The mayor got it wrong

Not that anyone is actually surprised that the Mayor is wrong; but, today’s Telegraph-Journal had a good article on the issue:

Court stunned reporters and his fellow council members Monday night, when he said the province had pledged its share of funds for water treatment, which will be the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history.

The latest official price tag of the project was $215 million, which would require each level of government – including the province – to dole out about $59 million, with the city also committing its share of the federal gas tax rebate over seven years.

Councillor Chris Titus, shaking his head, asked Court to repeat the announcement several times.

“I can’t keep up with you tonight; this is just too much for me to comprehend,” Titus said. “The provincial government told Mayor Ivan Court, ‘You can tell the general public that we’re in for at least a third of the costs for ” a $200-million project,’ ” Titus exclaimed.

Court nodded his head.

When contacted for comment, Jamieson said he didn’t believe Court made those comments publicly. The Saint John-area MLA said he simply confirmed with the mayor during a breakfast meeting uptown on Monday the province had committed $8 million for six water pipeline projects and $6 million for a storm water diversion project at Glen Falls.

When asked to respond to Jamieson’s comments, Court refined his statement Tuesday, saying he believes the federal government will pledge the necessary funds once the city has a final price tag in the fall.

Even though the Mayor is consistently wrong (and incompetent), this latest story is a bit much.

How he could think that announcing such a large amount of money from the province at a Council meeting makes any sense boggles my mind.

He is wrong, and he still won’t admit it.

Municipal Elections in 2012 can’t come soon enough – this city needs a competent leader!