Our outgoing
Mayor Sawatzky is worried that the “newly elected” may give offense to our
neighbours by giving support to looking governance options. No one was
particularly worried about Vernon sensitivities when the effects of micro
annexations study were undertaken and recently published by the RDNO; this all at
taxpayer expense. Mayor Garlick acclaimed in Coldstream feels Vernon candidates
are supporting an annexation study motivated by political opportunism and “without
fully thinking it through”. His comment would be more appropriate if we
actually had a recent study in hand and were considering rushing the next step which
would be the formulation of a referendum question to be put to people.
The local
voters seem to be trusted by our politicians to express our opinion on the
$70,000,000 borrowing question on the Master Water plan but not with a chance to
support a look at how we are governed.
Be assured that
the writer firmly believes the question of how we are governed in Greater
Vernon must ultimately be put to the residents. I have held this opinion for a
very long time as has our local business community. “What is good for the goose
is good for the gander”. Just as the EA’s had a study of the effects of small annexations
on their viability Vernon needs to look at the benefits that could accrue by conducting
an amalgamation study of Greater Vernon. Let us see if there is another
governance option worth pursuing. If there is, then let us put to the people.
Cheers Shawn
Lee: Candidate for Vernon City Council vernonmorningstar.com/news/281967581.html
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