Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
contributor: Neame, Laura
contributor: Frye, Dale
issued: 2022-09-15
issued: 1971-07-28
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note: at deadline What Do You Think? Home Town Has Growing Pains by Rudy Langmann Are you satisfied with reading about the decisions made by your local decision makers - after they are made? Or do you perhaps feel that you would also like to know the background? Like what caused a certain decision to be made in the first place. What motivated the thinking of your local politicians. In addressing Langley district councU Monday afternoon I pointed out that to my way of thinking its members-from the mayor down — had left themselves wide open to a fully Justified questioning of their credibility In the eyes of local residents. This, however, didn't seem to worry them too much, and I was told that councU reserved the right to reverse decisions made, as in the Speedie case, "in the light of additional information received." I was also *' told that the Speedie affair only was a matter of "smaU town poH- tics," to which I responded, "Yes perhaps, but by whom?" That's what I'd like to know. The session was sort of an exercise in futility. Can you imagine the feeling of punch, ing into a water bed? Splosh, and it comes right back at you. Not unfriendly, mind you, just persistent. "How about all these secret meetings?" I asked. "Dont you think the public is entitled to know what's going on?" ' Oh, but there were no secret (committee) meetings. Everything, every decision made was brought out in the open. After it was made. And besides, the mayor told me, all that "silly talk that went on at a committee meeting shouldn't necessarily be public knowledge." , "WeU," I said, "I'm not at all sure that what I can report back from today's meeting wiU satisfy the people of Aldergrove. A lot of legitimate questions have been raised, and I think they all deserve answers.' The mayor thought this fair enough but would Uke one overall question in the case. I left this up to you, dear reader, but perhaps I could suggest something like: "What the hell is going on?" • CouncU was in limbo Monday and w…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0419980
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove and Fort Langley : Central Fraser Valley Star Publications
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text