tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.comments2023-08-03T06:37:38.008-07:00<a href="http://www.langleyfreepress.com">Langley Free Press</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-78944831476435278172013-01-25T22:01:16.396-08:002013-01-25T22:01:16.396-08:00Councillor Kim Richter's response to Michelle ...Councillor Kim Richter's response to Michelle Sparrow's comment posted on her Facebook site at http://on.fb.me/10XD5IW<br /><br />Councillor Sparrow: I have a video tape of the whole discussion. I have just viewed that entire tape again. After Councillor Ward read and moved his motion, you raised your hand immediately to second his motion. You at no time said you were "Seconding it for discussion only". You just simply raised your hand when the mayor asked for a seconder. <br /><br />During the discussion, you NEVER said that you did not support the motion. In fact you said four times during the discussion that you felt there was: "a need within our council to deal with this issue."<br /><br />Finally, for the record, bringing council family members into discussion on Council business is inappropriate and unprofessional.Langley Free Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560095437854532431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-44512822702585113492013-01-25T18:10:24.126-08:002013-01-25T18:10:24.126-08:00This was a Motion made by Councillor Ward, one whi...This was a Motion made by Councillor Ward, one which I seconded for a discussion. I believe it is misleading to call it the "Ward-Sparrow" motion, I also think it is unfortunate your video clip only shows one side of the debate with only your comments presented. As a veteran Councillor Kim Richter I would think you of all people would know one can second something to have a debate and discussion and not support the Motion itself. As I said in my comments I believe it is clear there are strong feelings on both sides of this argument and that it is clear this Council needs to work through these feelings, that is why I supported it to be referred for further discussion, preferably with a facilitator who can help work through the issue. I did not and would not have supported the motion as it was written, unfortunately that is not clear in your presentation here. It is a shame the Township's live web feed was down that meeting, and my husband did not attend, as yours did with his video camera. I think the residents would all appreciate hearing the full story on this issue and not one Councillors point of view. I look forward to working through this issue productively as a Council at a future meeting.Michelle Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774800054873912424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-31522484473882253872013-01-25T16:56:40.110-08:002013-01-25T16:56:40.110-08:00Council doesn't listen to us now so they alrea...Council doesn't listen to us now so they already are muzzling us this council has got to go !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-75252630933387308612013-01-19T19:43:26.868-08:002013-01-19T19:43:26.868-08:00Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and...Very nice post. 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I have a large telus box in front of my house that would look great with a nature scene or similar instead of the drab olive colour and graffiti that is currently on itRoberthttp://www.robertmclean.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-1393895993943433382011-12-08T12:17:32.443-08:002011-12-08T12:17:32.443-08:00I am pleased to see that our new Mayor says he wan...I am pleased to see that our new Mayor says he wants a transportation advisory board. Please make sure that the Vote Langley Never (VLN) gang including their VALTAC GangGreen hacks don't get anywhere near this advisory board or any other committee. The same goes for the VLN candidates who ran the most negative campaign Langley has ever seen. Keep them out so that this new coubcil has a fighting chance to fix the damage done by GangGreen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-25091167496486823952011-12-07T23:12:37.659-08:002011-12-07T23:12:37.659-08:00I attended and totally agree. It's almost like...I attended and totally agree. It's almost like people are afraid to make promises. They could at least outline some specific vision and move forward to initiate and perhaps implement. They could do it in such a way that if the ideas don't pan out, at least people will/should applaud their efforts. I appreciated Kim's specific items. Refreshing!Joe_Zaccarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-83808189385230341942011-12-07T20:14:31.600-08:002011-12-07T20:14:31.600-08:00P.S. Let's be very clear here. This is the Edi...P.S. Let's be very clear here. This is the Editor's opinion. Not the Publisher's. This Editor simply wishes there had been more meat and commitment to action in the speeches. It is not a criticism of anyone on the new Council. But it is a criticism of content. I am as thrilled as everyone else is with this new council and I am very hopeful for this new Council's future progress and achievement. But I will always hold any council's feet to the fire. So enough of the fluff. Now get on with the substance of governing. >>>>LFP EDITOR<<<<Langley Free Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560095437854532431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-39829901533947171432011-11-23T23:28:41.202-08:002011-11-23T23:28:41.202-08:00Compiling this election results would make the par...Compiling this <a href="http://indianballot.com" rel="nofollow">election results</a> would make the parties candidate to overlook their oppositions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-60789580713689798752011-11-20T09:34:25.669-08:002011-11-20T09:34:25.669-08:00Congrats to Kim on the second highest vote count. ...Congrats to Kim on the second highest vote count. A mandate to go and serve Langley well.JoeZaccarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-11100325872327948862011-11-19T22:46:07.163-08:002011-11-19T22:46:07.163-08:00Beautiful Photo, what a lovely bunch!Beautiful Photo, what a lovely bunch!Freda Lombardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652487413079090170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-69381899118558984802011-11-17T18:09:44.309-08:002011-11-17T18:09:44.309-08:00I believe Stark almost said slate and then correct...I believe Stark almost said slate and then corrected himself to say team. Great editing Editor. Do more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-57035240379763739412011-11-17T08:05:54.184-08:002011-11-17T08:05:54.184-08:00Anon224 is way off on the selfish antics of the FL...Anon224 is way off on the selfish antics of the FLCA. They knew exactly what was going on. They are closely related to SRES through Doug McFee. Open your eyes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-50017144563909590032011-11-16T14:24:28.008-08:002011-11-16T14:24:28.008-08:00The Fort Langley Community Association is a wonder...The Fort Langley Community Association is a wonderful group of folk who work hard for the village. I have to believe that they didn't know what was going to happen fully, that possibly this was a debate really run by the group from Willoughby. The SRES is also a great society, somewhere something may have gone off the rails...who was the host????