Silence

It's been a while since I've heard of the "accomplishments" from Langford City Council. In fact, I can't remember the last update to the people. There was one during the civic campaign in November 2008, and even then all it contained was a small card that listed the current councillors. Surely they must have accomplished something in the near two years since their current mandate... right?

Other elected officials send out newsletters or updates about what they have done and what they are fighting for. It's great; too many citizens are disengaged with the democratic process and are unaware of the achievements or lack thereof from our Member of Parliament and/or Member of the Legislative Assembly. Is it so much to ask that councillors state what they have done during their three year mandates as well?

I can understand the cost might be a deterrent especially if in paper, but that's where the beauty of an electronic version comes in. It doesn't even need to be that often, perhaps once every season, or if they were that lazy, biannually. I don't want a novella; I just want to know what you've done, what you're doing, and why you're doing this. Considering that we haven't heard from them since 2005 about their individual accomplishments, I don't think this is an unreasonable offer. Besides at the end of the day, our taxes are paying for their salary.

So come on Denise, Winnie, Lanny, Matt, and Roger, what progress have you as individuals done for Langford, and what battles are still yet to be fought?