LETTERS
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 | CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR |
‘Unconscionable’ Continued from A1 work together to do just that. Unfortunately Mayor Jakeway’s response and actions regarding the budget and tax increase demonstrate disrespect for our community. This comment is not in response with how he voted on the budget, but rather the disrespect he demonstrated once the Finance Committee voted. If he had said he wanted it on the record that he was not in agreement with the decision that would have been one thing. To say the public is being screwed is quite another. He is directly referring to his fellow council members and that is unconscionable. To say that he does not follow the rules is troubling. For those that support this man’s actions I ask, what happens when he bowls over an issue you support with his steam-roller style? What if no-one followed the rules? Mayor Jakeway’s comments reflect the view that he is right and the rest of the team’s view is worth naught. Like a truculent child, Mayor Jakeway had a major temper tantrum. This is unbecoming of our mayor and does not bode well for future leadership. We need thoughtful and measured response, council who listens to the community, and a mayor and councillors who support decisions of the whole. I challenge Mayor Jakeway to do this in the future. I am one of the 92 per cent, as reported in the newspaper poll, supporting council’s Finance Committee’s approval regarding the overall 7.1 per cent tax increase for Campbell River. We no longer have a mill to offset taxes and I am proud to be a member of a community who pulls together and accepts responsibility for building a sustainable future. Penny Gosselin Campbell River
The election is over I’ve just read the critique of our Mayor by the Reverend David Fitzsimmons. His comment on percentage of votes is really off the wall. I read lot of news through my Yahoo email account, and the lunatic fringe from the Liberal and NDP supporters that can’t fathom Mr. Harper having won a majority, sit down, one after another and start throwing around percentages. The funny part of all that is had
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their pet politician won by that same amount they would not be bothered in the least. There is nothing new about a candidate winning a muliti-candidate election with more that two people contesting. It happens all the time and is part of the political process. The election is over, Mr. Jakeway is our mayor - live with it. John Kervin Campbell River
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Concerns about electric cars I read with great concern that Council has taken the first of three steps to approve electric cars for use on city streets. I have many concerns for the safety of their operators and occupants and that of other road users in our city. This concern is also shared by Transport Canada on their website. To quote: “Transport Canada does not encourage the use of LSVs on public roads, since they since they are not required to provide the same level of safety as mainstream vehicles.” To ensure a suitable level of safety, a passenger car maker has to design, manufacture and test for up to forty safety standards, whereas a LSV manufacturer is required to meet
only three minimal safety requirements. This is far fewer than for any other vehicle class that is regulated under the MVSA. Note: LSV safety standards do not match the safety standards of conventional larger, heavier motor vehicle classes that travel our public roads. This poses a real threat to people inside LSVs, if they are operated on public roads. There are no crash studies made on these vehicles, no air bags, no crumple zones, no padded areas, no construction standards that require them to meet any sort of realistic safety and construction standards. One could only imagine what would happen to the occupants of even a 10 Continued on A10
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