“When I cast my votes in municipal elections, I do so for candidates who I believe will bring the best set of skills, experiences and judgments in dealing with the important issues facing our town even where I do not agree with everything that they stand for,” writes Ron Fritz.

“My sincere thanks to the three gentlemen who were successful at reuniting me with my special hat and restoring my faith in human kind,” writes Dr. Fred Ross.

“I realize each theatre patron sees the world differently but in this case the great majority of the audience by the their response saw the play as the director intended,” writes Michael Eagen.

“Please, love your dogs, let them run around in your yard, but make sure the yard is where they stay,” writes Karen Fisman.

“The Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) is one of Canada’s most prestigious awards and deservingly granted to Steffanie for her work over many years in serving our community through Red Roof Retreat,” writes Peter Warrack.

“I suspect that Ron Fritz’s excellent letter about the town needing to pick and choose its legal battles likely reflects the opinion of the majority of Niagara-on-the-Lake residents who are fed up with unsustainable property tax increases year after year,” writes Jonathan Household.

“The decisions to approve are contrary to the official plan, contrary to much-needed guidance of contextual zoning, will change the living experience of immediate residents as well as others and also are contrary to the election promises that the majority of the five made,” writes Terry Mactaggart.

“Groups who follow a common lineage and share a NIMBY attitude —and were formerly known locally as Citizens Against Virtually Everything (CAVE) — have a short memory,” writes Bonita Cawker.

“It would be interesting to know how many offshore workers there are in Niagara and to ask each one whether they want to have permanent residency,” writes Susan Pohorly.

“Unfortunately, when it comes to development issues, our town staff are either temporary or have occupied their positions for a short period of time,” writes Elizabeth Masson.

“Will the ever-expanding AI universe create a society not unlike drones, unable to draw on our own accumulated experience and intelligence to think critically?” writes Don Mustill.

“Our former chief librarian chose to accept a generous severance package and is now enjoying an early retirement. Property owners have borne and paid the cost of her choices,” writes Steve McGuinness.

“Not to ignore our lovely green spaces and charming wineries, but compared to the Loire Valley, Australia or New Zealand, we come up a wee bit short,” writes Lauren O’Malley.

“I had no idea what a five-star hotel entailed and I suspect none of those who support the Parliament Oak plan and threw that phrase out did either,” writes Gail Benjafield.

“NOTL is resilient and has gone through many transformations since 1812 and will continue to thrive and prosper regardless of the current and future changes,” writes Tony Giordano.

“As a Canadian citizen, a voter and a community organizer living in Niagara, I strongly support permanent resident status for undocumented people, also referred to as comprehensive regularization,” writes Kit Andres.

“How often have you heard or read that the role of town councillors and staff is to defend the town’s official plan against those seeking to deviate from it?” writes Ron Fritz from Queenston.

“The comments by Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and Coun. Maria Mavridis to counter the criticism by resident Bob Bader (published in a story June 20 headlined, “Mayor and councillor push back against hotel criticism”) are not at all convincing,” writes Derek Collins.

“As a former library trustee in Lincoln, I’ve followed your reporting on the wrongful termination of chief librarian Cathy Simpson, who apparently was discharging her responsibilities dutifully, yet ran afoul of a strident cabal, consisting of a misguided resident, some mutinous library staff and a plainly hysterical library board chairperson,” writes Kevin Burns.

Dear editor: I look forward to enjoying my fresh read of The Lake Report every week to see if the Old Town complainers will ever run out of adjectives and other mumbo jumbo

Dear editor: The battle of the Titans vs. the NOTLers continues unabated. The Titans want big hotels, big event venues, high-end condos, affluent customers, high traffic. NOTLers want none of that. What do

This is an edited version of a letter to members of Niagara-on-the-Lake town council. A copy was submitted to The Lake Report for publication. I have some serious concerns regarding your amendments to

Dear editor: Last week, I sent a letter to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s town councillors and the lord mayor asking them to adhere to the town plan regarding heights and area of land covered by buildings

Dear editor: I read Coun. Maria Mavridis’ response, published in the June 20 issue of The Lake Report, “Mayor and councillor push back against hotel criticism,” to a resident’s comments on the council