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02-19-2010, 12:29 AM
EXTRA COUNCIL MEETING FEB 17TH 2010
Jason here. Wow, the extra meeting of Council is an indication that some Council members need to be taken to the woodshed. Gerretsen and Garrison got into a shouting match – not very effectively handled by the mayor. The vote on the Barriefield Public housing recommendation from the CAO was 6 for, 5 against. Very close and if Hector had been there it might have been a tie unless she continues to declare a conflict of interest (Hutchison also claims a conflict). I bet he (Hutchison) is glad to be out of the line of fire. One can only wonder how the complexion of Council will change without Garrison, (He has declared his intention to step down for the next election).
What do we want of a Council? First of all we want a mayor who can anticipate problems and deal with them prior to meetings. Second, No fighting! If you have nothing constructive or new to say – keep quiet. There are several Councillors who abide by the last. Some of them have nothing to say. Some know that their views are already being expressed and they don’t need to add to the melee. We can hope that the Third Crossing debate occurs after the next election. The Barriefield project will be resurrected when the reports are all in which will be before the next election so we will have the joy of hearing more of the same thing.
Jason here. Wow, the extra meeting of Council is an indication that some Council members need to be taken to the woodshed. Gerretsen and Garrison got into a shouting match – not very effectively handled by the mayor. The vote on the Barriefield Public housing recommendation from the CAO was 6 for, 5 against. Very close and if Hector had been there it might have been a tie unless she continues to declare a conflict of interest (Hutchison also claims a conflict). I bet he (Hutchison) is glad to be out of the line of fire. One can only wonder how the complexion of Council will change without Garrison, (He has declared his intention to step down for the next election).
What do we want of a Council? First of all we want a mayor who can anticipate problems and deal with them prior to meetings. Second, No fighting! If you have nothing constructive or new to say – keep quiet. There are several Councillors who abide by the last. Some of them have nothing to say. Some know that their views are already being expressed and they don’t need to add to the melee. We can hope that the Third Crossing debate occurs after the next election. The Barriefield project will be resurrected when the reports are all in which will be before the next election so we will have the joy of hearing more of the same thing.