Comment 81696

By Jack (registered) | Posted October 15, 2012 at 20:48:18

if city council wants to right this impending wrong plus the many other things that could go wrong with this incredibly tight deadline, and for which the city will be accountable, they have an option. They can still pull out. The effect will be a lot of threats from lawyers and bureaucrats and a few rounds of condemnation in the press and then everyone will forget about the sorry spectacle. The Ticats will threaten to sue but as they have contributed nothing they have nothing to threaten with. The only cause of action will be from the winning bidder in the sum of the plans they have developed.

If city council feels like it has been the victim of a con job, there is still time to right the wrong. If councillors are fed up with being lied to and swindled, they can affix the blame on the people responsible: Ian Troop, Scott Mitchell, Bob Young, Mark Cohon, and Dave Braley. If they don't do this they will endure the reputation of being pushovers who had city property stolen from them via a pretty obvious con job. If they don't do this they can be confident they will continue to be pothole fixers who higher government and industry can confidently sidestep through a few sweet words and a threat or two. Now is the time to show leadership.

It feels like it's too late, but there is just enough time to salvage their reputations.

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