Or to deceive them, as in Coldstream's case.
Replying to the question "What is the No. 1 issue in Coldstream and why should residents vote for you as mayor?" incumbent Garlick provided a litany that covered four paragraphs. And he left nothing out in those four paragraphs.
Hedging his bet, he included all the right "stuff", stopping just shy of actuallly wearing out the cliches.
But one phrase should've caught in his throat: "...ensure fairness to all parties..."
How can Mayor Jim Garlick -- and indeed, incumbent councillors -- look in the mirror each morning while brushing their teeth and not cringe at the abject prejudice that triggered a $300,000 "charge" of a multi-use path for a Kidston Road homeowner's building permit application for a garage?
Fairness?
Residents of Coldstream not only HOPE for fairness, we DEMAND it.
Ignore it at your peril.
It was your job to be fair...
Tomorrow night as the votes are tallied, reflect on it.
Because it may also be your legacy.
You and incumbent councillors have said you will not rescind the "Homeowner as Developer" designation--which triggers unpredictable off-site works.
"Is this available in a bumper sticker?" queries Kia, and adding "there's no space on the tag for the consecutive numbers of Coldstream people that'll need one."
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OH WELL COLDSTREAM GETS WHAT IT DESERVES! ANOTHER 3 YEARS OF CRAP AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS RUNNING THE SHOW. PERHAPS NEXT TIME MORE PEOPLE WILL PAY ATTENTION TO THE DYSFUNCTION THAT IS GARLICK'S COUNCIL. I FOR ONE AM NOT GOING TO WASTE ANYMORE OF MY TIME KEEPING TRACK OF HOW MY RIGHTS ARE BEING ERODED. SHAME ON YOU COLDSTREAM!
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