Can you believe that Eddie Francis and his so called committee of experts are ready to bring this crazy idea for a canal to city council for approval? Just what will this canal project accomplish and/or result in? The cost alone to build and maintain this project will be astonomical and just where will the dollars come from? Will this result in any new tax dollars that could be used to improve the overall quality of life in our city? When we are desperately trying to conserve energy and resources, how will eddie explain the cost to taxpayers to keep this "canal" clean, risk free and viable to a community that is about to die because of his lack of leadership and vision? Oh, you think a canal represents "vision" - DAH!
What about the fate of the neighborhoods that will have to be expropriated in order for fast eddie to accomplish his "dream"? Will this project bring more residents to a jobless community? DAH! Is this mayor totally crazy!!!
If the City of Windsor cannot support a symphony orchestra, an art gallery, a long lost theatre, how can we expect to keep a "canal" as a positive attraction to the city?
I'm not sure how many of you have ever visited the city of Cairo in Egypt. Well let me tell you about their "canal". The canal which winds through the Island of Zamalek is a tributary of the Nile River. What was once an attraction, has, over the years, turned into a horrible cess pool of tons of garbage, dead animals (donkeys, horses, dogs, etc) decaying either in the water or on the banks of the canal, a stench that you can't imagine and a breeding ground for all sorts of stench and disease. No doubt, our Windsor "canal" would never get that bad; however, what we really need to address here, as citizens of Windsor, is just what exactly is the purpose of this "canal" and how will it benefit the citizens and taxpayers of our once great city?
How deep will the canal be? If the canal is deep, will there be a fence around the edge to stop people (and kids) from falling in the water? Don't forget, we have bylaws about "water" and "people" in close proximity! How will our so-called administration manage litter, garbage, etc. that will accumulate around this "canal"? If our administration is trying to eliminate expenses in the municipal budget, where will the money come from to maintain the proposed cesspool?
And, what about the Japanese gardens located in the vicinity of the proposed cesspool? How much does the City of Windsor pay to maintain this area and how many citizens in Windsor actually know that this garden exists?
At this point in time, Windsor needs a whole lot more than a "canal"!!! What we need is a focus on fixing the problems that currently exist in our community, certainly not more projects that will overtax the citizens who will benefit very little from another grand idea by a brainless leader who definitely needs to shake his head and remember where he lives!
Linda Balga
Friday, April 3, 2009
Speak Up Windsor!
What is happening to our city? Our current Mayor and City Councillors seem to be flapping around with several projects and ideas, yet our city is falling apart at the seams. Windsor has now garnered the reputation of being the worst city in all of Canada to live in.
We have excessively high unemployment, little or no new industry or manufacturing to provide growth and prosperity; few if any tourist attractions; a depressed attitude throughout the municipality and right now little hope for the future.
We have a Mayor that believes he can do no wrong and who has become a dictator in terms of his own agenda; and unfortunately, the citizens of Windsor have little or no recourse to stop him.
How many municipal disasters does it take to destroy a city - let's see - how about a new arena that is surely well over budget and that in it's enfancy already lacks enough parking; how about the Canderal scandal where thousands of our tax dollars are spent on rent for empty space every month; how about the 400 building audit that was covered up by fast talk; how about the Mayor's desire to take over the tunnel; how about the latest fiasco - a canal within the downtown area? Useless legal fees and countless high priced studies and to what end? The list can go on and on and on. If Windsor wasn't such a mess, it would almost be funny! Perhaps we should submit the antics of our mayor and city council to a certain Saturday night comedy show so that at least we could laugh about it!
Well, as for me, I've had enough! I strongly believe that Windsor has well-educated, intelligent, and dedicated citizens who should be standing up right now to demonstrate their opposition and dissatisfaction with the way our city is being managed.
That's why "Speak Up Windsor" is here! I don't proclaim to be overly knowledgeable about municipal politics but I can identify with common sense or the lack of in terms of our city administration. I will regularly voice my opinion on what's happening in Windsor and I sincerely hope my audience will do the same.
Get ready Windsor to "Speak Up"!
Linda Balga
We have excessively high unemployment, little or no new industry or manufacturing to provide growth and prosperity; few if any tourist attractions; a depressed attitude throughout the municipality and right now little hope for the future.
We have a Mayor that believes he can do no wrong and who has become a dictator in terms of his own agenda; and unfortunately, the citizens of Windsor have little or no recourse to stop him.
How many municipal disasters does it take to destroy a city - let's see - how about a new arena that is surely well over budget and that in it's enfancy already lacks enough parking; how about the Canderal scandal where thousands of our tax dollars are spent on rent for empty space every month; how about the 400 building audit that was covered up by fast talk; how about the Mayor's desire to take over the tunnel; how about the latest fiasco - a canal within the downtown area? Useless legal fees and countless high priced studies and to what end? The list can go on and on and on. If Windsor wasn't such a mess, it would almost be funny! Perhaps we should submit the antics of our mayor and city council to a certain Saturday night comedy show so that at least we could laugh about it!
Well, as for me, I've had enough! I strongly believe that Windsor has well-educated, intelligent, and dedicated citizens who should be standing up right now to demonstrate their opposition and dissatisfaction with the way our city is being managed.
That's why "Speak Up Windsor" is here! I don't proclaim to be overly knowledgeable about municipal politics but I can identify with common sense or the lack of in terms of our city administration. I will regularly voice my opinion on what's happening in Windsor and I sincerely hope my audience will do the same.
Get ready Windsor to "Speak Up"!
Linda Balga
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