October 17th, we read in the Townsman one incumbent councillor running again for a second term is quoted as campaigning for ‘Controlled Growth’. She said, “It is critical our growth be managed and sustainable”
Yet this same councillor and most of Council as well as the Chamber of Commerce apparently were completely in favour of the now infamous East Hill proposal of October 1st.
At the time, ‘the proposal’ contained carriage houses, commercial areas, mixed use areas, low and high density – in other words very much an urban structure totally disconnected from the main community of Cranbrook, certainly not sustainable or controlled under the accepted definitions.
What exactly does this Councillor understand controlled growth to be and why now are we hearing these phrases from the very same people who have campaigned vigorously for planning which is far from the sustainable controlled conditions contained within the GMS recommendations, the current OCP, the Cranbrook Connected Document or what we have continuously lobbied for.
No wonder people become cynical. Isn't it time to bring back some trust?
I think the answer is simple: the councillor in question is really using words to chase words that are currently popular, without the slightest ideas what they mean -- in a bid to be re-elected.
ReplyDeleteHow about naming the councillor? A councillor at a recent City Council meeting on Oct. 3 used the occasion to name a couple of private citizens who wrote/called them regarding city business. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the councillor has a different opinion about what they believe controlled growth is? Maybe by campaigning on 'controlled growth' the councillor just wants to emphasize that growth is happening anyways, and that having a voice in the process is beneficial. Or maybe not. But we all have to remember that all of the different ideas make up our community, and without them we would be a pretty boring bunch of drones.
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