The Georgina Way

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The next regular Council meeting in Georgina is scheduled for Feb.13th. It will be interesting to see if the residents go back to being complacent or follow up with questions. Either way, Mayor Grossi has taken a hit.

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I don't know the Mayor of Georgina. I've never spoken to the  man. I do  know the Mayor's job is not  easy.  A Mayor who believes  he/she has the last word is living in a Fool's Paradise.

There are still serious questions to be answered about  what happened in  Georgina:.

Did the Mayor participate  and vote on the Bylaw?

Was it passed  during a closed meeting ?

What is the understanding of the purpose of closed meetings?

Do they really believe  planning strategy, using public resources, to destroy a political adversary,comes under the heading of protecting the privacy of someone who can be identified? Like who?

It certainly was not John Maclean's arse they were concerned about protecting.

Who told them such a thing? In God's name, where did they get such an idea?

Did anyone advise before they did it that they couldn't?

Has such a thing happened in Georgina before?

People need to know the answers.

Having said that,it must also be noted Council changed its mind. They listened. There's no shame in acknowledging a mistake was made and corrected. Public funds expended can and should be recovered.

The community now  has to turn its attention to correcting whatever faults there are in what certainly appears to be a beautiful and exciting  family facility.

If it cost an arm and a leg and potentially a political career or two& to build , at least it should be made worthwhile.

What happened in Georgina was  the way  things should happen. People reacted  to a Council decision They  organised to ensure they were  heard.

Council  listened and responded.

That's not the way it was in Aurora for a while.