This page was exported from The Auroran [ http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran ] Export date:Sat Apr 20 8:54:09 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: INSIDE AURORA: 'Twas Two Weeks Until Christmas 2018 --------------------------------------------------- By Scott Johnston ‘Twas two weeks until Christmas, and far north of here Santa's workshop prepped for the big night of cheer. The old elf for a moment was taking a break And catching up on all those decisions to make Aurora, for example, was always a task Frequently requesting some impossible ask Funds, buildings, traffic calming, tried Santa's powers They even once asked he remove some cell towers Their likely expectations, filled him with dread And explained the sudden dull ache in his head He had best be prepared, so taking a seat He skimmed some Aurorans and put up his feet But 'stead of needing more things, St Nick would soon find That the Town was working to make up its own mind Rather than asking for things, of every stead They were now taking control, and moving ahead MPPs and the mayor, Santa Claus found Had been shuffled resulting in new ones in Town E'en a Federal riding had changed direction And this in a year when there was no election! Another action that caught St Nick by surprise Council had volunteered to reduce its size He mused why this year this had prompted a “go” When for years Council's viewpoint had always been “no” This sudden new direction left Santa vexed In 2022 could a ward system be next? But whatever the reason for this new change in tack The reindeer would be happy fewer gifts he'd need pack But the news that made Santa jump out of his chair Was the Town moving forward on Library Square For 20 years that one had been argued each way To see it built Santa felt he'd not see the day Reading on further Santa was visibly stunned To see the cost would come from the Town's Hydro Funds The Town was long reluctant to access this stash And this scheme would swallow up most of the cash As Santa read with great awe about all of this He marveled at all the things he had missed Arenas were now serving much healthier fare At Hallmark the call "play ball" would be in the air Aurora United was planning its venue Food and wine would be on the Armoury menu Neighbourhoods were stabilizing more than in past Williams High School was bound, for Bayview at last Santa put down the papers and pondered a lot With the Town making decisions, they now needed naught This year no infrastructure, they'd be requiring At this rate Santa Claus could think of retiring! Aurorans were confident, and their future clear So Santa's team could bypass their Town Hall this year He'd instead wish them good luck, if they would heed it ‘Cause based on experience, they'd probably need it. Feel free to e-mail Scott at: machellscorners@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2018-12-12 16:19:48 Post date GMT: 2018-12-12 21:19:48 Post modified date: 2018-12-12 16:19:48 Post modified date GMT: 2018-12-12 21:19:48 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com