By Pepper Parr
September 13th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
A short video was presented by Lou Frapporti at the Bay Area Climate Council (BACC) where the subject was: Cities in Action: The Power of Collaboration. The Mayor of Burlington and the Hamilton Mayor signing an agreement. Alinea Lands was a sponsor of the event.
The City of Burlington is one of the several municipalities that funds the BACC – an issue that Burlington City Councillors vote on each year.
Frapporti used the phrase “my friends as he introduced the video that was about the King Road property that is being developed by his client Alinea Lands.
Then he played a short video.
Did you cringe the way I did when Councillor Kelvin Galbraith said: “the sky’s the limit.”
One would expect that from the developer – not from the member of Council sworn to protect the interests of the people who elected him.
It appears that neither Galbraith or ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan understand what their job is, who they are working and who is paying their salaries.
Galbraith has always had the mindset of a developer; at some point the properties he owns at the intersection of Waterdown Road and Plains Road will get developed and something in the order of 30 storeys will rise on the property. And good on him for making some smart land purchases.
You can’t be both a developer and a Council member, especially not in the ward you represent.
As for Nisan – he’d love to be a developer – just doesn’t have the skill set needed.
Give Lou Frapporti credit for getting these two politicians to do his bidding. Lou knows who he is working for – he’s doing a great job for Alinea.
Yup, I’ve changed my mind about Galbraith.
Definitely cringeworthy. This is wrong on so many levels – it’s amazing that any of them thought this was ok. Do Nisan and Galbraith actually not see how this looks?
And why is the Bay Area Climate Council choosing a developer to sponsor their event? And our city gives money to this entity! WOW.
Oh come on – I think that they look rather cute in their matching outfits (more or less), dancing and prancing their way through the woods on a colleagial afternoon foray. MMW also says that her Council is totally aligned and together. One can almost hear “the hiills are alive” sung faintly in the background. How pastoral.