold for snow removal up by two centimeters was wrong “What happens is you get an ice build up, and last year we saw that it resulted in unsafe conditions on Prince George roads.”
She says there is a reason why the public elections, “You have to stick with an issue, and stick with it, ” she noted the myPG community sustainability plan, the Official community plan, “all developed with consultation with the citizenry of the community and no follow through on them.”
She says the new Mayor and council will be adopting existing policies, “You have to do your homework and know what those policies are” she says it’s important voters “increase the voter turnout, and choose the right leaders to lead our city for the next 4 years.”.
She says everyone who is elected to City Council is a leader and has to lead “I was on council under two very different Mayors and two very different city managers.” She says the outgoing council has had a lot of miscommunication, and “that is why people consider this council to have been the most dysfunctional council in the history of Prince George.”
She says the public is at the tipping point, “ongoing increases in user fees, utility rates, make no mistake, increased utility rates area a tax increase.” She says no one has addressed the fact the City has already paid $350 thousand dollars to have staff develop the storm water utility “Once a line item is established, it goes up and up and rarely get removed.”
She says she would like to see growth in the downtown, student housing, and seniors housing, but adds “local government should not be in the business of social housing” she says the city could provide some land, or forgive development cost charges, but should not be in the business of social housing..
On the Performing Arts Centre she says it should happen, but sees it as a long range project, because it needs to have funding from the province and federal government and the private sector before it can move forward.
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Spot on Debora. I really hope that you are re-elected. You will be a real asset on council.
She’s got my vote.
Cheers
How does Debra feel about Northern Health placing hard to place people who are not Seniors in Senior Homes when we have a waiting list of Seniors trying to get into these Residences. I live in the Connaught area if Debra gets in I hope she remembers the OPC plan.
we have more than our share of no income housing and we hope she remembers we are Residential with lots of Seniors living in the area, we hope she will show us the same love she has for Haldi Rd. We all want healthy safe Neighbourhoods and want council to listen to us, the tax payers–this has not happened in our area,we are thrown under the Bus.
She actually voted for the rezoning in the original application which lost in court I thought. She did write a lengthy letter to council about it on the second go around.
Wow the first council member to address Haldi road recovery with the facts and truth. Land use conflict is the politically correct way to describe that issue. It was a down right disgrace to politics the way council handled it. It goes to show you that the last council had no ethics or listened.
Correct, she voted against the application in the first/second reading. Voted for the application in third reading and was not there for final ascent
“The incumbents who had rejected the first three readings and who were re-elected, (Murry Krause and Brian Skakun ) remained opposed to the project, and new comer Lyn Hall joined that group.
Those in favour were Councillors Dave Wilbur, Frank Everitt, Garth Frizzell , Albert Koehler, and Cameron Stolz.”
From the PG Free Press on third reading:
“Councillor Debora Munoz said she originally ran for council on a platform of improving community health, and since the land-use questions were answered satisfactorily she would support the rezoning”
At least I can say that the owners of the Haldi road school are loyal to Shari Green. They need for her to get the nomination for the Caribou riding. Why? mmm to be a fly on the wall. Stoltz into her campaign to his armpits. Are all these people a part of this problem or a part of the solution? Not sure.
Nice to hear someone who is campaigning on her own merits – no backing from labour/business etc. And isn’t it strange that she mentioned the storm/sewer the cost for this absurd idea and not one of the present councilors running for re-election or for mayor has mentioned it. Debra has kept up with the council and is very well informed – a good choice.
She’s on the Board of Directors for the PAC so when she says she sees the PAC as “a long range project” I have to call BS.
axman- Ben would know the answer to this – but she did say on his program that she has removed herself from the Board when she decided to run for civic election.
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2014 @ 11:32 AM by oldman1
axman- Ben would know the answer to this – but she did say on his program that she has removed herself from the Board when she decided to run for civic election.
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Thanks oldman! I had checked their web page before commenting and she was still listed there.
If Munoz gets elected, she better sit as far as she can from Skakun at Council meetings. No love lost between those two! It could be a bad start for the new City Council that needs to work together.
I was also wondering about Skakun and Munoz working together , have they put the past behind them?
Skakun is now happily married, and the past is the past.
Debora Munoz is a very intelligent, focussed person, who cares passionately about our community. I sincerely hope that people can look past the last election and make sure she represents our city for the next 4 years.
The photographer doesn’t include the Al Pacino picture any more.
I support a PAC and believe if we could somehow get rid of the deadwood at the city we could afford a PAC right now. (Not that I would ever see a show there but I would probably get work in the construction phase.) ☻
What she says about the PAC and what she is doing with the PAC are two of the same. I cannot vote for her.
A functional council is all about team work. I question the ability of each person elected to work as a team member? This is a big part of my decision. Who is a team player. Nothing worst than a member of your team breaking rank and causing havoc and a major distraction to the business of making policies to run our city.
Everyone must respect each other for what they bring to the table, but they need to come to a consensus on what is best for the city and move forward.
And, who is responsible for choosing the new City Manager? Who seems to be wielding the biggest axe without having to account to anyone? Wow! I am not sure who is actually in charge of running the city. It seems that someone that is not elected has the most influence and authority. Who gave her that power?
We can’t afford to fire the city manager. If we were in the USA, we would get to vote for the city manager position.
Sorry I could not vote for this woman enough problems with her the last time she got it .
BYOB: “Who gave her (the city manager) that power?”
The mayor hires (and fires) the city manager.
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