By Staff
November 23, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON
It was a good idea at the time but time may have gotten the best of Councillors Dennison’s intentions.
At one of the shortest Council meetings this term (18 minutes) the significant seven whizzed through a short agenda but weren’t allowed to go home right away – Councillor Dennison had an idea. He didn’t have a motion and the Mayor really wanted to upbraid him for that – but Jack Dennison doesn’t get points for his efficiency with the paper work.
Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison always has an eye open for an opportunity – convinced Council they should send some equipment to Buffalo to help with their snow problems.
Dennison told Council that he and “a couple of the guys” were talking about the huge amount of snow that had fallen on Buffalo and he wondered if Burlington could send some of its equipment their way to help out. Dennison wanted to send a truck and a front end loader.
After getting a motion on paper – Council went for the idea and left it to staff to make it happen.
Buffalo bound? Might be. Councillor Jack Dennison got Council to agree to send some equipment to Buffalo if they needed it. Rain may replace snow in the Buffalo area.
Things like this inevitably end up on the desk of the “make it happen guy” at city hall. General manager Scott Stewart got in touch with the city of Buffalo but they said they didn’t need any more equipment but some of the towns surrounding the city might need some help.
Stewart got in touch with the office of the Governor of New York state to ask if Burlington could assist. No answer at the end of the day on Friday and – with the snow fall coming to an end and rain coming on the Buffalo area is now worried about flooding –something Burlington can tell them a lot about.
It was a good idea and Dennison deserves a kudo for bringing it up.
