The Norwich Motion

The post I wrote yesterday was from the  on-line story in The Auroran. I read the comments  from the Judge's decision in the story. Reference to our  right to freedom of expression, to be anonymous , to use a pseudonym,  particularly relating  to politics, indicates Morris' defamation suit has no legs.

It's going nowhere. It's done like dinner.

So far as I'm concerned, it never did have a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding. It did however do  enormous  damage to three families in the community who did nothing more than exercise their democratic freedom. 

It  was but another classic Morris example of  creating the big splash  in a desperate attempt to turn the tide of the election. Better than  anyone,  she had to know what was coming down the pipe.

 Morris was always a stranger to rational thought and she has still not dealt with the reality of being ignominiously defeated. The situation is made even more surreal by  the  cling-alongs who continue to  hang

Politics is not for the squeamish at the best of times and we  have known the worst in the past four years.

What went on behind the scenes caused collateral damage which may never be fully revealed or reversed.

We have another almost entirely new council with no knowledge of  how things should be, therefore do not recognise how they are, making charting a new course a bit like turning back the tide.

They mean well. That's not the problem. And I am persistent. But collectively, with the  certain exception of three members, as a council,we really need  to develop an assertive backbone.

It's not happening soon enough.There is resistence.

Some  things will take care of themselves eventually. I've heard the St.Kitts woman is telling people after this year's jazz festival. she is "done with Aurora".That's good news.

But another out-of- towner , Katherine  Belrose, "Friend of the Petch House", was at the Heritage Advisory Committee meeting, after Council made a decision, to  sneak in through  the back
door in an effort to gain control..

Eight years of the pesky building , crumbling at the side of Leslie Street, with not a smidgeon of interest, now there's a competition with the elected body to spend the public's money

The "Friends" were at the Farmer's Market, that hotbed of  plots and fantasy, for three months soliciting  funds and raising interest in the Petch House. They asked Council for  time to raise funds and an organisation to save the town's heritage. It's the operating buzz word in town these days.

They returned  to council claimng  to have a plan but without reference to funds.

But the town had a plan . We went with the sure thing.

Still the cauldron seethed and simmered. Mormac Cult members at the council table left their seats to consult with ."the friends" in the public benches about next best steps. They  turned out to be
solicitation for support to an advisory committee.

Now just think about that:

The elected body made a decision on an item pending for eight years.

An out-of-town  group with no profile but self-claimed status, doesn't like the town's decision  because  it leaves them out of the game.

So they go to a town advisory committee , perhaps by invitation perhaps not, and solicit their support to get themselves into the game.

Seems  they got  from the advisory committee what they went to get.

How disrespectful of  your Council is that?  By several parties.

Totally, completely and shamefully abysmal.

Not a good start to 2011 advisory committee participation in the process.