Astounding facts surround sewage plan
Times Colonist,
June 24, 2014
Re: “ ‘Astounding’ hit lurks in sewage mess,” June 22.
Astounding is a good word for the sewage mess. It’s astounding how the Capital Regional District’s wastewater committee, with its focus on deadlines and funding, has glossed over the lack of cost-benefit analysis to this plan. Why spend anything at all, if it will only be a billion-dollar Band-Aid? If we accept that we must do this, why not achieve something for the cost?
It’s astounding how stubborn committee directors have been to the concept of innovation, including water recovery, better resource and energy capture, ideas that many other jurisdictions have already implemented.
It’s astounding that most committee directors have not taken any responsibility for the mismanagement that has led us to this predictable situation.
If these short-sighted politicians continue to ignore the long-term opportunities available to us now, then what we really need is an “astounding” political revolution in the municipal elections this fall.
Dave Ferguson
Saanich
Times Colonist,
June 24, 2014
Re: “ ‘Astounding’ hit lurks in sewage mess,” June 22.
Astounding is a good word for the sewage mess. It’s astounding how the Capital Regional District’s wastewater committee, with its focus on deadlines and funding, has glossed over the lack of cost-benefit analysis to this plan. Why spend anything at all, if it will only be a billion-dollar Band-Aid? If we accept that we must do this, why not achieve something for the cost?
It’s astounding how stubborn committee directors have been to the concept of innovation, including water recovery, better resource and energy capture, ideas that many other jurisdictions have already implemented.
It’s astounding that most committee directors have not taken any responsibility for the mismanagement that has led us to this predictable situation.
If these short-sighted politicians continue to ignore the long-term opportunities available to us now, then what we really need is an “astounding” political revolution in the municipal elections this fall.
Dave Ferguson
Saanich