Outgoing Deputy Mayor can't see the wood for the trees ...

You have to feel sorry for the outgoing Deputy Mayor Joe Ramia.

Or you would if you hadn't heard THAT tape.

He's so fixated with Toowoomba drawing additional water supplies from Brisbane that he can't bring himself to look at any other water options.

Excerpt from ABC News:

Toowoomba councillor fears huge water costs

18 October 2007

Toowoomba's water could be the most expensive in Australia when its brought online with the south-east Queensland grid from 2012.

The drought stricken southern Queensland city last year voted against recycling its own water at a referendum, but the State Government committed to connecting Toowoomba to the south east grid - which will include recycled water.

Councillor Joe Ramia says the city is worried there will not be enough water available from the grid, and will increase water bills at least threefold on what residents are currently paying.

"You say ... $250 for the half year, if it goes up three times it might go up to $750 for the same period, which I might say is very expensive water, most probably would be the dearest water in Australia," he said.

See - Ramia has a last whinge.

Of course, no justification for an alleged tripling in water costs. Remember the outgoing Mayor (now in Tassie)? She said water costs would go to $1000 p.a.

Is this the sort of narrow-minded thinking the Toowoomba Regional Council needs in a Councillor ...