Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Guelphissauga #3: NIMBY Name Calling News

In mud-slinging NIMBY news, the Property Developers Orcs wrote an attack piece insulting Guelph City Council for respecting the 6-Storey Rule of the Ward and constrained residential growth. The article labels Councillors and concerned citizens as NIMBYs, after Mayor Guthrie's favourite dismissive acronym. Like a trained/paid parrot, the author recites numerous times that “Council and the NIMBYs need to admit” they were wrong for refusing the Skyline Tower of Sauron and the Whitelaw Forest Development. 

Throwing in the “classism” label, the author says “you all are in favour of development, but you just don’t want it where *you* live. Guess what? Neither does anyone else.” In fact, this consistent pattern shows Guelph's overwhelming resistance to residential over-development. If no one in town wants the Skyline Tower, then City Council shouldn't approve it. The people don't want it anywhere in town, not just away from their backyards. City Councillors such as Leanne Caron Piper, James Gordon, & Rodrigo Goller made the correct choice for Guelph by putting the voice of the people first.

What do you think?
How many times a day does Mayor Guthrie say NIMBY?
Can you make a drinking game from it?

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