{"id":1736,"date":"2007-04-05T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T18:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:04:44","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:04:44","slug":"rom-reaches-arrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/04\/05\/rom-reaches-arrangement\/","title":{"rendered":"ROM makes a deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livewithculture.ca\/var\/livewithculture\/storage\/images\/media\/rom_daytime\/180108-2-eng-GB\/rom_daytime_large.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in January <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=1435\">I posted about the Royal Ontario Museum<\/a>&#8216;s attempt to get out of paying the usual fee to the city for the encroachment on public space by the museum&#8217;s new &#8220;crystal&#8221; extension.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, new Ward 20 councillor Adam Vaughan has arranged an agreement with the ROM whereby it will provide 5 March Break Day Camp spots to children living in local community housing projects in exchange for waiving the fee. The idea still needs council approval. Vaughan explains in his newsletter:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The alternative payment method will ensure that local children and parents who might have had problems paying for day care or programs during the March Break will now have access to a major community institution and the city&#8217;s rights and responsibilities to charge encroachment fees has not been compromised.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While it seems like a worthy cause to support, I&#8217;m kind of disappointed. My reason is that it brings us back to the deal-making culture of city council that has caused so many problems in recent years. Regulations should not be a starting point for negotiations. They should be rules that everyone follows equally. Once people start getting exceptions and special arrangements if they push hard enough, we end up with the chaotic and unsatisfactory situation that currently afflicts city planning.<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in January I posted about the Royal Ontario Museum&#8216;s attempt to get out of paying the usual fee to the city for the encroachment on public space by the museum&#8217;s new &#8220;crystal&#8221; extension. 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