When a Council fails to listen to the community ...
The large number of people who attended the Community Water Meeting at Harristown High School will make the Toowoomba City Council very nervous.
While the Council was unable to gather more than a few dozen to their meeting at the Empire Theatre, almost 1,000 people attended the Community Water Meeting earlier today. (Some reports indicate even higher numbers.)
The photo of the hall stage showing the six empty chairs allocated to the Sewer Water Six speaks volumes (see - photo) - they couldn't even bother to attend and listen to the concerns of the community they are supposed to represent.
Congratulations to those who organised this event - the people of Toowoomba needed a meeting to express their concerns.
Mayor Thorley thinks nothing of jetting off around Australia, mostly at ratepayers' expense, to advertise for the recycled water companies at conferences but cannot find the time to attend a meeting in Toowoomba to hear the very real concerns of the community which elected her ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 8:18 PM
2 Comments:
Congratulations to CADS as you have done what the council's six pack has never done.
Your group has bought 2 Public meetings to the community.
The 6 councillors should hang their heads in shame as they could have been there to put their case.
There was Yes case people THERE and one even got up and spoke. Mrs Morley gave him a fair go too as she gave him the same time as other speaker.
When will this lot get the message that the people do not believe them.
9:13 PM, May 27, 2006
You can't win a referendum by refusing to speak to your community. What politician would try to win an election by refusing to speak to the people he or she expected to vote for them?
1:41 PM, May 28, 2006
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