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It is time for Greater Sudbury to grow up, Ward 5 Coun. Robert Kirwan argued, although his colleagues did not agree.
At Wednesday’s council meeting, city council discussed the implications of establishing a lobbyist registry for Greater Sudbury. Councillors, not surprisingly, were divided on the issue.
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According to a staff report, there are three kinds of lobbyists: consultant lobbyists, in-house lobbyists and voluntary lobbyists. All are advocating on behalf of someone else.
“Consultant lobbyists are individuals who lobby for payment on behalf of a client; whereas in-house lobbyists are individuals who are employees, partners or sole proprietors and lobby on behalf of their own employer, business or other entity,” the report noted. “Finally, voluntary unpaid lobbyists are individuals who lobby without payment on beha
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Tech issues at city hall have foiled Ward 2 Coun. Michael Vagnini’s good intentions to learn more about Project Now.
“I was supportive of looking at the option to look at Project Now,” he said Wednesday. “But my microphone kept kicking in and out and I didn’t have good reception.”
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Vagnini thought the group was voting to defer the study until the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has rendered a decision on the Kingsway Entertainment District; however, they were actually voting on a motion brought forward by Ward 1 Coun. Mark Signoretti and Ward 4 Coun. Geoff McCausland.
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