"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Thursday 18 August 2011

That's Exactly What I'm Doing

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Walk-About":

The groups that put on that event showed they
could work for a common cause. Enlist them .The
Mayor is no slouch when it comes to supporting
sports and God knows, Sandra Humphreys deserves a
break from the cultural parasites.

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Taking a tour of the land was my suggestion. All members of Council attended  and enjoyed the opportunity.It is a beautiful spot.

Mr. Downey had most to do with the land from the beginning as Leisure Services Director. Mr. Garbe provided  information about how it could be serviced for development.

The fact it has been designated as employment lands creates a problem for some Councillors.It means the use has to revert to its original purpose. I don't see that as a problem. I don't think sports fields need to have lands with 404 frontage. Those lands serve development best,


It's the rest of it I want to see maintained in  wide sweeping fields,Warm summer air borne like a zephyr over  the slopes. Families picnicking for the day, as young members engage in competitive sport
for the sheer enjoyment of life.

We need the land. We can justify its use.We bought it for the purpose. I think Council would be only too glad to hear  you feel that way too. Nobody needed to have an arm twisted to come out and see it at its best.It will serve many generations of young Aurorans .

It will provide breathing space amongst all those tightly clustered residential areas, employment lands and traffic arteries..

A green and verdant land.

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