Christina Bisanz: Giving voters the opportunity that Chris Emanuel denied them

I know that I am not in the minority when I admit that I was disappointed when Chris Emanuel decided not to seek re-election because he denied the voters here the opportunity to vote him out of office. 

And so today I am happy to see Christina Bisanz (former President of the Glenway Preservation Association) put her name forward as a municipal candidate. 

This is the moment that Newmarket voters have been waiting for. 

Newnarket taxpayers are disgusted when they learn that the Town of Newmarket wasted approximately $1,000,000 to fight -- and lose -- the Marianneville development project at the OMB.  The Town's refusal to negotiate with the developer cost Glenway residents dearly and Christina Bisanz is one of the most visible "masterminds" behind that doomed strategy.   

And let's be clear that $1,000,000 is not an insignificant sum of money to waste in the town of Newmarket.  It could have been put to better use building splash pads in every corner of the town, for example.  It is a lot of money to waste on lawyers and consultants without any actual return benefiting the people of Newmarket.

With Christina Bisanz in the race, voters can now put a face to the $1,000,000 Glenway/OMB fiasco and cast their vote in favour of the wasting this money or against it. 

(With the final property tax bills coming due, it isn't hard to imagine your own portion of that $1,000,000 tab). 

So thank you, Christina Bisanz, for giving Newmarket voters the opportunity that Chris Emanuel denied them.  I am certain that with her in the race, voter turnout is going to near 100% as voters vent their anger at the ballot box.