Deserve more

By FRANCIS MacDONALD
As a business owner in HRM, I am frustrated and angered over the response, or lack thereof, from our elected officials regarding the Mainland Common Recreational Centre. One would think that our regional councillors would take the time to meet and discuss plans with the many volunteers who have dedicated more than three years to the effort of having the community’s voices heard.

Build it Right has consistently been stonewalled and denied an opportunity to discuss our well-researched concerns with regard to such a large project in our community. Good business acumen should be applied equally to municipal infrastructure projects, as they significantly impact the tax burden in the areas in which they are built.

Over the years, we have met with citizens, major business interests, councillors, medical groups, political parties and environmental interests to share our vision. That vision would see the development of a facility which would meet the infrastructure needs of the fastest growing area east of Montreal, both now and in the future.

We are volunteers and concerned citizens of HRM. We are not enemies of the state; we deserve more from our elected representatives. It is time to draw back the veil of secrecy. Your electors deserve better.

Francis MacDonald, broker/owner,
Guaranty GMAC Real Estate