Comment 28714

By DR (anonymous) | Posted February 14, 2009 at 21:24:06

The main issue here, like most everything else is we have a council managing as opposed to governing.

We have councilors who one day are experts on zoning, the next day on tourism, the next on industry.

Over and over they vote contrary to trained staff, sit back and do nothing about all the buildings built without permits.

Yet when they want something in THEIR ward, notice ward as opposed to city, things happen

I can not recal which councilor wanted the sidewalks cleared for the residents of his ward, if the idea was good why not for every ward?

Or the councilor who despite public opinion, (for some reason I thought councilors were supposed to support us the public) while personally I may or not be in favour of a stadium at Confederation Park, ONE, yes ONE councilor denied the citizens the chance to even consider the location,and from what I have read on the city hallmarks site, looks like more CITIZENS, are in favour of the site then opposed.

Perhaps there was a reason Tourism Hamilton was considering that site, but our councilor is more knowledeable.

We need a Civic committee of citizens to ensure we have a council representing us, the taxpayers of Hamilton, not just during their elections, or to issues of their back yards but collectively for the city,

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