Well, many folks on our Editorial Board are very disappointed with the way the past two Township council meetings have been chaired and how years of civil Mayor's Reports have now turned ugly. Add to this the blame game over the Langley Events Centre and the mayor's continued promotion of a false impression of a Township that is rotten to the core, it really drags on the souls of those that truly love and care about Langley as a community. It used to be a source of community pride to live in Langley Township, but lately it is depressing to live here. Nasty politics, negative campaigns, the twisting of issues and more have made it so.
Councillor Jordan Bateman presented a balanced report on last night's meeting on his blog today and our Board agrees that one must give him credit. He truly wrote what we would have wrote on this topic and it was done in a very civil manner. One of our blog members sent Councillor Bateman some questions as she wanted a rational reply regarding the events centre and fulltime fire fighters. He was good enough to write her back with a very detailed outline of the issues and facts. Our Editorial Board wanted to explain to the public the negotiation process that culminates to the formulation of a P3 and the fact that many projects, even larger ones than this (for example the Evergreen Line) are called a P3 with an agreement in principle and the details worked out as partnerships are solidified and true costs and final project build-out is know. We have queried a major law firm that are specialists regarding P3's and have requested a Guest Post from one of their lawyers on this matter.
After sleeping on this very disturbing meeting and the bullying that was witnessed, our Editorial Board has concluded that apart from fighting a political battles of his own making, Mayor Green simply lacks the experience and diplomacy required for this job of mayor of the Township of Langley. Our community is being ripped apart and we can only hope that Mayor Green will now focus his full attention on delivering his promised Land Trust that would require NO tax increases, while preserving the programs and integrity of this Township. It is our sincere hope that Mayor Green will also apply the balance of his time to learning his new job and how to execute his duties in a professional and diplomatic manner that will bring our community of communities together, not apart.
1 comment:
Informed2 said...
I watched the debacle called a Council Meeting on TV last night. What a joke. Firstly ###### was up to ### usual slimy politics and I see from the blog it is full of just what a wonderful person ####### is. But the truth was evident last night...### is a truly 'down' person. (deleted text)
Green was simply out of line and out of control. Unbelievable how negative things have turned in less than a month and how Richter seems to capitalize on her newest ally- shades of green!
-- Edited by Langley Record Editorial Board
NOTE: It has come to the attention of the Board that a person who likes to take to task certain councillors was complaining about this post from a reader. Although no official request to moderate was received by us from this other blog, we have done so in order to keep our comments on the issues. It is interesting that this "editor" from the other blog can dish it out, but has very thin skin when others offer an opinion. BTW...There was nothing offensive or libelous in the post that was here and it is pretty silly to threaten litigation. In BC that is a very expensive proposition and would leave a candidate with no money to run a mayoral campaign with. Besides, a judge would laugh such a clown out of court in a heartbeat! That after having to serve 15+ people here.
We also tipped off a couple of his favourite targets to some new case law in BC and other provinces that could place this guy and his publisher into a serious knot over many posts and most especially some over the past two weeks. Apparently their "retainer" is not earning its keep.
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