Council poked the hornet’s nest

Dear Editor: Penticton mayor and councillor’s report cards, mostly by the omissions, offered up interesting reading. Did they admit to making a mistake? Did they eventually tell us the full story? Did one of them say they should have listened?

I tried looking, in those report cards, for humility, openness, understanding and honesty . The self-proclaimed, introverted, accidental politician is now looking to accidentally get sent to Victoria. Some of the councillors are proud to stick to their opinion regarding Skaha Park. They’re proud to make those unpopular calls.

That shows a “don’t confuse me with facts, my mind is made up” attitude. Other councillors listed off the jobs they are paid to do. No gold stars there.

Moving Penticton forward doesn’t mean making this city less livable. It doesn’t mean choking residential streets with cars because developers aren’t required to supply adequate off street parking. Development, in today's world, without regard to the conservation of our natural resources, infrastructure, public safety and quality of life is just ludicrous.

Did they learn anything from the yearand-a-half of issues and outcries? They should have learned to stop pedaling unresearched, unquantified and false valued programs as the saviours of the city. They should have learned we want facts. They should have learned that, in the next two years, there are a whole lot of astute, committed people that are going to be looking at the budget, the plans and councils performance. They should have learned, that they have poked the hornet’s nest. Lynn Crassweller Penticton