Where can the public be heard? |
In a compelling, well-written open letter on Facebook to all sitting members of council and all declared mayoral candidates, Dave Turpin asks each to publicly state on which side of a controversial issue they stand.
The issue is the proposed $170 million Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre (MUSEC). Turpin says he is writing “as a resident, homeowner, taxpayer, and educator with 25 years of classroom experience.”
He has every right to write, which is more than some taxpayers had to speak to council last Monday night. Under the new procedural bylaw, only four people could let council know how they felt about the proposed city commitment of $57 million to the project with no real idea of where the other $114 million will come from. The feds? The province? The county? Private partners? Naming rights? To date, none of these has........