Comments on: NCC Board of Directors meeting – December 3rd http://www.stopthebridge.org/2008/11/ncc-board-of-directors-meeting-december-3rd/ No to Kettle Island. Yes to Healthy Communities. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:46:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Daniel Farrell http://www.stopthebridge.org/2008/11/ncc-board-of-directors-meeting-december-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Daniel Farrell Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:37:03 +0000 http://www.stopthebridge.org/?p=420#comment-630 I note that time alloted to individual speakers, chosen by lot, will be limited. I believe that in order for the views of Manor Park and other affected communities to be properly represented, a way should be devised to give our spokespersons adequate time to present our case. I am not sure how this could be done, but perhaps a prearranged consent by individuals to surrender time might be organized in the Hilton Lobby. Possibly we could all register with under the name of a spokesperson of choice. Unless we do something like that, I am afraid we will be treated to another snow job like that attempted by Ken Taylor at the Lansdowne Park meeting. Regarding the "greater cost of buyouts (79)" for the Green's Creek option alleged by Ken Taylor in a Citizen article, someone should challenge him to identify the types of property and their locations. If they are not residences they should not receive the same weighting as homes;if they are on the Gatineau side the cost of buyouts is not relevant, because the residents on that side of the river would be the sole beneficiaries of any truck route and Gatineau should assume the cost rather than the people in Ontario communities who would have to bear the burden of noise, pollution and traffic disruption with little or no gain from a new bridge. I note that time alloted to individual speakers, chosen by lot, will be limited. I believe that in order for the views of Manor Park and other affected communities to be properly represented, a way should be devised to give our spokespersons adequate time to present our case. I am not sure how this could be done, but perhaps a prearranged consent by individuals to surrender time might be organized in the Hilton Lobby. Possibly we could all register with under the name of a spokesperson of choice. Unless we do something like that, I am afraid we will be treated to another snow job like that attempted by Ken Taylor at the Lansdowne Park meeting.
Regarding the “greater cost of buyouts (79)” for the Green’s Creek option alleged by Ken Taylor in a Citizen article, someone should challenge him to identify the types of property and their locations. If they are not residences they should not receive the same weighting as homes;if they are on the Gatineau side the cost of buyouts is not relevant, because the residents on that side of the river would be the sole beneficiaries of any truck route and Gatineau should assume the cost rather than the people in Ontario communities who would have to bear the burden of noise, pollution and traffic disruption with little or no gain from a new bridge.

]]> By: ZJ http://www.stopthebridge.org/2008/11/ncc-board-of-directors-meeting-december-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-495 ZJ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:20:45 +0000 http://www.stopthebridge.org/?p=420#comment-495 Hi there, I'm a Manor Park resident who also happens to be a graphic artist, so I thought I would help fight the bridge in my own way. I've come up with some anti-Kettle Island Bridge designs and put them on t-shirts, bumper stickers, yard signs, you name it... Check it out at www.cafepress.com/littleredshark and show the Board of Directors meeting (and the rest of Ottawa) how you feel! A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to support the anti-Kettle Island Bridge campaign. ZJ Hi there,

I’m a Manor Park resident who also happens to be a graphic artist, so I thought I would help fight the bridge in my own way.

I’ve come up with some anti-Kettle Island Bridge designs and put them on t-shirts, bumper stickers, yard signs, you name it…

Check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/littleredshark and show the Board of Directors meeting (and the rest of Ottawa) how you feel!

A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to support the anti-Kettle Island Bridge campaign.

ZJ

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