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-43245639065358961382011-11-16T01:21:24.928-08:002011-11-16T01:21:24.928-08:00Below is a repost from Kim Richter's Facebook ...Below is a repost from Kim Richter's Facebook where she responds to a reader asking her to define what a slate is. Read & enjoy, LFP EDITOR:<br /><br />By Kim Richter <br />Hi Angela: Slates are groups of like-minded people who run together under one banner and who have a specific agenda they want to achieve. Vision Vancouver and COPE are two examples of slates in Vancouver. <br /><br />In Langley, incumbent Mayor Rick Green has a slate of 8 people called Vote Langley Now or VLN. On the actual election ballot, the "Vote Langley Now" label will appear under each of these 8 people's name. <br /><br />In my opinion, all slates do is give a Mayor a blank cheque once elected as they will vote en mass to support the Mayor's priorities - a form of 'group-think' if you will. They will owe him their allegiance. I personally do not believe that Rick Green should ever be given a blank cheque! Hope this helps. Thanks for your question, Kim (P.S. There's no such thing as a dumb question!)Langley Free Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560095437854532431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-11252225253602747482011-11-12T21:37:22.576-08:002011-11-12T21:37:22.576-08:00more deception to come if these clowns are elected...more deception to come if these clowns are elected, there will be no truth, get ready to pay much more for much longer when they are gone, we will be moving from langley - business and family if they are elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-21211642564674596432011-11-12T08:21:49.029-08:002011-11-12T08:21:49.029-08:00Hopefully Kim and the other councillors now see th...Hopefully Kim and the other councillors now see these groups as the petty self motivated Gang Green supporters they really are and stops giving them support at the council table!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-32771670861715066002011-11-11T19:57:31.798-08:002011-11-11T19:57:31.798-08:00The Debate at Brookswood was true Green VLN slate ...The Debate at Brookswood was true Green VLN slate trash and trap politics at it's worst. If the other community groups say they were not aware of this, they sure should have been. Why did they not at least screen the questions like the Chamber does?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-39429493238333852112011-11-11T17:09:39.183-08:002011-11-11T17:09:39.183-08:00Watching the debate, my first thought was that the...Watching the debate, my first thought was that the dedicated SRES and the good Fort Langley folks were unwittingly being used by Green's VLN rabid supporters. But when Green constantly said last night that he regulary meets with SRES I begin to really wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-4758300647556453312011-11-11T10:43:24.819-08:002011-11-11T10:43:24.819-08:00Green and his team's... power comes from decep...Green and his team's... power comes from deception. They know what to say and how to seem to act so that good folk think they are normal and not actually in fact, the plight of the earth. Odd how so many people are fooled by them and don't seem to mind their tax dollars being spent on the most ridiculous things. I guess the truth is hard to believe when the lies are exactly what you want to hear. Welcome to Canada.<br />>>>EDITED BY LFP EDITOR<<<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-88994797435751686322011-11-11T10:38:14.699-08:002011-11-11T10:38:14.699-08:00Another question posed by the organizers of the de...Another question posed by the organizers of the debate was to Jack Froese and was ridiculously about his choice of campaign managers. What a terrible question to ask by the debate people that held this event. What difference does it make who makes the coffee at his campaign or puts the signs up or answers the phones! Why did they not instead ask all the candidates including Mayor Green where they personally draw the line in the sand in misleading or lying to their council and the public? Because I would love to know that answer. Obviously Mayor Green has his own defined line in the sand! Mine is none at all from any politicians!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-3090253157291565202011-11-11T09:40:41.058-08:002011-11-11T09:40:41.058-08:00I'm not sure you can lump together all of the ...I'm not sure you can lump together all of the questions as being partisan towards a particular candidate. While I agree the question raised in the video was insensitive and mean-spirited, the two questions regarding the protection of aquifers and well water quality and sustainability raised by the Salmon River group seemed appropriate. <br /><br />I think the viciousness of the later questions has been fermenting as a result of issues developed over the last three years by a very dysfunctional council. <br /><br />The best comment of the night was given by a women as she walked by me while we were leaving, and muttered, " I wish there was a fourth candidate."Shane Dysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-25117126841230795932011-11-10T19:51:12.117-08:002011-11-10T19:51:12.117-08:00The township should do something about the Green V...The township should do something about the Green VLN signs. There is one on 65 ave across from the entrance to the advance poll. It's so unfair to other law abiding independant candidates. Please take the sign down. Is it that hard for Mr Green to respect the law of the land?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-43316581345770383922011-11-09T14:02:12.376-08:002011-11-09T14:02:12.376-08:00Did you know 211 is now available? It's alread...Did you know 211 is now available? It's already one year old and has helped over 30,000 people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com