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Originally Posted by whatnext
Yeah every other Canadian city seems to have managed to have nice parks without an elected Parks Board. Better to do this now than right before the 2024 election.
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Yes... If parks boards are so useful then logically other cities would want one, but they don't.
Sounds like a gong show at the Parks Board meeting last night, according to Vancouver Sun article:
Vancouver Sun - Tense Vancouver park board meeting follows mayor's shutdown demand : Dec 11, 2023
"A deep and fresh fracture within the Vancouver park board was clear on Monday night as commissioners gathered for the first time since Mayor Ken Sim revealed his aim to do away with the board. ..."
Video of this meeting (skip ahead as meeting doesn't start until 6:39 pm in the video):
https://csg001-harmony.sliq.net/00318/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20231211/-1/15492
Vancouver is Awesome: Commissioners vote 4-3 against Vancouver mayor’s plan to abolish elected park board
"Brennan Bastyovanszky, Laura Christensen, Scott Jensen, Tom Digby push to stop Ken Sim’s move to scrap board" Mike Howell Dec 12, 2023:
"Sim will introduce a motion at the Dec. 13 council meeting to begin the process to abolish the board via an amendment to the Vancouver Charter. He told reporters at a news conference last week that his move was not a criticism of the seven commissioners."
A choice quote from the Vancouver is Awesome article:
“The mayor's office has no jurisdiction in park board, they have no authority to recommend the abolition of it,” said Bastyovanszky, who introduced himself at the meeting as an “independent” commissioner.
However, nothing on city council agenda that I can see as of now:
Vancouver.ca : Council meetings agendas, minutes, and decisions
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