All it took was a building to blow up, a city employee to get seriously injured and a mass of angry citizens to get city hall off their duff and move ahead with the removal of the camp at First Avenue.
The question is why did it take the city so long to deal with this issue after passing the motion to remove the camp months ago?
There are many thoughts on this but my personal opinion is about half of city council was scared to do anything and decided to let it play out. Well, it played out badly with damages to multiple businesses, a destroyed building, a seriously injured person and a bunch of angry citizens who are wondering why city council is so ineffective.
What will it take next time for council to move on the homeless? A fatality with staff, downtown going up in flames, or angry citizenry which we all know you ignore anyway.
It is very obvious that only two city councillors and Mayor Simon Yu have been vocal about the issue and get blocked by the rest of council who vote down motions or deny motions before they reach the floor. The rest of council seems content to stick their heads in the sand and ignore what the citizens of Prince George want. If you are not willing to listen to the citizens of the city, I suggest you step down and let someone else do the job in your stead.
It's about time you started doing what we elected you to do and listen to the citizens of this city. If you can't do that, well then we have a problem.
Dean Soiland
Prince George
