What Will Kim Do?

Chatter is increasing in the Township of Langley as Councillor Kim Richter has been making it known to many over the past few weeks that she is now very unhappy with Mayor Rick Green and his lack of performance. For his part, Mayor Green is making it known to anyone that will listen to him, that Cllr. Kim Richter is clearly the enemy.

As we all know, Kim and Rick had a secret slate going on, sharing the same platform and soundbites. Now there is nothing to show for these efforts...not one accomplishment to point to. The budget season is gearing up and talk is that the mayor's band of merry men who gave money and time to his election campaign are poised to once again waste staff time and Township resources for nothing. The shy report was more like shite and the mayor's insistence on secret committee meetings, led councillors assigned to the committee to boycott the final report meeting.

We have now received confirmed reports that Mayor Green has been busy meeting with his three supporters to map out a strategy to force Township Council to give them more say in ToL budget matters. The group was overheard talking about orchestrating a smear campaign against council in the local press if the council could not be persuaded to meet their power demands. We wonder what local editor will oblige them? Not too hard to figure out! We also wonder why anyone on council would give them partisan group anything. And what will Councillor Kim Richter do about all this? Will Richter allow these strong-arm tactics against a council that she is a member of to continue without resistance? Richter clearly supported this witch hunt at the start of the term and it has done nothing but waste serious amounts of staff time and taxpayer money!

Will Kim try to get others to do her bidding or will she come to the Council table and do the right thing? Tough choices ahead and we shall see of Richter has what it takes to stay on Township Council.