If you want something important done don't let the politicians touch it!

How many times have you heard that? Well last night at Council a bunch of citizens presented themselves and declared that they had formed a committee to bring a Community Centre to Town. This group of sports minded people identified with Hockey and Lacrosse, amongst many, have already had nine formal meetings to prepare the idea. They asked the best frontman since Jeff Rolph, Rod Baker, to make the statement. And just like silk the pols fell into line. The problem is that it should have been the pols leading not following. After Bob (I'm in charge of this) Spooner described the work done to date as "a wonderful start" we can assume that the bureaucrats will now take charge, i.e. hire a consultant to tell us what we already know and produce an inflated budget - big mistake.
I can't believe that after nine meetings this group would be content to allow Council to lead the charge. Leave them alone, appoint them as the steering committee and let them get on with the fundraising. Council should donate the land at the Tannery building site, pass over the 1.3million and the 2.1 million from the seniors' centre budget and say, "Get on with it." If anybody wants to see how to do this job properly travel up the hill to Baltimore and look at their centre. Bloody good job and despite Hamilton Township Council it was achieved.