March was a busy month for comments from Inside Langford readers. Here’s a summary, with links, for those who think they may have missed some.
In response to Monday’s Council Meeting:
- Tick Tock argued that the clock tower at the centre of the new roundabout on Goldstream Ave was a waste of taxpayer money, LOL replied people were just being negative, and Longtimer responded that “I have loved Langford for years but I’m losing that loving feeling.”
Regarding Monday night – a bit of this, a bit of that:
- Cheryl McLachlan gave us a summary of a Council Meeting looking at “the proposed development at Spencer and 996 Preston Way and property covenants in the Walfred Road area.”
Reader News was particularly active this month:
- Langforder informed us that it was “Take 2 on borrowing more money” for the City Centre Park sportsplex.
- Public Sewage made no bones about his support for the taxpayers owning and operating the new sewage system. Westshore Resident was passionate in response, and
- A Concerned Langford Taxpayer noted that “Len Barrie sued over multimillion-dollar jet loan” and wondered “Did Mr. Barrie ever pay the city of Langford the money he owes?” No Longer Shocked and Langforder offered opinions on that topic. Whoduvthunkit informed us that the entire resort was placed under creditor protection. Happy Valley tongue-in-cheekily suggested disgraced financial advisors “Bernie Madoff, Ian Thow or Earl Jones” be brought in to sort out the mess. Observer noted that “naysayers” on the Spencer Interchange financing had been told not to worry about something like this happening, and that “Ironically, I am grateful now (though not at the time) that a new Council did not get voted in last election.Imagine how the blame would have been laid on the new guys for all this.” An Anonymous poster provided a wealth of detail about the creditor protection process, including how long it would take (and that it was likely far longer than the 30 days quoted by the Times Colonist). The discussion wrapped up with Heather Scott noting that Len Barrie had been removed as Bear Mountain CEO, Sam Snipes linking to some detailed supporting documents, Naysayer challenging our mayor’s claims that no one saw this coming, and Living At The Bottom Of “The” Mountain taking issue with just about everything the mayor said in a T-C article.
- No Corporate Vote argued that “The BC Liberal government’s decision to keep submissions to the task force secret is shameful and a disgrace to our democracy,” referring to the Premier’s task for on reform for local government/municipal elections.
Work to begin again on Spencer Road Interchange
- Ann and Maverick continued their discussion from the month before about the mayor, and agreed to disagree. Bookworm chimed in once, and then a second time, on the issue as well
- Ann then noted that the article title seems not be a statement of fact, given work hasn’t begun again. Practical wondered if the interchange couldn’t be moved “to McKenzie so it could be a bridge to somewhere?”, and lamented that local voters have failed to vote in a federal government member who would push for an interchange at McKenzie.
- In one of the most interesting comments of the month, Insider claimed to offer an inside view of what happens within the power-that-be in Langford, and that “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.” Insider suggested this was ultimately why Rob Buchan left.
Thank you for reading. Part 2 will be posted tomorrow.
