Here's A Sample

My opposition to the disposition of the former Aurora Hydro Building by a lease to the Department of National Defense is already a matter of public record.

Council's discussion and decision was made behind closed doors.It was reported out immediately and a recorded vote called .

It was not a unanimous vote.

The Chief Administrative Officer is well aware of that.

Yet he offers an opposing view in support of the outgoing Mayor's joyful approbation of the deal, in a media release from the Town's Corporate Communications ..

He is quoted;

the deal,once approved by the federal government would be a significant investment by DND in Aurora,.

"It's a great day for Aurora" said Garbe. This means the Queen's York Rangers will continue to be a part of the town for years to come The agreement-- once it's ratified by the Federal government
will generate significant income for the town over the next decade as well as provide additional working space for DND staff "

By not selling the building, Garbe said, the town retains hold on a valuable asset, while at the same time, gaining a steady income stream from DND.

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I think that's a pile of horse puckeys.

I believe 2 million dollars in the bank, proceeds from the sale of the building, earning a comfortable rate of interest in the hydro reserve fund. would be a far better deal for the town.

I believe the sale of a 2 million dollar industrial facility into the private sector would be a hundred per cent better investment in the Town's future.

I believe assessment revenue from the facility, privately owned, plus interest from 2 million dollars in a reserve fund is a hundred per cent better than playing landlord to the federal government.

I believe twenty seven jobs, which the building previously accommodated when it was the Hydro building, are far more important to the community than the part-time officers of the Queen's York Rangers having more space to spread out for their week-end activities.

I don't believe there 's any possibility of Queen's York Rangers moving out of the Armories at the corner of our town park. It suits them very well.

I think that's a canard.

I believe it is unseemly for an outgoing Council to be making deals like this on the eve of an election.

I further believe it is entirely inappropriate for the town's Corporate Communications to be issuing media releases about puffball triumphs during an election campaign.

I believe it is a flagrant abuse of town resources and shameful in the extreme.