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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Do we want Democarcy or Despotism?

Posted on Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 8:14 AM

Some people still do not believe that back in 1997 promised the public that the Otter Lake landfill would only operate for 25 years (until 2024). But of the day did believe that Otter Lake would close within 25 years.

Here is a snip from a newspaper of the past: The Daily News (Halifax) - March 28, 1998; " said the bill for the facility is steep considering it will close within 25 years. He would like assurances that some of the equipment could be moved to the next landfill." I recovered this from archival material available from the Halifax Public Library on Spring Garden Road.

Honesty in how an deals with its public is extremely important. If only dollar values rule the day, then no legal agreement made by the with the public can be taken as reliable. This is not democracy, this is in essence a form of despotism. —A concerned HRM Resident