Finally - A Current Photo

We were shocked and in disbelief when we saw this current photo of Mayor Rick Green (in the Langley Times no less) not looking too happy after a grilling on his expenses that we reported on here earlier.

No one that we spoke with believes that the Township just doles out cheques without approvals and all 15 of the people that voted here believe that Mayor Green had to know about this money. It is very interesting to see that each time Mayor Green is confronted by facts, he chooses to blame staff and tries to shift the responsibility to them.

Remember This One?

Mayor's Drop-In Forum Advertising - Green claims he circled only the title wanted it larger, but this is not what was circled. Green blames staff for the size, saying he had no input into the design or authorizing it, despite his initials and a quote from him.

Or How About:

Letters Sent With Council Member Names On Letterhead - When questioned by Cllrs. Fox and Richter about letters sent to various government departments without Council approval, Mayor Green tried to place the blame on Township Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mark Bakken.

Or Better Yet:

Secret Meetings of Mayor's Committee On Finance - 25 firefighters and members of the press and community turned up for a meeting of the Finance Committee. Mayor Green claimed that this was a "workshop of the committee" and staff had approved of this form of meeting that did not get advertised as per Township Bylaw.

It is NO secret that Mayor Rick Green blames his ineffectiveness as a mayor on Council, the CAO, municipal staff, or anyone but himself. It seems that he is not responsible for anything and the problem is with anyone other than him! Can it be that despite not being able to get along with Council, staff, other mayors and community leaders, the problem is not Rick Green?

Mayor Green is actively campaigning to have the public vote this current Council out and elect his slate of candidates that he started to build within a week of the last election. Township voters better not get suckered into this ploy, as one must examine who really is responsible for all this mess. Examine the facts and see for yourself. Even The Langley Times may be starting to get it.