canineclub

With typical indecent haste the good citizens of Glen Eira are once again shown how much their opinions really count. Hot on the heels of the so called ‘community plan’ (version two) we now have the draft annual budget. The latter sets in concrete the predetermined ’strategic objectives’ that were released less than a month ago in the second version of the ‘community plan’. Now, I realise that there are legislative requirements and dates to be met which everyone must meet. That is precisely my point. The puppet masters (ie. administration) at clowncil knows exactly when the deadlines are. So, why are such vital policies/documents released with so little time for real analyses, revision, and amendment? Why, when other councils go through months and months of intensive community consultation does this clowncil give its residents such short shrift? The answer is simple - legislative requirements of ’submissions’ have to be adhered to. All that happens is that the letter of the law is adhered to. There is no real intent to listen to what the community wants, or adjust anything according to community priorities. Ratepayers are simply handed a fait accompli which is then rammed through by compliant councillors in indecent haste. I just can’t wait til November!