Disappointment all round

To: Shawn Menard Councillor, Capital Ward cc Editor, Glebe Report

Allow me to add my voice to the articles and letters in the recent Glebe Report (June 9) on the deplorable state of the administration of our little corner of Ottawa.

With the various infrastructure projects being under a mix of federal (NCC), provincial and municipal responsibility, it is very easy to “pass the buck,” which has been done time and time again.

Being a senior and having lived in the Glebe for over 30 years, I have seen how the quality of our day-today life has worsened, despite paying exorbitant municipal taxes. You are the elected official and should be providing a better service, not only in informing “your” residents of the status of planned and ongoing disruptive projects, irrespective of who is carrying out the projects, but also in opposing such follies as Lansdowne 2.0.

Some examples:

• lighting along the canal: two years

• replacing the Queensway bridge over the canal: 90 weeks of detours

• Bronson east bound exit ramp: when will it reopen?

• Percy Street under the Queensway: when will it reopen?

• what is happening to the Queensway between Bronson and Bank? The sound barriers are down but what will the final product be and when will this happen?

• further afield, we see work on other bridges happening at the same time, reducing traffic flow. When will the Chaudière bridge ever be open?

• Wasting time on new initiatives such as garbage “tags.”

Perhaps answers to many of these questions exist somewhere on the web, but it would be greatly appreciated if you could compile them and share them with your constituents.

Robert Benoit