To the Editors,
Albeit a full two years after it should be done, some form of public consultation happened in Cayuga on April 27, 2023.
People were offered a five minute or 300 seconds speech to get five existing councillors, four who voted on an MZO in Nanticoke.
Then councillors could ask questions to the submissions and attempt to answer questions.
Patrick O’Neill questioned nearly everyone on the microphone if they were members of an alliance, Rob Shirton quoted “Mark Twain” then yelled out Twain was Canadian, and Councillor Lawrence bantered with Stelco’s VP on who owned the land and, when told that Empire Homes did not own it is as of yesterday, Lawrence continued to disagree.
Mayor Bentley held a firm grip on her gavel and warned the gallery several times on laughing and correcting Shirton and councillors.
At the end my take is these five men have an agenda that is their own and while operating as councillors for Haldimand feel they can act with autonomy and that no one will change their minds.
My mind will change at the next election.
The public wants less traffic, less noise, less people, and quite frankly less arguing by their elected council.
I ask myself why are these five men so against what the public wants?
Tom Peacock,
Caledonia
