“Cost savings are needed somewhere, or we’re going to be taxed to death,” writes Gienek Ksiazkiewicz.

“The allegations about hollowing out and the loss of neighbours didn’t apply then and doesn’t apply now to hosted short-term rentals,” writes Kenn Moody.

“There are better (and still profitable) uses of that property that would also celebrate its historic placement among us. Randwood should be available to the public for reasonable access,” writes Terry Mactaggart.

“For your writer to make the comment that people are not allowed occupancy at the remaining Rand property is both incorrect and false, as are those that refer to hypocrisy and again to NIMBYism,” writes Derek Collins.

“There is a lot of hypocrisy especially in the Old Town district of NOTL that is allowed to flourish in favour of NIMBY attitudes that kind of spoils the mood for others,” writes Peter Rusin.

“There are opinions and then there are informed opinions. In the case of columnist Garth Turner, there are too many of the former and too few of the latter,” writes Ron Fritz.

“Our volunteers offer companionship, compassionate listening and emotional support for a caregiver’s loved one — and regular respite from caregiving duties,” writes Bonnie Bagnulo.

‘No one in Rainer’s large extended family ever forgets that the difference between a mud hut and a mansion is only the next bad political decision,” writes Wallace Wiens.

“We love a parade here. Even if it rolls over us and breaks our backs while it destroys our town,” writes Rick Monette.

“If we are considering a major construction project on the old hospital on Wellington Street, it would be pertinent to look at restructuring that end of Queen Street (Picton),” writes Malcolm Newton.

“It appears to this writer that Save Our Rand Estate is basically trying to preseve the historical and heritage assets that have been determined by experts to be located at the site, for the benefit of current and future generations,” writes Derek Collins.

“In a Canadian climate, outdoor courts can only provide a seasonal solution. Play is limited to a relatively short portion of the year and is frequently interrupted by rain, wind, excessive heat and cold temperatures,” writes Ron Pychel.

“Frank and Jill did a great job communicating with us, last year and this year, making changes to improve the traffic flow and eliminate congestion,” write Bruce and Regina Robb.

“Personally, I would be extremely disappointed to vote for someone whose stand on over-development aligned with my own, only to have them unable to exert their power because they are in the same business as the applicant,” writes Sonja Kloss.

“This is an absolutely classic case on how to handle the insanity of the anonymous miserable people in this town; suffering fools gladly, a case study of sorts,” writes Peter Rusin.

“Considering the terrible things that have been allowed to happen recently and are threatening again in the Old Town, this would be a good time to say that’s enough,” writes Wayne Murray.

“If the town continues to tear down buildings for tourism and build parking lots in place of schools, it removes the scenery and voices of school kids entirely from its streets,” writes Aspen Ziraldo.

“Many small arts spaces operate with a level of uncertainty, and finding suitable, properly equipped and affordable space is increasingly difficult,” writes Valérie Bélisle.

“Too much focus is being placed on proposed infrastructure changes at the expense of the natural heritage and beauty of the treed streetscape,” write Karen Conderan and George Jager.

“What is the fundamental difference between the family-owned wineries and the corporate-owned wineries? Why does one group seem to get special treatment over the other?” writes Megan Wood.

“The centre of town … should be returned to the previous purpose it was originally meant to be: to be an accessible area for long-time taxpayers of Niagara-on-the-Lake,” writes Cecilia Bennett.