Dear Editor:
RE: ‘Unnecessary insults,’ Dec. 5.
The writer of this letter is grossly mistaken by projection and taking the words out of context.
If you had watched the council meeting on video which the Advertiser article was reporting on (Cost of Centre Wellington operations centre climbs to $44 million, Nov. 21), which the letter was addressed to, he would clearly understand the “crowd” mentioned was not the general public and citizens of Centre Wellington. It was the people at the meeting.
The letter was in defence of citizens who clearly were told by the mayor and other councillors that affordable housing was a primary priority for the future council. Many voted for them on that premise and a need for change.
At no time was the “Taj Mahal project” mentioned or a priority when the election was happening. You can tell a lot about governments and elected officials by what they prioritize to spend money on, not just talk about. Over $44 million for the staff’s new operating centre; zero for affordable housing – zero.
The staff at that meeting are all on the Sunshine List and most of them do not live or pay taxes in Centre Wellington.
The letter I wrote was to express this outrageous situation from a citizen’s perspective and I received many compliments toward it. Effective communication should have the rhetoric and the content match.
Stephen Kitras,
Centre Wellington