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Cut police LAV, not community grants
So London council, meeting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, has decided to prepare a case to drop half of the community grants fund, or $250,000.
What really sticks in my craw is this same council, during multi-year budget deliberations, would not even trim $500,000 equal to the cost of the second light armoured vehicle (LAV) for London police. Talk about penny wise and pound foolish.
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This LAV is clearly a white elephant. Police Chief Truong should return an amount equal to the cost of the vehicle, as London police’s share of the needed cuts.
Hopefully, city councillors can declare their desire to see such a cut, too.
David Stanford, London
Are you well represented?
Re: Proposed cuts to capital grants moves ahead on 9-5 vote (July 19).
As Gandhi once observed, “If an idiot is in power, those who elected him are well represented.”
Mayor Josh Morgan and council have chosen for the police to have another $450,000 armoured vehicle before commencing $250,000 cuts to social services.
Are you well represented?
Joseph Hubbard, London
So much hate today
There’s so much hate today, it’s no wonder a young man in a dark place attempted to assassinate the former U.S. president.
Social media remarks make young minds feel taking a life is a cakewalk. And U.S. politicians whose constant drumbeat of lies and innuendo influences the vulnerable makes them just as guilty as the young shooter who left one dead and two injured
Peter J. Middlemore Sr., Windsor
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Look up ‘profiteer’
Re: Unapologetic ‘profiteer’ landlord doubles down in London ‘renoviction’ bylaw fight (July 29).
Kudos to city council for pursuing policy to address bad-faith N13 evictions.
There are many excellent landlords in our city. I suggest Mr. Keenan learn from them and look up profiteer in the dictionary.
As a fellow capitalist, it is not something anyone should be proud of.
Andrew McClenaghan, London
Road work reality
Re: Expedite road work (July 18).
Had Mr. Webb researched what’s involved in road work, he’d be amazed that it gets done as fast as it does.
Simply, if the city put out a tender to enlarge a road and allows a reasonable time for completion, contractors would weigh the risks and place a reasonable bid.
But if the city allows a very short time, the risks (weather, traffic diversion, supplies, accidents, labour issues, etc.) – and the bid – would be higher.
So, common sense needs to prevail so we, as a city, can grow our roads and keep property taxes affordable.
Walt Lonc, London
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