So How Does It Feel?

Seems Coldstream politicians are flabbergasted.
Same with Regional District politicians, in whose area (Area B) Cosens Bay is situated.

Now they know how the public feels when things have already been discussed and decided in-camera, despite the public being encouraged to provide their input.

Politicians are crying foul they knew nothing about provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure plans to widen Cosens Bay Road, through Kalamalka Lake Park--by a whopping 30 metres to accommodate new B.C. Hydro infrastructure and ditching--culminating at/near the private cabins at Cosens Bay.

Cabin owners at Cosens Bay have lobbied both local and provincial governments for a long time.
I remember reading their letters over the years (the name Klim comes to mind). 

Despite looking for the Cosens Bay road widening plans on the provincial website, I couldn't find it, so readers are encouraged to search here themselves. An interesting--albeit 78 page--Cosens Bay Lagoon study is here.

A map of Cosens Bay and Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, showing the road which leads to private cabins is here.

Today's editorial in the Morning Star states "the proposed plans were revealed to Coldstream council in an in-camera meeting Monday".  While topic outcomes are often decided in-camera, provincial legislation bars topics discussed at in-camera meetings from being released publicly, so the info was likely discussed during the regular council meeting that preceded the in-camera session.
Or maybe the newspaper is correct.

So how does it feel, politicians, to learn of something--supposedly within your purview--to which you haven't been made privy until the eleventh hour?

As though to underscore that, another news article today, entitled "Officials Meet Privately" augments the reaction.  The public is left wondering again.

Seems the Regional District held a rare joint meeting with politicians of Coldstream and Vernon, and all that was released was that "it's...affected all jurisdictions," and that "it's the most efficient mechanism to deal with an issue that's time sensitive," explaining why it had to be discussed before the regional district's regular July meeting.

So what is it?


"Maybe bureaucrats' underhanded and non transparent tactics and abject lack of procedural fairness re private fire hydrants," suggests Kia.
 

Ya think?
Nah....