Comments on The Burd Report: Reading between the lines

When I think about the County Councillors we'v...

2009-07-10T15:19:45.096-04:00

When I think about the County Councillors we've had over the years, and some of their antics, it doesn't surprise me that the County itself might like to put the boots to the lower tiers, who keep sending these rubes along to make decisions that are clearly beyond the capabilities of some of them.

Let me be clear also that I am not just talking about the reps. from the rural townships and villages, we've had our share of rubes from the self important western end of the County too.

I know it's heresy, but sometimes I think we need more, not less regional government. Of course we would also need more knowledgeable political reps. to go along with it, and that's the hardest part.

The comment that Bill Pyatt "has surrounded h...

2009-07-09T12:35:04.977-04:00

The comment that Bill Pyatt "has surrounded himself with fools" really rings true. Don't know his HR manager, but I hear that the current Housing manager was just a lower tier minion not too long ago. What are her qualifications to run hundreds of housing units?

While we're wondering about that, we can also wonder what's going at the Golden Plough with Bill Lonegan gone. Who's looking after that institution and its vulnerable elderly residents?

Since the well respected Carol Shaw left in disgust some years ago over funding cuts, the Plough seems to go through administrators pretty fast; why is that?

All questions for Mr. Pyatt to answer, if only someone (hint hint) would ask him.

Kerr moved to have this folly stopped, once and fo...

2009-07-09T12:13:55.059-04:00

Kerr moved to have this folly stopped, once and for all, several months ago. He was pushed aside when Councilor Dave Cutler ... appointed when another sitting rep resigned ... said it would be "premature" to just kill the idea of a bridge/tunnel to the south end of Brighton. He got the necessary votes to keep it alive. Last known price tag for a bridge on Prince Edward St was in the $40 million range; and both railways have stated categorically that they will not contribute. Kerr was right; the 10-year debate needs to end now. It's stupidity, and expensive stupidity at that. Do the math. $40 million divided by about 12,000 citizens.

Pyatt has surrounded himself with fools, and that strengthens his position. He is rapidly developing a God complex. His HR manager, Joan Doucette, has no formal qualifications for the position; and his manager of roads and waste is the same guy who devised the plan to ship Toronto's garbage to Michigan. Again, Kerr is right; Pyatt needs to explain his actions.