It's crunch time for the Cobourg Council

If one glances at the middle pages of the Cobourg Daily star one will notice that is is full of letters, perhaps the most letters ever published at one time, covering two pages. And what are the letters about? The waterfront park of course! Not one letter is is in favour of the project. Seeing so many anti letters I was prompted to phone the editor of the CDS and she told me that the letters were an attempt to clear up the backlog. Asked what was the ratio of pro and con Mandy Martin told me it is running about 5 to 1 against the proposal, for various reasons. The most interesting observation was that "the usual suspects" were not writing the letters. Mandy admitted that this deluge of letters was the most she can recall about one issue in recent history.

So given this background how will Council handle the groundswell of opposition? Monday evening is the time for the vote. Given my bent for looking for Machiavellian moves It is possible that Council could kill two birds with one stone. The Trailer Park has long offended the "cocktail set" and the elites. Moving the rink into that area would satisfy that constituency, long bothered by "those people" and the "Trailer Trash" that pay no taxes, only hefty park rentals. Taking them out however would take longer than the time line imposed by McGuinty. After all how can you put the shovel in the ground in the middle of the tourist season and still qualify for the election money?

So no predictions from me but it looks as though Council may be hoisted on its own spike of hubris. So sad for a Council where each person pledged during an election to be responsive to the electorate.