I am back.

In a letter that appeared on the September 17, 2009 Melancthon Council agenda from Deputy Mayor Bill Hill to a ratepayer, the DM states:

"In the latest public communication that accompanied the (sic Highlands) video, it was stated that there would be about 450-470 jobs in total created. While many people may not like this comment, that is a significant number of jobs for our community and with the job losses that have occurred could be a welcome "lift" for many familes".

Okay, where to start?

Firstly, Lying Lowndes was asked by Melancthon Council last spring to appear at a council meeting to justify these figures, which to date King John has not deemed necessary to beckon to the call of Council. I wonder, just who is the puppet and who is the puppeteer, but I digress....

Secondly, if Lying Lowndes doesn't deem it necessary to appear at Council at their request to explain about the absurd number of jobs his company is publically spouting, why in the hell is the Deputy Dog reiterating these "supposed facts"?

Thirdly, I did do MY due diligence and I went to the Highlands public, albeit heavily guarded, meeting in July. I asked about these "jobs" and was advised by Highlands highly paid experts that these jobs are comprised of:

bean counters in Boston
Lowndes and Danhier's jobs
all the jobs of the highly paid consultants at that public meeting
the jobs to manufacture the steel for the railroad
the jobs to lay the railroad
the shipping jobs, from Owen Sound to....??? a slow boat to China
the jobs involved in the so called "rehabilitation" of the mine, which of course will involve planting tender fruit trees
and on and on and on.....

Think about this....Strada has 3 full time employees to date.

Also, the 450 job number does NOT factor into the job losses from loss of agricultural land....

Deputy Dog Hill, PLEASE do your homework and start acting on behalf of the ratepayers...we implore you.....

If you can't do that, at the very least, please STOP spouting Lying Lowndes rhetoric, until at least he produces in a public meeting of Council, on record, some hard and true studies to back up his "claims".