As we both have been in Milton for over 30 years and attended the live debate we were very disappointed with Brian Penman’s answers.
Mr. Penman has been on council for 30 years.
Experience that has abused.
1) In regards to the parking issue it was under his watch that Council approved a smaller garage to be built on new homes forcing residents to park on the street.
2) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch to spend one Million dollars on a glass wall not even manufactured in Canada.
3) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch to turn Conservation Halton into another group of costly civil servants at Tax-payers’ expense.
4) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch to allow The Town of Milton to grow without the proper Infrastructure
5) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch not to allow citizen’s of The Town of Milton to be directors at Conservation Halton.
6) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch that they had replaced a citizen with a Councillor on Milton Hydro.
7) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch to allow out of control growth happen.
It was on Mr. Penman’s watch that Council approved the Dufferin Quarry Expansion on The Niagara Escarpment.
9) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch that he accepted Election contributions from Developers and Builders
10) It was on Mr. Penman’s watch to allow the Ontario government not to build a new Hospital before growth.
First off. Even though I don't agree with Mr Lambert on a lot of things, this is
thread. To highjack it like this is a bit rude. We're supposed to be discussing Mr Lambert here. Go start your own thread to discuss Mr Penman.
Second. OK. It was "Mr Penman's watch." Was he in charge of Council? How did he actually vote on each and every one of those issues? Did he strongarm the rest of Council?
Finally. The Hospital is a Provincial jurisdiction. A Town Council doesn't "allow" or not "allow" the Legislature to pass anything.