I have a huge problem and need Help!!!!!!

[RD414]

SF3, if watershed or saskwater are coming out, make sure you go with them and dont rely on a report from council. Sounds like your dipper councillor will have some machinery around next week to make some repairs in the area

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea when they come out will be their other wise
RM says all is good, bs.

[begood]

As I told Premier Brad W last week "The biggest thing holding back Sask is rural municipal politics." There are a couple hundred fifedoms in this province; all going in their own directions. The provincial government is fully aware that this just didn't work this last spring with all the flodding and water problems. Something reaally has to be done on this issue and it sounds like even Brad and co. realize that it is indeed a big problem. And the best minds aren't even or ever considering serving on rural councils. Talk about designing and preparing for the future. Again it sounds like that other organization that is heading for a drastic restructuring. There comes a time when something just has to be done; and all will be better off except those who value their few thousand dollar job , their entitlements and wish to use their position of power over their neighbors.

[SASKFARMER3]

I think the RM debate has to take place. It's not
working and actually causing road blocks to
prosperity.

[poorboy]

From the outside looking in, Sask should have
1/3 as many RM's as there are today. Very
expensive to run that many councils. Less
personal bias if each RM was larger.

Also much easier for oil companies, etc to deal
with.

[SASKFARMER3]

2/3 less to create a county system.

[oneoff]

There's a lot more support for changing Sask municipal boundaries than mosat council members will admit. There is the problem of villages and small towns having inadequate tax bases. There's a major problem of attracting any new blood into serving on municipal councils; and there is next to no interest in ratepayers particioating in what should be a democratic process. It is not a good situation for this situation to be allowed to continue on with next to no oversight (eg. ratepayer involvement, lack of ratepayer meetings, attendance at council meetings, fear to express a contarary opinion, lack of elections and on and on.) Ratepayers in many cases don't have a clue what is going on, and have deliberately tuned out or are afraid to become involved.