Young:
Looking back, he said he is proud of the role he played in introduction of the 911 emergency response system, conversion of the abandoned CN Rail right of way into the Galloping Goose regional trail and pushing to ensure an equitable tax burden between homeowners and business and industry.
^ I don’t know. Hasn’t every single community in North America managed to get a 911 system going?
He said future councils will have to grapple with frustration being expressed about the state of the city, as Victoria has taken more than its share of the region’s social issues.
“I’ve expressed my frustration at some of the council decisions that I feel have led to us shouldering more than our share of the burden of supportive housing and supportive services,” he said. “It’s my strong feeling some of these issues are not being dealt with as health issues and even as criminal justice issues as they should be, instead they are looked at too much as purely housing issues.”
No kidding.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 August 2022 - 05:18 AM.