CREDIT TO TAG MEMBERS & CHAIR

The general idea of a municipal council throwing out an entire committee of council, one would think, has but two reasons. Either the new council have zero confidence in either the ability or the credibility of the committee of council or the council know that the committee are both able and credible and that scares the heck out of them. Quick get rid of them and start over with new folks who know little or nothing.

The first action (zero confidence) occurred after the Todd Cowan council was elected in October 2010. The second action (able & credible) occurred with the Sandy Shantz council elected in October 2014.

The TAG committee now have 3 1/2 years under their belt and they smell deception in regards to the Gap area and the Stroh Drain. David, Joe, Linda, Tiffany (chair), Sebastian (8 1/2 years experience) are appropriately asking tough questions and are insisting on intelligent responses from GHD and Lanxess. I am enjoying watching TAG put those two parties through their paces. Nevertheless GHD and Lanxess continue playing games and being less than straightforward.

Currently Lanxess have invited TAG to another site visit this time again to find the mysterious Gap area that Lanxess are having such a hard time finding allegedly. Oddly they are reluctant to invite the few CPAC members who have walked that area to attend at the same time as the TAG members. Perhaps we (CPAC) have already "contaminated" the jury pool??? TAG certainly have not expressed any concerns with CPAC members attending public TAG meetings nor should they. I have found most of the TAG members to be polite, straightforward and accommodating. Lanxess and GHD however appear to be chips off the block of CRA and Chemtura. Smoother yes.