Post Script to straight record

It's argued the Strategic Plan makes the statement the town will pursue a post-secondary institution.

Also that eveybody participated in its creation.

I did not. I did not vote to spend $80,000 for a consultant to prepare a  new Strategic Plan.

We already had one.  All it needed was  review and update.

Neither did I vote to implement the  new Strategic  Plan with its  impractical goal of providing "an exceptional quality of life for all"

I warned against  Council surrendering authority to  staff to implement the plan.

Pursuing a post-secondary institution  is a far cry from a multi-million dollar purchase  of land as a gift to a senior level of government.

The Strategic Plan states  free use of  town facilities will be provided for events that promote the municipality .

User fees for use of facilities  are set by Bylaw to establish fairness and equality between users.

The Strategic Plan statement contravenes the  town's User fee Bylaw.

If the town does not respect its own legislation why should it be respected ?

No  doubt if I read the Strategic  Plan that I do not endorse ,I would find other  contraventions that would enforce my conviction it should not have been endorsed .

Nor should $80,000 of taxpayers  dollars have been expended in its creation.

Just because a majority  voted for its  creation and implementation doesn't mean the decision was right.
It just means the majority thought it was right.