Re: “The truth about council and public hearings,” Feb. 26.
If Councillor Reimer was quoted correctly, she was being just a tad disingenuous. Many public hearings, if not most, are to do with changing land use designations and as such are open to fair consideration.
In fact, isn’t that the whole point of the hearing? Public outcry can certainly be an influence, and in many cases, should be.
As to be being bound by “policy,” that is just a cop-out. Councils have disregarded policy before and sometimes with good reason.
