Dear Editor:
I respect Dave Karroll’s right to express his disappointment in the town council. His letter in the March 19 issue of the Review, however, does contain some misinformation and half-truths and some downright attempts to be misleading, negative and mean.
To refer to us on council as being the mayor’s “...three yes men (woman)” does not take into account the many times that we have had split votes on council as we have struggled to do what we have felt is best for this town. As a town councillor, it is a struggle to make tough decisions that I know will impact our town and its people.
The library issue has been a big surprise for me. Late last summer and through the fall the idea was talked about in public with very little concern brought forth and many people liking the idea of library expansion and use of empty space in the Provincial Building. I have really felt, and still do feel, that this is a win — win-win decision for the library, town and province.
Mr. Karroll also stated in his letter, in reference to the sale of ambulance service, that I “...entertained selling it to Guardian out of Sylvan Lake for $1.” How does Mr. Karroll know what I entertained? Does he read my diary or my mind? I have never had any conversation with Mr. Karroll other than a casual hello in public; how can he write in the Review claiming to know what I was entertaining? In fact, if he had researched the facts for his letter, he would have found that I voted against the sale of the ambulance.
I would like to encourage town residents, like Mr. Karroll, to attend the town budget meeting on April 3 at 7 p.m. and have a proper face-to-face dialogue about their concerns, rather than writing letters that further spread misinformation and half-truths. We need to work on being positive to each other and building this town together, rather than seeing who can write the most dramatic letters in the paper.
Coun. Paul Payson