Tis the Season to be a Humbug..ger

And Vernon has its share of humbuggers.

Former mayor, now councillor, Akbal Mund criticized a business owner in the Morning Star today for complaining on social media about having to remove their blow-up snowman until a bylaw infraction was rectified.

The infraction?
It seems that--after being on the sidewalk during Christmas for eight years--the blow-up Frosty the Snowman was too close to a parking meter on the street.

"One of the concerns was a possible tripping hazard due to the location of the snowman and the need to run an extension cord." 

Really folks?
Really?

Presumably during the last eight years Frosty the Snowman also needed an extension cord.

A possible tripping hazard?

Oh for heaven's sake!
Get a grip, bylaw!!!!!

Yes, and there's snow falling from the sky too.
Careful about that!

So after the hue and cry from residents in social media, it turns out Vernon Council was...sort of...reversed.  Frosty will be allowed to stay on the sidewalk in future years so long as he has a permit, which will cost $100.

Akbal Mund's complaint?
He is upset the situation was not resolved peacefully (huh?) without involving the media, stating "If you have an issue and you are in the downtown or anywhere, approach the staff and administration and we'll deal with it."

Or maybe the city was concerned Frosty would entirely hide the parking meter, and coffers would thereby be out a few sheckles.

By the way, the business in question was Vernon Teach and Learn.
VTL have obviously learned bureaucracy is akin to a slow suffocation.

Mund needs to give his head a shake.
Taxpayers would rather eat yellow snow than deal with bureaucratic "staff and administration".

Imagine having to buy a $100 permit to display Frosty the Snowman in front of your business!
Ludicrous!


Oh...and I've long since forgotten how much money the City of Vernon pissed away "designing" (hired a consultant!) the above Welcome to Vernon signage.  (Remember that after it was completed, they had it redone...with some different colours?)  Gawd!