Now that the dust has settled and we have a new mayor and council elected, the watching and waiting begins on what direction Mayor Simon Yu will go in and if council will be on board with his plans. A lot of people will be watching the mayor and council over the next while to see what will happen.
Some councillors like Cori Ramsay, Tim Bennett and Ron Polillo will be under the microscope with Ramsay being on the financial committee and under her purview she did nothing about cost overruns until Brian Skakun brought it to light. Suddenly, she was on the bandwagon but until then she was quiet.
Bennett and Polillo were on the school board when very questionable decisions were made about renaming a school and systematic harassment throughout the school district.
In the end, the citizens of Prince George voted the mayor and council in and now it’s up to them to prove they can help Prince George or will it flounder like the past four city councils prior to them.
I am hoping that this new mayor and council can change the course but then again I am also prepared for disappointment, too. We will know within four to five months if the mayor and council can function or will it flounder.
Dean Soiland
Prince George
