Comments on: Work to begin again on Spencer Road Interchange

By: Jebby

Jebby — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:28:06 +0000

@Insider: Yeah he is interested in what’s profitable and the fact that he also runs the Alpine group is very troubling. Increasing the population of Langford will be very good for his business and even when he leaves office he’ll have quite a comfortable retirement just on garbage pickup alone. It’s incredibly shady.

By: Insider

Insider — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14:53 +0000

I am part of the City of Langford inner circle and I can assure you that Stu is the King of shady back room deals and is as arrogant and unprincipled as they come.He doesn’t give a crap about the concerns of the people. First and foremost he is a businessman and is only interested in what is profitable. The city staff, and to a minor degree the council, try to do the right thing, but it is ultimately Stu’s show and they either play along or are forced to look for employment elsewhere. Rob Buchan got tired of playing the this game.Where is he now?

By: practical

practical — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:03:04 +0000

Couldn’t they move the bridge to nowhere south down the highway to McKenzie so it could be a bridge to somewhere?

We can be a stubborn lot though, and sit in traffic day after day rather than elect a Conservative to get an overpass at McKenzie.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:43:50 +0000

I noticed they haven’t started working on the interchange yet.

By: Bookworm

Bookworm — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:28:14 +0000

Oh yes, the “Emperor of Langford” without clothes, does have a different outlook on development, he intends not to allow his subjects to have any input into what and how his ideas affect the future of this area, remember,his High Commissioner of Finance can only sharpen the pencil so far, Then What ?.

By: maverick

maverick — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:19:26 +0000

Stu obviously has a different outlook on how development is taking place in Langford than you do.

By: Bookworm

Bookworm — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:49:46 +0000

With Stu you have to apply active listening looking at him straight in the eye and slowly saying “Did I hear you correctly”,with a smile, and wait !!!

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:32:58 +0000

No, they didn’t.

By: maverick

maverick — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:40:23 +0000

well i hope he answered all of your questions to your satisfaction.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:21:37 +0000

Yes.

By: maverick

maverick — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:57:55 +0000

Have you actually gone in and asked to have a one on one with the mayor?

By: Sam Snipes

Sam Snipes — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:59:26 +0000

That is pretty funny, sit down with Stu.

I have emailed finance several times in the past with questions about financial statements, reporting, etc and nada, zilch, squat.

That attitude comes from the top in any organization.

By: maverick

maverick — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:24:39 +0000

Like I said one on one in the office with Stu,quit beating around the bush.get on with it.

By: no longer shocked

no longer shocked — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:25:25 +0000

you must be joking…poor city staffers just maintain the mantra that they don’t actually make any decisions, must talk to council and council just maintains progress is good, developer good and any opposition is just luddites dragging their feet at the expense of all the multitudes begging to live in a little box. Not fun to get lectured at every meeting by counsellors who know better than us great unwashed. Very sad display of democracy.

By: maverick

maverick — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:24:57 +0000

If you are so worried about and are loosing sleep over it why do you not give them a phone call or drop into their office and have a one on one I`m sure they would like that.

By: CAMAS

CAMAS — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:29:03 +0000

Who can trust Mayor Young? He was quoted in the media just two years ago “if the Spencer Rd interchange project doesn’t proceed now it will be the death of Langford’s economy and the death of Victoria’s economy.” Now he says there is no rush to complete it! He also said the interchange would improve air quality for Langford residents by removing the traffic light at Spencer Road; but then city council put in a new traffic light just down the highway at Amy Rd and the TCH. Len Barry was given an extension on his $4 plus million payment from March to December 31/09, but did he pay it at all? And who covered the interest charges in that period, the taxpayers of Langford?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:16:54 +0000

Given that Tampabay.com has reported that Barrie defaulted on his loan to Palace Sports, and local media has reported that Barrie is mortgaged well over the hilt, I can’t see Langord ever seeing any money here.

Once someone starts over the foreclosure cliff they don’t usually then pick and choose who they pay. Nobody gets paid and it becomes the receivers’ problem to figure everything out (ask John Asfar’s creditors as an example).

Mayor Young is putting a nice little smiley face on things, but I can’t see this working out for the taxpayer.