[All] Kitchener Meeting re: Country Side Line

[Deb Swidrovich]

Hi you two:

When I got there it was very warm.  I took the elevator up to the council
chamber and there was a man in the elevator.  I said hell then I asked, "do
you have a direct line to the maintenance people, 'cause it's really hot in
here".  He said, "Well, ma'am -- we hae to think of cost you know".  I said,
"You want us awake in there don't you?"  He said, "we do?", then he
proceeded to tell me that it will cool down eventually.  Well... did it
ever!  I doubt if he did anything though, because of what he said.

Anyway, if I was responsible for the cold temperature in the council
chambers, I apologize.  I was actually comfortable in my clothes; I'm sure
the ones in the suits were too, but it was quite cool last night.

Deb
2010/6/29 Ginny Quinn <ginny at kw.igs.net>

>  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 <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>
> *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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