City Hall injustice

Hillcrest: victims of city hall injustice.

Two city councillors, Ryan Don and Siebens, voted to listen to the people who filled city hall chambers tonight and to extend the public hearing of Hillcrest vs City Hall to two meetings in the light of "new information" brought forth by the city in the 11th hour.

After the motion to hear the people of Kelowna was voted down the chambers erupted. Cries of "Injustice", "You should be ashamed!" (directed to the councillors who voted no), "How can one get justice" and a mob of angry faces rose as one, after the vote. Where is direct democracy?

I am simply a patron of the only local Rutland coffee shop I know of, that's open when I want to partake of gourmet coffee in my community. I love the staff. I don't care how many little nit picky bylaws heartless government officials can use to condemn a community minded establishment, this business must stay open. I don't want another soulless corporate coffee shop, I want Hillcrest.

Please play the audio of May 26 2015 city council meeting and hear the uproar of a frustrated community that can be heard near the beginning of the meeting.

Clayton Kessler