Comment 98807

By Fred Street (anonymous) | Posted March 21, 2014 at 10:23:45

"Councillors Farr and Morelli certainly supported this project on a personal level, but their willingness to commit significant amounts of money from their Ward Area Reserves towards the project didn't come from their own personal affinity for the project - any good politician knows that is political suicide. They took that stance because their residents were speaking very loudly and very clearly: this is something that the community supports, it is something that the community needs, and the sooner we get it done, the better."

As you rightly point out, Farr and Morelli backed and bankrolled it because their constituents demanded it but it would only be political suicide if they were vying for higher office and needed broader support. Otherwise, it's a survival instinct (or in Morelli's case, perhaps a late-dawning laissez-faire) especially in an election year. Lower-city candidates have paltry enough turnout (eg. 1,607 for Farr, 3,186 for Morelli in 2010) without pitting their incumbency against the wrath of 2,500 engaged citizens.

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