Josh Matlow (Ward 22)
In his current newsletter Councillor Josh Matlow has described a project known as a Community Hub for the lands of Davisville Public School on Millwood Rd. near Yonge St. He also says the school needs replacement because it is old, crowded and has faults like failing boilers. It seems there is room on this spacious property to build a decent school and accommodate the Community Hub as well. Except for a decision of the Ministry of Education to require the Toronto and District School Board to sell off as much as an acre of the property to provide funds to pay for a new school. Matlow says he has been working with Davisville parents and others locally to keep the Hub idea alive. “It is in the best interest of the School Board, as well as the Province and the City, if this public land is used for (along with a new, modern school) recreation, child care and other community uses instead of just another condo,” he says. This little outline tells the Councillor’s story as well as the often muted tale of how the provincial debt impacts us all in many ways. There is no money for anything. And without regard to political leanings, the numbers alone shout at us about the profligacy of the last ten years. The debt continues to grow in the range of $284 billion. It affects everything. It’s why the government must sell school land and among other things limit the number of visits people make to medical specialists.
