I believe Langford’s site is in significant need of updating. Many things aren’t on the website, including some of the most important information the municipality has to offer residents who want to be involved in their community and in touch with what civic government is doing. Among the more surprising omissions are:
- Key bylaws (such as the “Procedural Bylaw” which details how Langford Council governs itself) are not up on the website.
- Langford produces 5-year financial plans, but they’re not up on the website. Recently, Langford resident Herman Surkis asked at a Council Meeting that past 5-year financial plans be put up on the site as Langford goes through the process of approving its new 5-year plan, and at the meeting they agreed to do so. As of yet they haven’t followed through on this commitment.
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