SCOREBOARD TO DATE: CPAC- 4, WOOLWICH COUNCIL- 0, REGIONAL COUNCIL- 0, MEDIA- 0, TAG- 1 (sort of)

My Expectations : Firstly keep in mind that the "game" is not over yet. I had expected 4-6 CPAC members to comment, phone or e-mail regarding my two recent "Open Letters" to TAG members so that is close. I expected 0-1 Woolwich Councillors and 0-1 Regional councillors to respond so that's pretty close. The 1 (sort of) response from TAG is also one of the four to date responses from CPAC members. I had actually expected 2 responses so that so far is disappointing yet as stated, the "game" is not over. Media I expected 0-1 response so that is close. Clearly my expectations of citizens and local residents are significantly higher than they are of paid, professional (?) politicians. ...................................................................................................................................... Politicians and their various mouthpieces whether the Township CAO or whomever may be more comfortable with bombastic cheerleading when they respond to either citizens' complaints or concerns. Hence after a few such letters/responses from them being chewed up and spit back at them they become a little more careful. I know Mark Bauman on occasion warned his council (Woolwich) colleagues not to engage critically or in opposition to my position after I presented a Delegation to them. He and Sandy and others got burned once or twice because I was far better versed in my subject matter than they were. ............................................................................................................................ TAG's lack of response is revealing. I had devloped a very good rapport with TAG Chair Tiffany Svensson from January 2017 until about last summer when I learned that my written Delegation (all that is allowed) to TAG in February 2020 regarding the Stroh Drain, Ditch & Berm (SDDB) had been privately rejected in it's entirety by Lanxess (Ramin Ansari) and then apparently again privately by TAG members. What the hell! A public written report to TAG by a citizen on a serious relevant matter to their mandate didn't even rate either a written or public verbal response. What little respect I had left for TAG and Tiffany hung by a thread on two e-mail letters that I sent her making it clear that any public consultation body that advertised for written Delegations from the public only (i.e. no verbal ones) had to at the very least respond to that Delegation and if the response was 100% negative then some form of reasoning or rationale was required. Tiffany responded with one totally unsatisfactory letter with zero technical/scientific or even logical reasons given for her, TAG's and Lanxesses private decision to ignore/deny my Delegation. ............................................................................................................................. It is so far beyond clear that Lanxess, GHD, MECP (Environment Ministry) and Woolwich Township are all in bed together and always have been. Polite, deferential, professionally soft and plaintive letters of concern will be responded to with gloss, puffery, lies and deceit. All other public input, especially informed and competent, is not appreciated. They flew over even the tiniest attempt at honest public consultation when Ramin and Tiffany made the decision in a private phone call to ignore my Delegation of February 2020. Tiffany at a later date then so advised TAG members who likely had little or no forewarning and hence little or no discussion or debate. All of this was of course done privately out of the public eye and especially out of the eye of the citizen Delegate, yours truly. WHAT A DISGUSTING FARCE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION. ................................................................................................................................... Very few human endeavours are totally beyond redemption but the Elmira "cleanup" and farce of public consultation is so close now. Go ahead elected councillors, keep on burying your heads in the sand. Your day of public reckoning for your negligence and lack of due diligence will arrive.