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Letter: Whistler special council meeting ‘felt sneaky’

'There seems to be some questionable political ethics going on...'
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Whistler mayor and council adopted parking bylaw amendments and a development permit at two hastily assembled special council meetings last week, ultimately paving the way for construction on Whistler Blackcomb's Fitzsimmons Express chairlift upgrade to begin—without requiring the mountain operator to provide additional parking to accommodate the new chair's higher capacity.

There seems to be some questionable political ethics going on when: an open public forum is announced just hours before it is to be held; when a controversial motion important to all who live here and pay taxes here is given first, second and third reading in one session; when a corporate improvement that was prepared to start this week is sidelined with new demands that could have been made months ago; and when the new proposals will not in any way solve the transportation problem at hand.

The special council meeting on Friday, March 24 felt sneaky, somewhat undemocratic, unfair to our largest partner, and directed to more studies when the problems are obvious enough, and the long-term solutions involve other levels of government. 

Al Whitney // Whistler