City Council didn't exactly go out with much of a bang - it was pretty glum looking bunch.

By Pepper Parr

December 14^th, 2023

BURLINGTON, ON

Earlier this week City Council held its last meeting for 2023.

For those who love Rube Goldberg – this is how you turn on a light bulb. Council wasn’t as well coordinated when it met for the last time this year.

Getting the meeting “on the air” was a little like a Rube Goldberg effort – nothing seemed to work despite a council that has the words – “We do engaging real good” tattooed on their chests.

At the end of a Council meeting each member gets to make personal comments (limited to three minutes) – which usually amounts to a list of the things going on in their wards. Given the Season we are now in I expected to hear words about family and being together – that kind of stuff.

That is not what happened on Tuesday.

At least two of the Councillors didn’t have a word to say – overall it was sort of a glum way to close out a year. Before the end of the year we will look at what this Council did right and what they really screwed up.

Council during their last meeting of 2023 – Mayor still has a chance to call them out for a Special meeting. Not a lot of happy faces.