Article By RAY SPITERI , REVIEW STAFF WRITER
In my humble opinion it seems that Wayne Redekop has managed to get WAY out in front and become the the public leader on this extremely important issue. While current Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin now recites "provincial policy statements" as justification for Bay Beach development and Councilor Sandy Annunziata refers to a "fiduciary responsibility" to the Molinaro Group I find it fascinating that a former political leader, now a private citizen, has stepped up to the plate and let it be known that the Mayor & Councilor have lost touch with the desires of their collective constituents.With ALL due respect to Mayor Martin I have to ask... Mr. Mayor can't you see the contradiction when you invoke Ontario's stated policy of controlling urban sprawl by using it to justify handing over an existing public, waterfront park for private development?
To Councilor (and friend) Sandy Annunziata I respectfully suggest you hold the expressed desires of so many Fort Erie Residents and Taxpayers on equal footing with the principles of honourable negotiation.
To suggest that the existing Bay Beach development plan is the only reasonable option is simply a failure of imagination and a denial of reality.
John McCarthy
Crystal Beach