From a municipal point of view, it’s been a challenging year in Mapleton. The township continues to work through major turnover at the senior staff level and contend with the massive and expensive undertaking of replacing its primary maintenance garage, which burned down in November of 2013. Check out this week’s story on the shocking cost of bringing three-phase power to the new garage as one example of the problems connected with that project.
Council will also continue to deal with issues associated with funding everything from sidewalks to skate parks as the calendar turns to 2016.
However, it’s always easy to find some positive News at this time of year, as local organizations hold food and toy drives, stage Christmas parades and concerts, and generally find ways to make the season brighter for the entire community.
Even individual residents get into the act, decorating their homes and businesses in an effort to share their enthusiasm for Christmas with their neighbours and passersby. Mapleton is alight these days with holiday cheer and it’s well worth a walk or a drive around your neighbourhood, and perhaps a bit beyond, to take in the view. Meanwhile below is a small sampling of the holiday scenes that await.
Merry Christmas Mapleton, from all of us at the Community News.
