Billboards In Ottawa....

There really just has not been much to write about lately....Maybe I'm not reading the right news articles....who knows. I was just reading about Ottawa city councillors wanting the right to veto the installation of city owned billboards in their communities (wards...whatever!) Of course it's the same councillors such as Diana Deans who are stirring up the crap(I'm still pissed at her unprofessional 'mannerisms' over the Albion Road fiasco !!!) The city seemingly has about 20 of these up already and are forecasting a profit of 1 million dollars over 5 years....1 milllllleon dollars.....That's a pretty penny. Mayor Larry rebutted by saying that if these wards (or their councillors or the few whiners they represent out of the whole !) don't want billboards in their communities then the money generated by them will not go to that ward. Sounds kinda childish but it makes sense...really. Deans wants vetoing power for her ward but says it's OK to put them elsewhere and that everyone should still share in the returns...Poo Poo on you. This person is a councillor...why ? If for example the majority of the people of Alta Vista or Riverside South or Kanata North say 'Hey...go ahead and do what you have to in an attempt to keep our taxes down....it's just a sign really (as long as the lighting doesn't keep me up at night !!) ' and all the signs are put up in these areas, then I think it is only fair....to a degree.... that these wards have preferential treatment in regards to the profits from the signs. Councillors like Deans and another guy....Doucet....thats him....what to share in the glory and profits but constantly bitch. Are they really representing the majority of their constituents ? Or just making for media attention and spotlight. If it is media attention and the spotlight then they should get out of politics. Represent your people and stick to your wards. You want money from these signs ? Then they go up in your wards also. If there are not any economically viable locations to place these signs in your ward then you don't have to worry abut it. If you can think of other revenue generators then we would like to hear them. Got any ? People should send emails to these councillors and get their ideas with regards to keeping the taxes down and making money. Giving one councillor a right to veto a sign in their neighbourhood ? Bad idea. Trying to make all these councillors happy by setting up a ward by ward custom made installation protocol ? Bad idea. City wide for everyone. They are bringing money in to keep our taxes down people. There are already billboards all over. It's a sign. It's not a factory or racetrack or increased traffic. It's a sign. Live with it. I'm really getting to like Larry. He's not a politician and I like that....a lot.