[oclug] RE: OT: sprawl

[Jon Earle]

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 bbarnett at l8r.net wrote:

> They should be.  The greenbelt is a good thing, screw urban sprawl.  I don't
> are if it exists, people are healthier with it.  More parks, more green space,
> not the cramped bull that people are purposing these days.

Yep, the greenbelt is a marvelous thing, and should be left as it was
originally intended: completely untouched.  All the NCC seems to want to
find a way to develop it... the topic of working on greenbelt land should
never even come up.

> The Ottawa City council seems to be formed by a bunch of "city boys" that has
> never left the city except to drive to another.  DIscusting.

Well, you voted for 'em.  We all seem to unite in our criticism of
politicians, but for some odd reason, the same bunch seem to regain
office every election.  Too bad that the current crop of politicians (at
every level) are not worth the air they consume.  It's nice in the country
- you can burn your brush and go for a walk on your own land - but we
still have our share of stupidity in local town council.  Something about
holding a political office seems to drain every iota of common sense from
the brain.

Jon