Or in the alternative has she extracted meaningful concessions or favours from the Region beneficial to Wilmot residents? As is usual citizens and voters likely will be left in the dark about that. What caught my eye in yesterday's K-W Record article titled : "Humane society project at standstill due to water crisis" was the mention of the 1980 Regional policy restricting the transfer of water from Wilmot production wells into other areas of the Region such as Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. There was a good reason for that policy back in 1980 as Township farmers and city residents had concerns even then about the security of their water supply. They realized that the growing cities were already eyeing their water supply and they the Township were having none of it. I think it should be a public matter as to what has been proposed in exchange for mayor Salonen handing over water access to the Region. Just off the top of my head I have to wonder if the removal of the Region's 700 acre shovel ready land acquisition was the sweetener.
Not for the first time Kitchener mayor Barry Vrbanovik has suggested that 50% of planned and unbuilt water capacity coming online within the next five years should be directed to support development approvals. Wow but he is sure signaling his expected financial and other support at the polls by our local development groups and lobbies by pushing that idea. Gee using mayor Vrbanovic's logic maybe I can get a million dollar interest free bank loan based upon my planned and unreceived monies from my 2019 book : " Elmira Water Woes: The Triumph of Corruption, Deceit and Citizen Betrayal".
As my wife tells me, wait to buy my superyacht until AFTER the money is in the bank not before. Maybe the same should happen with the PUBLIC'S water as well.
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