Facebook as forum

Facebook has become a forum for some groups concerned about urban planning issues in Saint John. I was at first skeptical that the right people were listening. This was changed when I saw a series of posts by city councillor Jay Chang on one of the Facebook groups.

City planning staff, councillors and developers should keep up on issues raised on Facebook, its a good way for them to know what "the people" seem to be thinking.

Here's a group about some people's desire to limit the lights used to promote East Point Shopping: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6372029190&ref=nf

This one is a group about my neighbourhood, North of Union: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7245284477 The group is being used to make recommendations and share ideas about preserving heritage while developing the area.