As expected, the arrogant were truely out in force last night. Vile people that are not articulate enough to make the case for what they believe, execpt to offer up shots of venom in the form of personal attacks and name-calling. Innuendo and suggestions of corruption spewing from their tongues, along with childish threats of election losses.
Of course the brute mentality is directly in line with the rookie mayor who basically sat back and allowed the circus to carry one, with mild and timid injections of "order. He can certainly belt out orders with those who oppose him, but he gets very meak around his love fest. These were formal delegations to council and people were allowed to applaud and carry on. The rookie mayor has allowed all decorum to be thrown out and calls to order by fellow councillors are of no avail, so they don't bother to call them these days.
At one point, one very outspoken critic that is VERY arrogant actually stood up during council discussion in an attempt to debate them. This is the kind of cricus this mayor breeds, imagine that! This civilian who rose up has said that he has worked various professionals, but apparently he is CLUELESS as to how to have professional tact and respect for process and parlimentary procedure. Might we say another arrogant bull here? The first bully of the evening topped the cake with personal and vile attacks on Councillor Bateman and others. But this man should now feel like a fool (putting it mildly) after last night's vote was taken, eh?
Despite all the direct negative statements of BC Liberal connections and their power hold over ToL council, it was very apparent that Councillor Bateman and others had no prior knowledge of the mayor's discussions with provincial staff. So much for conspiracy theory folks!
The Editorial Board of the Langley Record must commend Mr. Wally Martin for his delegation and respectful submission. Unlike the others, Mr. Martin was respectful of council members and calmly made his case and campaign for the removal of heavy rail from Langley. We have heard complaints from people that signed his petition to removal heavy rail, as in his ToL delegation he then used this petition to ask council to reconsider the overpass vote and stated that these two issues are very much inter-related. But those that signed can call Mr. Martin and voice those concerns. Wally Martin stuck to the issues and did not bully or call anyone names. Good on him.
Despite all the arrogance and smug its-a-fact predictions by a certain L*P "editor", the entire council with the exception of "no tell Mel" (Councillor Mel Kositsky) actually voted with the mayor to wait one week for clarification on what overpass changes may be do-able with the funding partners. Apparently Mayor Green had a conversation with a government staff member that verbally said that the Township could ask the funding partners for clarification on possible changes. The mayor did not have this in writing, but council was reasonable and supported the mayor's motion to go back to the funding partners for this clarification. Council took the mayor at FACE VALUE. Let's hope the mayor has his facts straight, but mayor and council should be commended for working together last night. This should also signal to the mayor that he needs to find more opportunities like last evening to work with the council that the electorate voted for.
MUCH praise must also go to Township staff who have had to endure constant attacks on their credibility, credentials and integrity. The public optics of the mayor's disdain for Township of Langley staff have not gone unnoticed by the electorate. The mayor's body language when staff are presenting materials is appauling. A fidgeting mayor who puffs out his cheeks and shuts what staff is saying, as he just can't wait for them to finish speaking, so that he can take over the microphone and be King of the Jungle again. What arrogance! This week even some Green supports complained to these editors about the mayor's attitude and interactions with council and staff.
Perhaps all of the senior ToL staff should get medical documentation and all file for stress leave. It would be highly warrented under the circumstances and we are sure that medical professionals would agree that staff are just being bullied and stressed out. Then we can see what this mayor is made of. Maybe he can round up a team of his arm-chair engineers to run the Township into the ground? Time for Mayor Green to chill out and respect the ToL staff.
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Ferguson Fox Bateman and Long deserve congressional medals of honor for being so proffesional around this buffoon.
Green allowed that meeting to turn into a circus!! He needs to be taught the rules of chairing a professional council meeting. Maybe Mr. Bakken could teach him.
Richter's, permanent grin through the whole meeting was nauseating!!!
That vet doctor was something other than what he wanted Council to be. He was NOT a statesman in fact he was little more than a babbling imbecile the way he talked down to Council and especially his absolutely derogatory comments about Cllr. Bateman. He won NO RESPECT from my seat in the gallery. He might of thought he was polished and astutue but that was only in his mind and those of the very few minions around him. Go back to doctoring animals and stop acting like one!
I must have gone to a different meeting, because I saw none of what you describe. I saw Grant Ward pouting all night, either that or he was like a whipped puppy(from all the letter to the ed) and couldn't look the public in the eye.
You mention Long, now there's someone that is out in left field. He seemed to just not get this overpass issue....he even said he was confused.
ANONYMOUS SAID: "I must have gone to a different meeting, because I saw none of what you describe."
Well, perhaps you forgot to take your Green coloured glasses off at the door? Cllr. Ward was listening and taking notes as he always does. He rarely looks at the audience, as they are irrelevant to council disussion. Especially a group such as the love fest who represent a very small group of self-serving people. Maybe you didn't see him or Long vote for the mayor's motion as well?
Long was confused that people within the love fest say out of one side of their faces that we just need to get heavy rail out and we don't need an overpass. Then we have the same people saying an overpass is needed, not this one. That is what Cllr. Long was confused about.
Tricky Ricky and his street gang of Kooky Kimmy wannabees are out to destroy the modern city Langley has become.
Green is too arrogant to be a true leader in our community. In Langley we are humble hardworking people not angry and vicious like Mr Green.
I wonder what damage this buffoon is doing to our reputation in the region. I hope other people realise he is an anomalie and not the way Langley is.
Time for Richter to stand up to this bully. I am very upset and displeased with her perfomance thus far. He is not fit for office Kim.
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