Mayor Tony Winter's Reaction to Criticism

Below is a letter that was in the St Marys Independent from Jeff Taylor. The letter was also intended for the Journal the following Wednesday. However, on the Monday Mayor Tony Winter called Mr Taylor and threatened legal action if he did not write a full retraction. Mr Taylor got a lawyer who called the Mayor and told him the Town had no ground to stand on. Mayor Winter didn't pursue the matter and Mr Taylor didn't send the letter to the Journal.

So, it looks like the cabal that runs the town was able to coerce six of seven Councillors into voting in favour of the financial train wreck that the Living Life Project will become. The vote followed a process marked by a flagrant disregard for public input. The prevailing sentiment seemed to be that the average citizen could not be trusted to understand the details. They would therefore, be unable to help make an informed decision. How ironic.

There is much talk of a Tax Revolt, and perhaps it would take an action like this to get the message across. If Council thinks it’s acceptable to ram through a project of this magnitude without public support, they shouldn’t mind doing it without the public’s money, either.

Hands up those who want Bill Osborne to run for Mayor!

Jeff Taylor