[All] Kitchener Meeting re: Country Side Line

[Ginny Quinn]

Well, Heck, Lulu.. that's a pretty amusing and 'good' take on the evening.  Thanks for my laugh for the first time at that 'fiasco' of the "witching hour"  last night.!! I was afraid my chariot would turn into a pumpkin and was so glad I had Mary Anne V.  to ride shotgun on the way home with me in case I 'broke down ' . 
 I  nearly froze to death  and I wasn't in 'shorts' but I was in knee high  cut offs.....and my legs at one point were kinda  sorta  purple.(not my favourite SKIN  colour, being a nurse).  I was going to ask Deb, beside me, to verify if my blood was still circulating  but I thought about it long enough to negate that action because she would have had to 'feel my knee'   and we were having enough trouble with council as it was, without destroying all credibility.     LOL  ( couldn't resist , Deb) I want to know what the air conditioning was set at because that was OUR tax dollars at work !!!???!  They have books out on how to conserve energy and $$$$ and to turn the temp gage up to reduce the AC action which perhaps   has not yet been read.!!!  
Well here we go again tomorrow night...thanks for being there with Kitchener ,Lulu and Deb and Kevin. I remember being thanked for being there for Waterloo at CPWM  presentations  fro m some of the locals.
Can't remember .....(I'm using that line a lot more every year)  if we can register to speak at Region as we enter but I'll try to get registerd earlier.     Let's go Team.!!!  This is such an important issue.     Ginny
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Louisette Lanteigne 
  To: all at gren.ca 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:39 AM
  Subject: [All] Kitchener Meeting re: Country Side Line


        Hi folks

        Taking a page from the Classic Herb Epp approach to politics, the City of Kitchener pulled the "old crypt at midnight" approach to drive supporters away from Council by delaying the motion until after midnight. Vrbanic shamelessly rambled on asking questions on points that otherwise had been quite clear to everyone else in the room. The room temperature was physically lowered to cool temperatures and the media remorsefully had to leave at 11 with Melissa Durrell looking rather disappointed about Council's approach. People in shorts and t-shirts and elderly residents left due to the cold, families who came with their kids had to leave to put them to bed. This strategy was obviously structured to purge the public and media before their shameful vote. 

        Councillor Gazolla clearly stated to the public that he knew what the city's vote would be prior to the motion being voted upon. He was the only one who voted against. There was only one delegate speaking in favor of the proposal who was a land owner in the area.  Two other land owners were fully in support the Country Side Line. This motion was theatrics at it's best because Councillor Gazzola stated to me the Region's voice trumps theirs. Mayor Zehr and other council members went so far as to voice that they doubted any development could be built here but they kept saying "there wasn't enough data" to justify the area's protection which is foolish.

        None the less, it was admirable to see how the public endured the cold crypt long enough to voice their concerns and to witness the vote. I was impressed with the quality of the presentations, the intelligence of thought that went into the process. Gord did an amazing presentation in regards to the Parks Policy earlier.  If anything it renewed my faith in GREN and it left me very proud of this group and what we represent.

        So the lesson of this experience is very clear. The next time a contraversial motion like this is brought forth, avoid the shorts and t-shirts and bring your parka, a sleeping bag and pillow, a nice thermos of hot soup. Lol.

        Lulu :0) 



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