Negative! Negative!

I don't know if Mark Littell ever reads this blog. Or if he is even aware of it's existence. Probably not. But if he did I'm sure that he would stick me with the negative label that he seems to slap on those who dare to question his vision and his insistence on how much the Colborne St. expropriation will end up costing the taxpayers of Brantford. He can keep repeating that the final price tag will be no more than $10.5 million but unless some very creative accounting is used , it will be much closer to $50 million, if not more.

And Councilor Sless, after doing the right thing and voting against this project, has now jumped on the bandwagon saying that because it was supported by a majority of democratically (a questionable term) elected representatives, the opposition should cease. So does that mean if the Province passes a measure that the Brantford Council doesn't like Mr. Sless will not oppose it for the same reason? Way to fold, Mr. Sless.

As for a majority of Brantford citizens supporting this project, that remains to be seen. Mr. Littell's questioning of ten people and only finding one opposed is hardly the overwhelming support that he makes it out to be. Of course people located in the downtown are going to support this move. If the city were to spend $10+ to improve my neighbourhood, I mostly likely would support it too, as misguided as it would be. And any Expositor phone-in or internet poll is far from scientific, notwithstanding the fact that the owners of The Expositor have a vested financial interest in the downtown as well.