[GREN-Exec] GREN policy on decision making

[Randy B. McLean]

Susan:

The question was not our doing and GREN failed to interpret the issue properly.  

1st the ROP was a draft, not final and of little use to comment on.
2nd since there has been an economical down turn of historic proportion and no money for such purposes will be available for a long time.
3rd and more important to me maybe than others we are spending too much time in Waterloo Region and not enough time making the NET-WORK.  The GRAND RIVER ENVIRONMENT NET-WORK.

People are really upset about the 17 councillors (none of whom can take notes and report back) spending #50k to party in Calgary.  How are they going to feel when hit with a $250 or $300 or more MILLION dollar bill (North Dumfries is not involved so I really don't care...does that mean I am out of the NET-WORK?)  

It is not an issue

GREN is better suited to act as the mortar to hold all environmental groups together along the Grand River.  If we want to go into this detail then go to the specific group but GREN should not be taking issues in such a half-assed manner because we will burn out and the first sign is loosing members.

Randy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susan Koswan 
  To: 'GREN Executive' 
  Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 11:36 PM
  Subject: [GREN-Exec] GREN policy on decision making


  Hi GREN Exec,

  I wasn't sure if I (we?) should be responding to concerns raised about our position on the LRT. 

   

  It would suggest that we need to formalize our decision-making procedures. Perhaps the people who do not believe their opinions were given ample consideration should be offered the opportunity to draft GREN's policy and practice on decision-making. 

   

  Comments?

   

  Susan K

  P.S. Sorry if this is sounding somewhat snarky, but I personally think ample opportunity was given to comment and have little patience for  naysayers after the fact. 



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