Sometimes an informal setting offers a fresh way to address issues.
That is what Yorkton Councillor Darcy Zaharia is hoping for in promoting a ‘Coffee with City Council’.
The event, slated for Saturday, Feb. 9 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Land Titles Building at 49 Smith Street East is designed to give the public easy access to Council to discuss any issues they may have, offered Zaharia.
Zaharia said since being elected to Council he has often thought town hall meetings would be a good idea but is told “they don’t get a good turn out.”
That said he said he still sees communication being hugely important as the public is often “uninformed or misinformed” on issues as they pertain to the city.
So as an alternative to a more formal meeting, Zaharia said he wants to try something far more informal.
People are welcome to drop in for coffee and ask questions, said Zaharia, adding the Councillors may not have the immediate answers but can then do the background work and get back to people.
All seven members of Council have been invited to take part in the event, and Zaharia said while Mayor Bob Maloney has a scheduling conflict, the rest have indicated an intention to take part.
