Douro-Dummer council received a report at the Tuesday, October 1 council meeting suggesting the township host a Town Hall meeting in November. ]
Mayor Heather Watson proposed the community meeting stating that the event will strengthen relationships between council, staff and the community.
Watson said that this meeting would compliment other community engagement events taking place in the township this Fall. The other meetings include the Health Care Town Hall meeting on November 13th at the Douro Community Centre and County Tourism Round Table to be held on October 28th at the Douro Community Centre.
The proposal suggested that all of council be in attendance as well as senior management. The idea is that residents will be offered an informal opportunity to connect with council members, the new Township CAO and Department Managers on a one-to-one basis. The idea is to offer a space where community members can ask questions, receive answers, and express concerns.
The report presented by clerk, Martina Chait-Hartwig suggested that this event would help foster transparency, build trust, and provide an accessible platform for residents to engage with their elected officials and municipal services.
Council was given a number of dates to consider for this event and the consensus was that it would be held on November 6 with a proposed time limit of two hours. The time is tentatively set from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, but is subject to change.
The meeting is to take place at the Town Hall in Warsaw.
