At the close of the debate on the tree Bylaw last night, Councillor Gaertner had one last question.
"Is $100,000. the maximum penalty we can impose who cut down trees without permission"
Penalties and punishment do appear to pre-occupy the councillor's attention.
It seems the group are still following in their mentor's footsteps.
Councillors Ballard and Gallo apparently brought an academic, a Professor no less, from Toronto University to convey to people who attende their meeting that Aurora was in cure staits for loss of tree canopy.
Does anyone re-call the Professor who came from Trenton to testify that power lines caused
leukemia in children. The third and last time she came she had a suitcase full of gadgets to schill to protect residents from "dirty"electricity in their homes.
The fear strategy worked . the votes from that side of the town put the former Mayor into the chair,
Then there was the promise existing hydro lines would be buried deep in the ground .
That was never going to happen.
But who remembers?
Oh yes and there was another Professor from York University invited by Her Honour to take the podium during a Council meeting and proclaim to the world that his research proved all decisions made by municipal councils were in favor of developers.
He had checked election expense statements of Councillors in the GTA , but not Aurora, and determined it to be so. Kind of like reading the entrails.
He appeared on Roger's Cable with Jamie Young a couple of times and made the same clam.
Never heard of again after that.
Considering how many government agencies have their hands on development proposals during the ten or fifteen years it takes to get an application approved, the last one being the municipal Council, I'm not sure how the less than eminent Professor came to his conclusion.
I would concur however whoever benefits from Aurora Council decisions an inordinate number are not made to the advantage of the people at large.
Ergo...the Bylaw to Permit Injury and Destruction to Trees
The vote last night was five to four. With Councillors Humfreys,Gaertner,Gallo and Ballard voting in favor of the insanity.
It still has to be ratified by Council next Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteTHE FOUR STOOGES.
I have absolutely no idea why there is this fixation on punishing those who disagree with you by that tight little unit. Councillor Ballard at one point on his Blog was ranting about dragging a property owner away in hand-cuffs for what he saw as a tree offence. Councillor Gaertner wants punitive fines, the higher the better, and Councillor Gallo still thinks a defamation suit which was tossed out by the courts has validity. It's all very old-Testament and frightening.
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