It's Debate Time!

[c9]

WHEREAS the Mayor of a city is ultimately responsible for the provision of services to the city paid for by taxpayer dollars;

AND WHEREAS the timely removal of snow for the proper functioning of streets, transit, and commercial enterprise is one of said city services;

AND WHEREAS removal of snow from Halifax after last Thursday's 95 cm (38 inch) snowfall has been slow, inconsistent, and disruptive

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor of Halifax should be replaced.

Discuss.

(seriously, there's an opinion column in the Herald today suggesting this, though in a less-flowery way.)

Comments

[bartok.livejournal.com]

Nova Scotians are a bunch of unsatisfiable bitches. And I say this from my ultra-secure vantage point of being a proud New Brunswicker.

Re: hey c9. what's up?

[bartok.livejournal.com]

Rabbi Daniel Lapin should be mayor. HE would get the snow cleared. And with style!

Re: hey c9. what's up?

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

You mean Rabbi Daniel Lapin. One of the Jews whose job is apparently not to tear apart other people (unlike the Jews in Gibson's movie, who apparently devour human flesh as a passtime.)

Re: hey c9. what's up?

[bartok.livejournal.com]

mmmm....Jim Caviezel's epidermis. Yummy.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Dear Halifax,

Sometimes Mother Nature makes you her bitch. Unless you're willing to fork over the tax dollars to protect the city with a weather-repellant fibreglass dome, learn to deal. I suppose we could have called in the army, but then what would we laugh at Toronto about?

And, stop with the car alarms. Holy fuck that is annoying.

Yours truly,

Mevin Mindred

[bartok.livejournal.com]

Mevin Mindred is not taking care of snow removal fast enough. I vote he be removed and a new Mevin Mindred be put in his place.

[kdborg.livejournal.com]

Given that our snow removal equipment is for less snow, I think everything has been acceptable. Not to mention that getting equipment from elsewhere would have taken some time to get here and we probably wouldn't have been that much further ahead.

The complaints should be directed to those that have parked their cars on the streets and those that had gone driving when they were asked to stay off the roads.

[bartok.livejournal.com]

you deleted Kyle! You bastard!

He was my new best friend. :-(

[c9.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I answered in jest a few times previously, but this time it just annoyed me. How does the church(es) see this as useful marketing? Bleah.

Though I suppose, if we go see it, we're sending them money. Hmmmm.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Without his post, mine makes me look like an anti-Semite.

Which I totally am. Christianity rocks!

[c9.livejournal.com]

Oh good point. I shall refrain from deleting next time, so as to maintain context. I shall just mock, mock, and mock again.

[finfinaud.livejournal.com]

Well, as long as we are talking politics.... I thought I would share this idea with you all!

http://www.geocities.com/voldieforpres/

[gotwoody.livejournal.com]

I vote Cam for Mayor.

The entire Spring Garden to Gottigen area will become the Village and the newly renamed Citadel Bathhouse will be perfect venue for weddings by day, and honeymoons by night.

Cam for Mayor in '04.

[c9.livejournal.com]

All excellent ideas! Plus I would promise:

- bike paths that actually go somewhere -- I want people to be able to bike from one side of the city to the other without getting off their bike and walking it up and down a freakin' hill

- a bus system more focused on commuters, with priority access to anywhere they need to go, to make busing a far more attractive option for commuters from Bedford and Sackville and Clayton Park.

- eventually, free buses on the peninsula and in downtown Dartmouth. Create a free-ride zone, like in Seattle, since the buses are going through those areas anyway, and it will make the downtown less congested.

- parking ban in Grand Parade: city councillors have to park in Scotia Square just like the peasants do, or take a bus! Plus the Church doesn't get a free ride either.

- I will actually enforce the smoking ban, cause I'm a total whiny bitch about that. :)

- replace Cogswell interchange with something pretty that draws people into the Gottingen area, plus help new businesses open (and advertise) in the area to draw in customers and liven up the neighbourhood

- tear down old infirmary on Queen Street, then sell land to a non-profit housing co-op for one dollar. Loan then a bunch of seed money to build low-rise affordable housing.

This is fun. If we stay in town, maybe I should run! I'd probably stick to city council first -- Nat and I can take over the city!