{"id":1020,"date":"2014-05-21T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/21\/verduns-estates-general-underway\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:41:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:41:08","slug":"verduns-estates-general-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2014\/05\/21\/verduns-estates-general-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdun\u2019s estates-general underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tracey Arial<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

So far, 143 people have signed up to participate in Verdun\u2019s two-day consultation sessions on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31. Another 66 say \u201cmaybe.\u201d <\/p>\n

Observers believe that the borough should probably plan for about double that number of participants. Verdun residents aren\u2019t used to registering to attend public consultations and many are likely to show up.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what happened at the official launch on Thursday, April 17. Only 80 people registered, but more than 120 people showed up. Several people who asked questions said they\u2019d never attended political events before, but were attracted by the openness of the newly-elected council.<\/p>\n

Verdun Mayor Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Parenteau hopes that the consultation process will inspire people about the borough and help council prioritize its many big plans. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have too much to do,\u201d he said. \u201cOur budget is limited and we need to rebuild all infrastructures from the 1960s. We have to prioritize. I want all the citizens to participate in setting the direction for our borough in the future, and that includes everyone. There will be bilingual focus groups too. That\u2019s very important to me.\u201d <\/p>\n

During the launch, Mayor Parenteau said that the borough would post reports from the Forum de Verdun,<\/i> the Urban Plan consultations and Quartier 21<\/i> to prepare for the public meetings. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to start from zero,\u201d said Parenteau. \u201cWe\u2019re going to summarize all those reports and include the recommendations from them within this process. Together, we\u2019ll lay the foundations for a new strategic development plan that will establish priorities and key directions to guide us over the next decade.\u201d
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