John Sherbino | May 11, 2017


I'm worried about our Mayor. At the last Council meeting the Desert Lake Family Resort was given permission to extend a number of its musical presentations beyond the normal bylaw hours. Desert Lake residents - and I am one, are not happy about that. However, my worry about the Mayor has to do with his memory. He stated that he was unaware of any problems regarding the resort over the years.

He's no spring chicken and neither am I. So I write things down to help me remember. The Mayor, happily, has a bureaucracy to write things down for him in the form of agenda minutes from both Council and Committee meetings.

Over the past ten years or so the Mayor and Council (and the bureaucracy of the day) have received notice of concerns regarding the Resort's shortcomings relating to over capacity at its camp sites and septic system, the expansion of camping sites and septic system, noise levels past bylaw hours, and even an initiated OMB complaint. Continuing concerns exist over the causeway parking congestion, and, regarding noise - the OPP have visited.

Yet the Mayor knows nothing of this? That's worrisome given the the aforementioned bureaucracy and the paper it produces. Does the Mayor not read Agenda minutes? Does he read them and forget? Is there another explanation?

He has heard a number of these concerns while attending our annual lake association meetings. I can dig up the original letters, submissions and email exchanges for him. Are our public employees letting the Mayor down? Is there another explanation?

Other municipal, provincial and even private sector businesses provide annual checkups for senior managers. A Mayor's memory is a valuable thing. I think he needs help before he forgets something he thinks is important.

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