Project Director at Veri Marketing & Development; Canadian Catan Champion; Norfolk County Ward Six Councillor. Bad in plaid. Go Pats, go Devils, go Jays🖖 LLAP
@MikeA_NorfolkON Let’s put paid parking in all downtowns then. I couldn’t care less about Port Stanley. I don’t represent Port Stanley, it’s not in Norfolk, and it’s not the same set of challenges.
The headline could have just as easily read "Businesses in Port Dover losing customers over paid parking" or "Paid parking woes continue to affect Port Dover's downtown." "Paid parking persists in spite of resident, business, Board of Trade, and tourist opposition" also works.
This collaboration between @NorfolkCountyCA and private property owners shows how much we can get done when we block out the noise and remember we’re all on the same side. Thank you Knechtels, Bucks, and CAO Al Meneses for the commitment and follow through.
Timed with the arrival of summer, Norfolk County council has reached an agreement to ensure thousands of visitors to Port Dover will be able to enjoy the main beach as they have in the past.
https://t.co/TcghZrOcUl
@Happyda73176532@AmyForTheFolk@NorfolkCountyCA I don’t know. The New Horizons program isn’t open right now. The county could do one, but there might be a greater need than this. It would be up to a department to create a program it could deliver with this funding. In this case probably recreation.
Thank you @jpantonacci for the follow up story, and for providing a platform that shares the facts. There are an awful lot of rumours and uninformed opinions circulating about the Port Dover beach, and I appreciate @TheSpec helping us cut through the nonsense.
"We have 200,000 bikers at Friday the 13th, and they leave less of a mess than a weekend at the beach,” said Port Dover councillor Adam Veri.
Large sections of the beach remain closed as negotiations continue, @jpantonacci reports
https://t.co/9Y44FrbpHs
@inportdover@MAF__69@Simcoe_Reformer@NorfolkCountyCA My suggestion to everyone is to take rumours with a grain of salt (or sand, I guess in this case). This issue is a matter of safety and respect. The owners have not asked for any payment. Anyone claiming otherwise is either incorrect or lying.
Thank you @CHCHNews for visiting us this morning. Yes, the no trespassing signs are an issue, but we really are all getting along and working on a solution together. This is now a story about respect and cooperation in a close-knit community, not a looming controversy. #portdover
Port Dover beachgoers will now be greeted by no trespassing signs because most of the summer hotspot is actually privately owned. @SimoneGavros has the story.
https://t.co/ZVBlYH1zSU
A stir indeed. @NorfolkCountyCA senior staff and property owners are working together to get the beach issues resolved in time for this summer's tourists. More to come, hopefully sooner than later.
ICYMI | ‘No trespassing’ signs at Port Dover beach cause a stir
⚡ https://t.co/SDD8G5FVz9 | J.P. Antonacci. Local Journalism Initiative Reporter @jpantonacci
@suzd57@NorfolkCountyCA@CP24 Interesting. I wonder how much of a problem this is. I have rabbits in my gardens sometimes, but I kinda like ‘em. The coyotes we don’t need in town though.