Letter: City's Downtown Meeting Was Engagement Theatre That Avoided Hard Questions, Missed Real Solutions
A July 28 closed-door meeting on downtown safety failed to address urgent issues like open drug use and enforcement, writes Owen Sound resident Sasha Fernando.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
The July 28 “Downtown Safety” meeting at the Harmony Centre — convened by the City of Owen Sound at the Police Services Board’s request — was a textbook example of how to stage the appearance of public engagement while sidestepping the urgent realities at hand.
A Meeting Built on Vague Prompts…
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