"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

Saturday 22 February 2014

The scheme is the issue

The comment  at  5.49  a.m. yesterday was a spirited defense    of  Mr. Albino .

A flurry of comments  have followed .

They  divert attention  from the issue to Mr.Albino.

That the town  could be  so nearly coerced into expending millions on a scheme  totally lacking in substance is ,to me,  the unbelievable  factor.

Mr.Albino did not  accomplish  it by himself .

Heading the  initial list  of supporters was the Office of Mayor.

No doubt it lent  immediate credibility to the project.

Yet it meant nothing.

 No serious examination of the scheme.

Names collected before Council had any idea what was afoot.

For a scheme that never amounted to anything but a  fantasy.

Despite town resources indiscriminately thrown at it.

The only  identifiable factor, a real estate deal, to transfer millions from public coffers into the pockets of  three owners  of unexamined  vintage  buildings hemmed in by private homes.

Mr.Albino is not the issue.

The crazy scheme  promoted  with the help of people from whom we had a right to expect better....

That is the issue

So, thankyou   for the research and up to date  information.

iIt will be filed.





16 comments:

Anonymous said...


Are we running some sort of real estate scam that will drain mucho dollars from our people and fill the pockets of a few others?

Is the mayor supposed to represent the electorate and citizens or the interest of a handful of greedy people?

This is all too stupid and will result in a judicial enquiry if it keeps up much longer.

That's a bad thing to have on your back as an incumbent.

Anonymous said...

I find the Mayor not representing us well at the Region either. The money (our money) is pouring out of there. Remember a good junk of our tax money flows to the Region. And if you take a look at the Region's budget it would make you ill.

Anonymous said...

If this idea has any feasibility, those backing it should run for election to see exactly what the electorate think of it. That includes the Mayor who has declared that he is running again. He is certainly going to be having to defend his support of this and a few other big ticket items that just appeared out of nowhere.
That is his right. His obligation now. It should be very interesting to observe.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps Mr. Albino had a vision. That vision should have been properly presented to the HAC. The chairs - Abel and Humphries should have examined the plan, asked questions and assessed its merit once presented with sufficient information. If sufficient information was not presented the door should have been closed and Mr. Albino advised the Town is unable to assess the proposal.

I don't know Mr. Albino and cannot assess his intentions. What is clear is that we have two elected officials who had a job to do and failed to do it.

Mr. Albino has had his reputation tarnished, the town again wasted resources and taxpayers question what is going on at Town hall.

Anonymous said...

Mayor Dawe:
" I have been in favour of this project since the get-go "

Anonymous said...

WE have to keep in mind that it was not just the Mayor who was in favour of entering negotiations and ' keeping the owners of the buildings safe '. It was only narrowly delayed for 3 months.
Cllr Gallo wanted a commitment...right away.

Anonymous said...


Aurora Council should shelve this project indefinitely, not just for the silly 90 day period that Councillor Thompson moved and was carried.

If the private proponents of this hair-brained project wish to see it move forward in a reasonable fashion they should, at their own cost, retain consultants, architects and engineers and come back to Council with a detailed plan that would take the three properties from their present state of disrepair and transform them into something that would captivate the support of the public.

As a major part of their effort they should indicate how the project would be financed without any town money, i.e. private funding and government grants. They should also demonstrate how the operation of this "Heritage Park" would be self-funding by a combination of public admissions and special events.

For Council to waste any more time on this matter is to take time away from some of the real issues of the town, of which there are many. and on which our residents are being short-changed.

Anonymous said...

oops sorry..I misread the comment.

Anonymous said...

10:14 - Mr. Albino is use to getting his reputation tarnished. No big deal for him. The Mayor...he's well on his way to the same fate.

Anonymous said...

While Councillor Ballard babbles on about dogs. Sigh .

Bob your Uncle said...

Mr Heard is on the HAC; I would like to hear a first hand account of that meeting.

Anonymous said...

Yes, Bob, he is - even after his very public resignation during an Open Forum.

Howzat work?!

Anonymous said...

17:24
You are so predictable. Someone mentions Mr Watts or Mr Heard and you implode. Fun to watch

Anonymous said...

Yep...He blew up real good.

Anonymous said...

As predictable as you, 18:15? Someone comments...and you chirp.

Anonymous said...

I think we are still going to have to keep that petition in mind. There will likely be a wave or two of rhetoric to come.